Quality Assurance and Institutional Transformation

Focusing on China's higher education quality assurance system, this book examines its transformative effects on institutions. It details key assessment schemes, particularly the Quality Assessment of Undergraduate Education (QAUE) and Subject Evaluation, analyzing their influence on various universities. Through case studies, it evaluates the QAUE's impact on quality provisions and gathers perspectives from stakeholders. The book also proposes a model illustrating the interaction between quality assessment and universities, grounded in empirical findings and theories of organizational change.