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1. Audit Culture and Anthropology: Neo-Liberalism in British Higher Education: The Journal of the Royal Anthropologica l Institute, Vol. 5, No. 4. (1999), pp. 557-575.Anthro pology as a profession is particularly dependent on universities, institutions that throughout the industrialized world have been undergoing major structural readjustments over the past two decades. Central to these reforms has been the introduction of mechanisms for measuring `teaching performance', `research quality' and `institutional effectiveness' . Taking British higher education as a case study, this article analyses the history and consequences of government attempts to promote an `audit culture' in universities. It tracks the spread of the idea of audit from its original associations with financial accounting into other cultural domains, particularly education. These new audit technologies are typically framed in terms of `quality', `accountabilit y' and `empowerment', as though they were emancipatory and `self-actualiz ing'. We critique these assumptions by illustrating some of the negative effects that auditing processes such as `Research Assessment Exercises' and `Teaching Quality Assessments' have had on higher education. We suggest that these processes beckon a new form of coercive and authoritarian governmentalit y. The article concludes by considering ways that anthropologist s might respond to the more damaging aspects of this neo-liberal agenda through `political reflexivity'.C ris Shore, Susan Wright
   
   Source: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 5, No. 4. (1999), pp. 557-575.
   
   
2. Models of State and Market in the 'Modernisation ' of Higher Education: British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol. 21, No. 4. (2000), pp. 537-554.Higher education (as learning and teaching) is increasingly regulated by the state yet is simultaneously being opened up to market forces. Is the system being nationalised or 'marketised'? Opinion is divided, but the debate is often confused by a lack of theoretical explicitness so that inconsistencie s, contradictions and dubious elisions are allowed to persist unremarked. Through a critical engagement with the literatures on quasi-markets, the free economy and the strong state, neo-liberalism , and 'steering at a distance', this article identifies three models implicit in discussion of the 'modernisation ' of higher education. The first treats marketisation and state intervention as incompatible strategies for reform, the second argues that state intervention may contribute to the success of a higher educational market economy (thus subordinating the state to the market), while the third proposes that market relations are mobilised in the cause of centralised policy objectives.Chr is Middleton
   
   Source: British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol. 21, No. 4. (2000), pp. 537-554.
   
   
3. Audit Culture and Anthropology: The Journal of the Royal Anthropologica l Institute, Vol. 7, No. 4. (2001), pp. 759-763.Mark Maguire, Cris Shore, Sue Wright
   
   Source: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 7, No. 4. (2001), pp. 759-763.
   
   
4. The information audit: Role and scope: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 27, No. 3. (June 2007), pp. 159-172.The information audit (IA) is central to the effective organisational management of information, however, there is evidence from the field that the IA is neither fully accepted nor commonly practiced. This paper highlights and discusses three challenges to current practice: limited guidance on management of scope; ambiguous linkage to related ICT development processes; and the lack of a standard methodological approach. In response to these challenges, the role and scope of the IA is re-examined, key relationships to information strategy and information system architecture (ISA) are defined and mapped, and a two-dimensiona l matrix is proposed to manage scope.S Buchanan, F Gibb
   
   Source: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 27, No. 3. (June 2007), pp. 159-172.
   
   
5. The information audit: Methodology selection: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 28, No. 1. (February 2008), pp. 3-11.This paper considers the comprehensiven ess, applicability, and usability of four commonly cited information audit methodologies. Comprehensiven ess considers the conceptual, logical, and structural completeness of each methodological approach. Applicability considers the scope of each approach, and the ability to tailor the approach to individual organisational requirements. Usability considers the perceived ease with which each approach can be adopted and applied. A methodological baseline has also been established, which provides a reusable framework to guide future methodology selection, and for developing an individual or tailored approach to the information audit.S Buchanan
   
   Source: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 28, No. 1. (February 2008), pp. 3-11.
   
