Assessing Quality in Postsecondary Education: International Perspectives

For many years the benefits conferred by a higher education went undisputed. But students, employers, governments, and taxpayers are now demanding evidence of educational quality and value. At the same time, fiscally strapped governments are raising questions about how institutions are funded and the role quality should play in setting funding levels.

In the face of these mounting pressures, jurisdictions around the world are working toward designing meaningful indicators to measure the perf...