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Quality in Higher Eduaction (QiHE)

The research group studies change processes in higher education, focusing on how institutions respond to diverse initiatives, emerging technologies, and reform measures.

Affiliation:
Faculty of Education
Academic discipline:
Upbringing and education
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Higher education has undergone significant transformations in recent years. Major shifts in knowledge production, technological advancements, and knowledge policies have impacted institutional management and organizational structures, influencing core activities related to teaching and research.

Quality emerges from interactions between staff and students, and it develops further through dialogue among educators, supervisors, and researchers within the academica. Quality is locally generated and culturally contingent, while management expectations and institutional conditions shape the nature of studies, research, and working conditions.

What we research

The research group explores fundamental questions concerning the clear societal mission of higher education, with particular attention to processes of meaning-making and learning among students and staff. The group's ambition is to contribute new insights into higher education and to support the advancement of higher education as an established research field.

More about the research group

Conferences and events

  • Seminar, 18 February 2025: The Value of Theory in Professional Practice
  • Conference, 7 November 2024: Governance and Leadership of and within Teacher Education
  • Seminar, 17 September 2024: The Relationship between Theory and Practice in Teacher Education