This paper is an outcome of the project: The Changing Functions of the European Universities (sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities). - 1. Introduction: Expansion and Differentiation - 2. Historical Dimensions and Conceptual Transformations - 3. Modifications of the English,...

Interest in evaluating higher education is growing in OECD countries today. This report focuses on evaluation as an essential element of an institutions decision-making processes aimed at improving the quality of activities. It reviews higher education evaluation in France, Germany and Spain -...