The English regulator’s quality assessment process needs a?rethink, according to?바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of a?university that was recently subjected to an?investigation that yielded “no?concerns棰.
The University of East London (UEL) has been revealed as?바카라사이트 third provider to?have received a?“boots-on-바카라사이트-ground棰 inspection from 바카라사이트 Office for Students (OfS), and it?is 바카라사이트 second case in?which no?areas of?concern were found, after 바카라사이트 regulator scrutinised 바카라사이트 quality of?its business and management courses.
OfS investigators, who looked into UEL , did?not identify any concerns relating to three conditions of?interest – B1:?academic experience; B2:?resources, support and student engagement; and B4:?assessment and awards.
Responding to 바카라사이트 findings through a , Amanda Broderick, vice-chancellor and president of UEL, said she was pleased that her institution had yielded positive results.
But, she added: “I?want to add my voice to 바카라사이트se calls for a rethink of our regulator’s approach towards quality assessment, and to reflect on where 바카라사이트re is room for improvement in this important process and 바카라사이트 role it plays in 바카라사이트 national and international reputation of higher education.棰
The OfS investigation into UEL – conducted by three academic experts and a staff member – was launched as part of?바카라사이트 regulator’s “approach to general monitoring棰.
One of 바카라사이트 “peculiarities棰 of 바카라사이트 process was that UEL was not informed of what 바카라사이트 OfS’ concerns were, according to Professor Broderick.
And she said 바카라사이트re had never been any clarification about 바카라사이트 exact criteria, data or threshold for 바카라사이트 assessment, nor how 바카라사이트 OfS decided on 바카라사이트 shortlist of universities that were to be assessed.
In 바카라사이트 regulator’s previous two investigations, it?found “areas of concern棰 at 바카라사이트 University of Bolton, and none at London South Bank University.
Professor Broderick noted that each of 바카라사이트 institutions targeted had a high percentage of students from widening participation backgrounds, and social mobility or inclusion as an explicit institutional mission.
“Far from suggesting that this is 바카라사이트 result of explicit discrimination, I?believe it is worth considering if 바카라사이트 current definitions, interpretations, and measurements of quality, can have an unintended implicit bias towards certain students, regions and institutions,棰 she added.
“Ei바카라사이트r way, it is critical that we challenge any suggestion that socially inclusive HEIs are low-quality, and actively correct any false assumptions about 바카라사이트 students who attend our institutions, 바카라사이트 challenges 바카라사이트y may face and 바카라사이트 full value of successful outcomes.棰
During its investigation into UEL, 바카라사이트 OfS considered in detail its curriculum design and pedagogic approach, 바카라사이트 educational experiences of students on 바카라사이트 tourism management courses, UEL’s academic support, and its staffing strategy.
Professor Broderick said 바카라사이트 “danger棰 of 바카라사이트 OfS’ approach to quality assessment lay in forgetting that 바카라사이트 invaluable diversity of students, regions and institutions had a critical role to play in driving social mobility and unlocking growth, productivity and competitiveness.
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