TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This paper aims to develop an overarching basis to consider issues of quality in higher education.Design/methodology/approach– An attempt is made to synthesise different approaches to management in higher education.Findings– The article concludes that it is possible to synthesise a model, based on existing literature, to uniquely address higher education.Research limitations/implications– The model developed is a conceptual one as emphasised by the title.Originality/value– Provides a thought framework for addressing the quality issues in higher education. VL - 21 IS - 3 SN - 0951-354X DO - 10.1108/09513540710738647 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540710738647 AU - Srikanthan Gitachari AU - Dalrymple John F. PY - 2007 Y1 - 2007/01/01 TI - A conceptual overview of a holistic model for quality in higher education T2 - International Journal of Educational Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 173 EP - 193 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -