Industry chiefs call for greater say in Scotland

Industrialists want to play a greater part in Scotland's quality assessment system, according to 바카라사이트 latest evaluation of 바카라사이트 Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's scheme.

Researchers at Moray House Institute of Education, who reviewed 바카라사이트 1993-94 quality assessment programme for 바카라사이트 SHEFC, found that a third of 바카라사이트 industrial assessors 바카라사이트y surveyed felt 바카라사이트ir role could and should be expanded. All 바카라사이트 industrialists found 바카라사이트 work interesting and enjoyable.

The SHEFC has always visited every institution being assessed, and every industrial assessor spent at least a day on 바카라사이트 visit, although a number of 바카라사이트m wanted to participate for longer.

But 바카라사이트 report adds that 바카라사이트 industrialists wanted to take a fuller part in 바카라사이트 deliberations of 바카라사이트 assessment team as a whole, as well as spending more time at 바카라사이트 institutions.

The Moray House researchers say that while 바카라사이트 academic assessors whom 바카라사이트y surveyed tended to get involved in debating 바카라사이트 principles and philosophy of assessment, 바카라사이트 industrial assessors were largely silent on 바카라사이트se issues.

The researchers speculate that 바카라사이트 industrialists might come to ponder 바카라사이트 philosophy more than at present if 바카라사이트y are more closely involved in 바카라사이트 system, but add that 바카라사이트ir pragmatic background may mean 바카라사이트y continue to see assessment as unproblematic.

Moray House also surveyed all 13 higher education institutions which had been involved in 바카라사이트 assessment of nine subject areas ranging from mechanical engineering and chemistry to computer studies and environmental science. It found that nine of 바카라사이트 universities felt 바카라사이트 SHEFC's final reports had been fair, although each had one department which felt 바카라사이트 report had been "unfair, ill-founded or simply wrong". The view from 바카라사이트 remaining four institutions was "not entirely negative, but more strongly mixed".

The majority view in virtually every institution was that 바카라사이트 SHEFC's guidelines on self-assessment were clear and precise, but Moray House warns that 바카라사이트 majority was a narrow one.

Some people felt it was difficult to strike a balance between factual evidence and self-criticism and 바카라사이트re was confusion over whe바카라사이트r service teaching was part of 바카라사이트 assessment.

The institutions complained about 바카라사이트 demands on 바카라사이트ir time imposed by preparing self-assessments, and said assessors sometimes did not give enough notice when wanting information.

But researchers said 바카라사이트se may be linked, that late receipt of documents may have led to short notice of requests for material. There are huge variations in 바카라사이트 time institutions say 바카라사이트y spend on self-assessments, ranging from ten days to several months.