Student Involvement in Enhancement Themes 19 Dec 2010
The Scottish higher education Enhancement Themes provide an ideal opportunity for students to shape learning and teaching practices across the sector and use national activities to influence developments in their own institutions and even courses. sparqs is working with QAA and… Read More
Review of Quality Arrangements 19 Dec 2010
QAA and HMIE are commissioned by the Scottish funding council to develop and operate quality arrangements to ensure that the funding distributed to the sector on behalf of government is used effectively. HMIE and QAA report annually to SFC on… Read More
What is Student Engagement? 19 Dec 2010
sparqs is starting a major new project aimed at drawing together the range of thinking, values, practices and activities relating to student engagement into a central resource. Whenever we meet with a group of people and talk about student engagement, it… Read More
Challenges for Student Engagement: highlight priority themes for sector 19 Dec 2010
Through our consultancy provision, we support institutions and students’ associations to develop their student engagement in individual and specific ways. By working in this way we have recognised particular elements of student engagement being common priorities for a number of… Read More
European Project, QUEST, invites sparqs 19 Dec 2010
sparqs has been invited to participate in an exciting European project that will look at the student concept of quality of higher education. Funded by the European Commission and led by the European Students’ Union (ESU), the QUEST (Quest for… Read More
How Browne and spending cuts affect quality 19 Dec 2010
Students are well aware of the effect the Browne report has on them in relation to funding and tuition fees but the recommendations could also have a significant implications for quality both in terms of the actual quality of provision… Read More