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Evaluating International Competitiveness: A Study of the Application of External Quality Assurance Performance Indicators in Romania

Evaluating International Competitiveness: A Study of the Application of External Quality Assurance Performance Indicators in Romania

Kathleen Voges, Constantin Bratianu, Alina Mihaela Dima, Daniel A. Glaser-Segura
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781466659988|ISBN10: 146665998X|EISBN13: 9781466659995
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5998-8.ch011
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Voges, Kathleen, et al. "Evaluating International Competitiveness: A Study of the Application of External Quality Assurance Performance Indicators in Romania." Handbook of Research on Trends in European Higher Education Convergence, edited by Alina Mihaela Dima, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 202-218. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5998-8.ch011

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Voges, K., Bratianu, C., Dima, A. M., & Glaser-Segura, D. A. (2014). Evaluating International Competitiveness: A Study of the Application of External Quality Assurance Performance Indicators in Romania. In A. Dima (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Trends in European Higher Education Convergence (pp. 202-218). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5998-8.ch011

Chicago

Voges, Kathleen, et al. "Evaluating International Competitiveness: A Study of the Application of External Quality Assurance Performance Indicators in Romania." In Handbook of Research on Trends in European Higher Education Convergence, edited by Alina Mihaela Dima, 202-218. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5998-8.ch011

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the need for improvement in the development of quality assurance indicators to evaluate progress related to the implementation of the Bologna Process. There is noted room for improvement, as well as an interest in engaging feedback from key stakeholder groups, namely employers. The authors propose that the use of the Global Competitiveness Index with specific attention to the measures provided in Pillars 11, Business Sophistication, and Pillar 12, Innovation provide a transparent and trust-worthy indicator. The measures capture both the absolute and relative standing of a nation's international competitiveness. Using a case study approach that illustrates implementation efforts in Romania, the authors present how the measures might be incorporated into quality assurance indicators at both the national and institutional level. We provide propositions and suggest a future research agenda to advance an understanding of how the use of these indicators can advance convergence of higher education practices in the EHEA.

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