Pathways to quality in higher education : Case studies of educational practices in eight courses

Abstract

This report is produced in the framework of the project “Quality of Norwegian Higher Education: Pathways, Practices and Performances”, funded through the program Research and Innovation in the Educational Sector (FINNUT), Research Council Norway (RCN). The focus of the study is on exploring quality issues related to the educational provision of higher education. The overarching questions in the project are: What factors and mechanisms are important for realizing the aims of quality work in Norwegian higher education? What is the relationship between structural/systemic and institutional conditions, and educational practices?This report presents findings from one of the sub-projects with focus on educationalpractices. The report presents eight in depth case studies focusing on teaching and learning practices at the course level. These studies were designed to focus on aspects that matter for the quality of education in course design that employ student-centred approaches.