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Rethinking the Quality of Universities: How Can Human Development Thinking Contribute?

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  • Alejandra Boni
  • Des Gasper

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University quality and its measurement have been strongly on the agenda of university policy since the 1980s. There is no consensus about what a good university is, but increasingly priority has been given to a narrow focus on contribution to supporting economic production and growth, as part of an economy-centred and market-centred conception of society. We argue that a human development approach is also very often relevant in educational policy and evaluation and can assist us to define and characterize a good university. From the following core values of human development—well-being, participation and empowerment, equity and diversity, and sustainability—we propose a list of dimensions for a human development orientation in research, teaching, social engagement and university governance, and then discuss the implications of these values and how they can be used in evaluation and steering of universities' work.

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  • Alejandra Boni & Des Gasper, 2012. "Rethinking the Quality of Universities: How Can Human Development Thinking Contribute?," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 451-470, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jhudca:v:13:y:2012:i:3:p:451-470
    DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2012.679647
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    1. Andrea Cuesta‐Claros & Shirin Malekpour & Rob Raven & Tahl Kestin, 2022. "Understanding the roles of universities for sustainable development transformations: A framing analysis of university models," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(4), pages 525-538, August.
    2. Diana Velasco & Alejandra Boni & Carlos Delgado & Geisler Dayani Rojas-Forero, 2021. "Exploring the Role of a Colombian University to Promote Just Transitions. An Analysis from the Human Development and the Regional Transition Pathways to Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-24, May.
    3. Alejandra Boni Aristizabal & Enrica Chiappero & Andrés Hueso González & Monserrath X. Lascano Galarza & Luigi Bisceglia, 2014. "Analizando programas de Máster en el ámbito de la cooperación al desarrollo desde la perspectiva del desarrollo humano: exploración y comparación de tres experiencias," Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 9, in: Adela García Aracil & Isabel Neira Gómez (ed.), Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 9, edition 1, volume 9, chapter 2, pages 59-89, Asociación de Economía de la Educación.
    4. Malida Mooken & Roger Sugden, 2014. "The Capabilities of Academics and Academic Poverty," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 67(4), pages 588-614, November.

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