A piper who does not play the payers' tune

Article Abstract:

Some observers have suggested the regulation of higher education in the UK should be made more competitive, with universities able to choose their own regulators. The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has been criticised for its lack of accountability to the universities, which pay 38% of its annual income. Some observers point out the QAA has not been quality assured by the UK Accreditation Service. There is also criticism over the audit reports produced by the QAA which are difficult to understand. The QAA produced 33 audit reports during 1997-98, at a cost of one million pounds sterling.

Standards, Schools, Education, Higher, Higher education, United Kingdom. Quality Assurance Agency

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Different does not mean worse

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Changes in family life are not necessarily the cause of social breakdown in the UK, according to research undertaken for the Economic and Social Research Council. Family structures are changing, but this is not having a negative impact on community responsibility linked with families.

Social aspects, Analysis, Family life surveys

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Famous for the wrong reasons

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An overview is presented of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, founded by former Beatle Paul McCartney in 1996. After the blaze of publicity following its launch, the management and administration of the institute has been found severely lacking.

Management, Donations, McCartney, Paul, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Performing arts schools

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