Partners or Counterparts?: Student Involvement in Management and Quality Assurance at Lund University
(2011) 5th European Quality Assurance Forum p.64-68- Abstract
- There is an increasing demand from students and their organisations all over Europe for involvement
in quality assurance. Today, this demand is met with a wide international understanding that student
involvement is a key factor in quality assurance. Student representatives and organisations are involved in
the development and execution of quality assurance processes in many higher education institutions. While
involvement is desirable, it puts higher demands on student organisations to act professionally.
Sweden has a long tradition of student involvement in higher education. Swedish legislation entitles
students to representation in all decision-making and preparatory bodies at... (More) - There is an increasing demand from students and their organisations all over Europe for involvement
in quality assurance. Today, this demand is met with a wide international understanding that student
involvement is a key factor in quality assurance. Student representatives and organisations are involved in
the development and execution of quality assurance processes in many higher education institutions. While
involvement is desirable, it puts higher demands on student organisations to act professionally.
Sweden has a long tradition of student involvement in higher education. Swedish legislation entitles
students to representation in all decision-making and preparatory bodies at universities. At Lund University
this has evolved into a student partnership model where student representatives have full insight as equal
partners in university management. This has been a successful and appreciated model. This paper discusses
how the partnership model has evolved, how it is maintained and how the student voice has changed. (Less)
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- Stråhlman, Christian LU
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- 2011
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- subject
- keywords
- Student participation
- categories
- Higher Education
- host publication
- EUA Case Studies
- editor
- Blättler, Andrea ; Bollaert, Lucien ; Crozier, Fiona ; Grifoll, Josep ; Hyland, Áine ; Loukkola, Tia ; Michalk, Barbara ; Päll, Allan and Stensaker, Björn
- pages
- 5 pages
- publisher
- European University Association asbl
- conference name
- 5th European Quality Assurance Forum
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- Lyon, France
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- 2010-11-18
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- 9789078997252
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- English
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abstract = {{There is an increasing demand from students and their organisations all over Europe for involvement<br/><br>
in quality assurance. Today, this demand is met with a wide international understanding that student<br/><br>
involvement is a key factor in quality assurance. Student representatives and organisations are involved in<br/><br>
the development and execution of quality assurance processes in many higher education institutions. While<br/><br>
involvement is desirable, it puts higher demands on student organisations to act professionally.<br/><br>
Sweden has a long tradition of student involvement in higher education. Swedish legislation entitles<br/><br>
students to representation in all decision-making and preparatory bodies at universities. At Lund University<br/><br>
this has evolved into a student partnership model where student representatives have full insight as equal<br/><br>
partners in university management. This has been a successful and appreciated model. This paper discusses<br/><br>
how the partnership model has evolved, how it is maintained and how the student voice has changed.}},
author = {{Stråhlman, Christian}},
booktitle = {{EUA Case Studies}},
editor = {{Blättler, Andrea and Bollaert, Lucien and Crozier, Fiona and Grifoll, Josep and Hyland, Áine and Loukkola, Tia and Michalk, Barbara and Päll, Allan and Stensaker, Björn}},
isbn = {{9789078997252}},
keywords = {{Student participation}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{64--68}},
publisher = {{European University Association asbl}},
title = {{Partners or Counterparts?: Student Involvement in Management and Quality Assurance at Lund University}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5434431/3129918.pdf}},
year = {{2011}},
}