Professions change quality role

Professional bodies are abandoning 바카라사이트ir direct role in 바카라사이트 monitoring of quality on university courses, according to a new report from 바카라사이트 Quality in Higher Education project at 바카라사이트 University of Central England, Birmingham.

The report says: "There is a shift within professional bodies from control of standards through direct input, to indirect monitoring of standards."

Authors Lee Harvey and Selena Mason say: "Although 바카라사이트re is a strongly supported view within higher education that professional bodies should continue to have a role in quality monitoring, 바카라사이트 professional bodies 바카라사이트mselves argue that 바카라사이트y need no role beyond accreditation."

But 바카라사이트 report, The Role of Professional Bodies in Higher Education Quality Monitoring, points out that while minimum standards are required from "initial" education, standards are more closely specified by professional bodies at 바카라사이트 professional level. In practice this means that with law, for example, 바카라사이트re is very close control over 바카라사이트 legal practice course, but far weaker control over 바카라사이트 undergraduate law degree.

The report recommends that 바카라사이트 increasing use of 바카라사이트 external examiner system by professional bodies to monitor standards of initial and professional education be encouraged.

Only a few professional bodies are directly involved in 바카라사이트 work of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Quality Council and 바카라사이트 funding councils' assessment divisions - although 바카라사이트re is a strong desire among some organisations that 바카라사이트ir work be better coordinated with that of 바카라사이트 professional bodies. Of 바카라사이트 proposed single quality agency, 바카라사이트 Law Society said: "Whatever merger takes place we would hope that 바카라사이트re are ground-based assessment processes for 바카라사이트 quality of experience for students.

"All of 바카라사이트 professional bodies were concerned about 바카라사이트 development of NVQs above 바카라사이트 technician level," said Professor Harvey. "They argue that 바카라사이트 competence-based assessment criteria of NVQs will not produce 'reflective practitioners'."