TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To provide a history of the emergence of quality systems from the mid‐1980s. To show how quality became a primary policy concern in higher education policy. To map the development of quality processes and raise questions about dominant approaches and express concerns for the future.Design/methodology/approach– Historical document analysis.Findings– The problems in institutionalising quality are analysed and it is concluded that the British system of quality monitoring failed to engage with transformative learning and teaching.Practical implications– As the UK developments guided many other countries into developing a system of quality, the UK history of the emergence and development of quality processes 1985‐2005 is of interest to international readers. It identifies both good practice and what to avoid.Originality/value– The historical analysis reveals how quality evaluations were guided as much by political pragmatism as rational evaluation.
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SN  - 0968-4883
DO  - 10.1108/09684880510700608
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09684880510700608
AU  - Harvey Lee
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - A history and critique of quality evaluation in the UK
T2  - Quality Assurance in Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 263
EP  - 276
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -