The role of peer review in Norwegian quality assurance: potential consequences for excellence and diversity |
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| Authors: | Liv Langfeldt Bj?rn Stensaker Lee Harvey Jeroen Huisman and Don F Westerheijden |
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| Institution: | (1) NIFU STEP, Wergelandsvn. 7, 0167 Oslo, Norway;(2) CBS Learning Lab, Copenhagen Business School, Kilevej 14 A, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark;(3) International Centre for Higher Education Management, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY Bath, UK;(4) CHEPS, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The article analyses the role of peer review within broader external quality assurance schemes. Based on an analytical framework
emphasising that modern quality assurance schemes are designed as a balancing act between standardised guidelines and professional
judgement, the article uses data from a recent evaluation of NOKUT, the Norwegian Quality Assurance Agency, to investigate
whether and how the peer review process has maintained its central role in quality assurance, not least with respect to promoting
excellence and diversity. The findings indicate that what is presented as judgements based on peer expertise, turn out to
be a rather technical process in which pre-defined rigid criteria and standards are imperative. In the conclusion, the role
of peer review is discussed in relation to developments in European higher education. |
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