The datafication of higher education: Examining universities' conceptions and articulations of 'teaching quality'

Su, Feng (2022) The datafication of higher education: Examining universities' conceptions and articulations of 'teaching quality'. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 28 (1). pp. 38-45. ISSN 1360-3108

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Abstract

The paper examines how English universities articulate their perspectives on ‘teaching quality’ in the context of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) in the UK. By adopting a qualitative thematic analysis approach, the author examines how a sample of English higher education institutions [n=18] articulated their perspectives on teaching quality by analysing the ‘teaching quality’ section of their qualitative TEF submissions. The findings have shown that higher education policies, such as TEF, have greatly shaped institutions’ perspectives on teaching quality and teaching excellence. In turn, universities’ articulation of teaching excellence appeared to have significant implications for their management and academic practices, such as institution priorities, resource allocations, performance evaluation, and academic career development.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information and Comments:	"This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article which is published by Taylor & Francis in Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education on 28th April 2022, available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13603108.2022.2064933
Keywords:	teaching excellence; teaching quality; education policy; higher education; marketisation; measurement culture
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Education and Social Sciences > School of Education
Depositing User:	Frank Su
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2022 13:37
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2024 12:00
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3518

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