Co‐operation or Compliance? The National Committee of Inquiry Proposals on Quality and Standards

Abstract

The recently published report of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education, Higher Education in the Learning Society, is the most wide‐ranging official inquiry into UK higher education since the 1963 Robbins Report (NC1HE, 1997). One of the most important, and radical, sections of the new report is that dealing with quality and standards. The Committee's main proposals are summarised and the author comments on their desirability and feasibility. It draws on the author's knowledge and experience as the former Chief Executive of the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC) [1].

[1] This article does not in any way commit or represent the views of the new Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.

Notes

[1] This article does not in any way commit or represent the views of the new Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.