   
6. The information audit: Theory versus practice: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 28, No. 3. (June 2008), pp. 150-160.This paper presents and discusses five information audit (IA) case studies, which tested the application and usability of an IA methodology. The studies also trialled an IA scope matrix and incorporated process modelling. The main strengths of the IA methodology were found to be the logical structuring of stages, provision of a comprehensive toolkit, and the flexibility to remove stages not relevant to the client brief. A limitation of the methodology was found to be its lack of instructional depth. The IA scope matrix was successfully trialled, and process modelling proved extremely valuable, encouraging participant involvement by focusing on readily understandable aspects of day-to-day work, and providing an organisational model of information flow.S Buchanan, F Gibb
   
   Source: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 28, No. 3. (June 2008), pp. 150-160.
   
   
7. Management Audit: Anforderungen und Profile im Zeitalter der schlanken Fuhrung (Schriftenreih e Psychologie fur das Personalmanage ment): (31 March 1996)Peter Heilbut
   
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8. Systemaudit: Dietmar Gaster
   
   
9. National audit of the outcome of primary surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. I. Sample and methods.: Eye, Vol. 16, No. 6. (November 2002), pp. 766-770.PURPOS E: This national study was designed to audit anatomical outcome and complications relating to primary surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. This paper presents survey methods, characteristic s of participating consultants and the demographic and clinical characteristic s of the patient sample. METHODS: Two surveys were undertaken. The first identified consultants who at the time performed retinal detachment surgery in the National Health Service. These surgeons formed the sampling frame for a nationwide cross-sectiona l clinical study that audited the outcomes of primary surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Consultants selected patients according to the study eligibility criteria and data were collected by self-administe red postal questionnaires . A validation exercise was carried out to examine selection bias and reporting accuracy. RESULTS: Only 256/671 (38%) of UK consultants, who responded to the first survey, indicated that they performed retinal detachment surgery on NHS patients. Annual activity varied between 0 and 400 primary procedures for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Seven hundred and sixty-eight eligible patients from 167 consultants were recruited for the clinical study. Twenty per cent of patients had a single retinal break with less than one quadrant of associated detachment and 45% had single or multiple breaks within the same quadrant and/or less than two quadrants of associated retinal detachment. Over 50% patients had single or multiple horseshoe tears. Validation studies suggested that there was no significant bias from the selection of patients or inaccuracy in reporting outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: This large unselected group of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments provides a representative sample for considering variations in re-attachment rates.JA Thompson, MP Snead, BM Billington, T Barrie, JR Thompson, JM Sparrow
   
   Source: Eye, Vol. 16, No. 6. (November 2002), pp. 766-770.
   
   
10. Development and audit of a care pathway for the management of patients with suspected malignant spinal cord compression: Physiotherapy, Vol. 90, No. 1. (March 2004), pp. 27-34.Studies estimate that between 5 and 10% of patients with cancer progress to develop malignant spinal cord compression. The early management of these patients remains largely empirical. This article describes the development and results of auditing a care pathway for management of patients with malignant spinal cord compression.Ph ysiotherapists working in oncology and palliative care work closely with these patients throughout their admission and in the community after discharge. A frequently reported dilemma is when to mobilise a patient with malignant spinal cord compression.Fo llowing a Master Class of specialities involved in management of patients with malignant spinal cord compression, a flow diagram was produced which was further developed into the described care pathway. Data were then collated on two groups of cord compression inpatients. Those managed prior to the use of the care pathway were compared to a second cohort of cord compression inpatients managed since implementation of the care pathway.Result s indicate that implementation of the care pathway allows earlier mobilisation of appropriate patients leading to a decreased complication rate and a significant increase in patient survival at 60 weeks. Neurological function was not compromised by implementation of the pathway. Use of the care pathway encouraged co-ordinated multi-discipli nary care.NJ Pease, RJ Harris, IG Finlay
    
    Source: Physiotherapy, Vol. 90, No. 1. (March 2004), pp. 27-34.
    
    

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