Consortium Evaluation in Higher Education

Abstract

This article describes strategies and techniques used in the evaluation of consortia in higher education. The author describes-his work in this field paying attention to constraints, purposes and methods used. The context within which the evaluation took place is seen as a strong influence on purpose and methods. Attention is drawn to differences and similarities between the evaluation of single institutions and consortia.

Evaluating Enterprise in Higher Education: the practical, methodological and ideological issues

“…Alternatively, institutions developed evaluation plans based on far broader themes which were not institution-specific. The paper by Whittaker (1993) provides a good example of the processes and outcomes involved in conducting an evaluation where a broad theme was chosen. His paper describes the strategies and techniques used in the evaluation of EHE consortia and outlines the differences and similarities between the evaluation of institution-specific issue and a cross-institutional issue.…”