The Relationship Between Quality in Research and Quality in Teaching
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Quality in Higher Education
- Vol. 1 (2) , 147-157
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1353832950010205
Abstract
This paper argues both that quality in research does not automatically produce quality in teaching and that industrial models of quality assurance involving strong central management control are inappropriate for universities. The link between research and teaching is in the kinds of mechanisms which support quality. Academics already know how to support quality in their research, where standards are already high. For every process which supports quality in research there is a parallel process which can be used to support quality in teaching. Universities should adopt all of these processes, the most important of which involves reward for excellence in teaching for both individuals and departments.Keywords
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