Editorial

• Main Author: Peter S. Cookson
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Athabasca University Press 2002-04-01
• Series: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
• Subjects: editorial; higher education; distance education; quality assurance
• Online Access: http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/84/162

As part of the globalization process, pressures are being put to bear on higher education institutions worldwide to increase the relevance of their curricula for their respective societies. While it is difficult to find fault with the need for curricular reform, the rush to rationalize higher education curricula to satisfy the demands of business and industry for more and better skilled employees may also lead to a paring down of higher education curricula. Within this new global agenda for higher education reform, all too often readiness of higher education graduates to contribute to the productivity and global competitiveness of their respective employing organizations is regarded as the sole litmus test of quality higher education.