Peer review in institutional evaluation procedures
“Sharing thoughts and comments about implementation“
Bruno Curvale
Evaluation coordinator, CNÉ, FranceGraz, May 11/12
Presentation outline• Introduction• The CNÉ (Comité national d’évaluation)
– Organisation, role and goals, …
• Why peer review?– Rationales, perspectives, …
• Implementation at CNÉ– Practical difficulties, remediation, …
• Last words
Introduction• Prevalence of peer review
– A real European diversity– Academics vs technocrats?
• External quality control– Quality assessments– Quality audits of QA mechanisms– Quality of results– The acting role of transparency
• Supporting internal quality development
The CNÉ
• Origin• Goals and role• Organisation• Procedures
– Self-evaluation, external evaluation, public report, follow-up
• Future developments– Building a link between institutional evaluation and
programmes evaluation
Why using peer review?
• A political choice (rather than a technical one)
• Linked to a vision of HE (ethical dimension)
• Advantages
• Limits
• The peer and the expert
Implementation at CNÉ• What is a peer?
• Training OR issues building
• The individuals and the team
• Quality assurance mechanisms– Procedures
• Contract• Guide• Mission description
– Committee and permanent staff roles’
Last words
• Peer review: – a necessary condition – needs a robust support methodology
• The whole evaluation procedure must be transparent and open to criticism
• www.enqa.net
• www.cne-evaluation.fr
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