Quality in Higher Education 18 (1)

Quality in Higher Education Volume 18, Issue 1, 2012 EDITORIAL James Williams pages 1-2 Articles Building bridges: understanding student transition to university A.R.J. Briggs, J. Clark & I. Hall pages 3-21 Learning strategies and self-efficacy as predictors of academic performance: a preliminary study Michael C.W. Yip pages 23-34 An empirical investigation of students’ motivational impact upon university service quality perception: a self-determination perspective Yit Sean Chong & Pervaiz K. Ahmed pages 35-57 Systematically evaluating the effectiveness of quality assurance programmes in leading to improvements in institutional performance Deirdre Lillis pages 59-73 Accreditation and quality assurance for professional degree programmes: comparing approaches in three European countries Andrea Frank, Detlef Kurth & Izabela Mironowicz pages 75-95 Accountability, quality assurance and performativity: the changing role of the academic board Julie Rowlands pages 97-110 Evaluation of ninety-three major Greek university departments using Google Scholar Panagiota Altanopoulou, Maria Dontsidou & Nikolaos Tselios pages 111-137