Publications

Leiber, Theodor: Macht und Evaluation im Hochschulbereich. Eine qualitative Exploration. Vortrag auf der 25. Jahrestagung der DeGEval „Machtwissen? Evaluation zwischen Evidenz und (Mikro-)Politik“, Pädagogische Hochschule Oberösterreich, Linz, Österreich, 14.-16. September 2022.

Leiber, T. (2022) Principles of design, implementation and use of L&T space(s)in higher education. Intermediate results from the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership LTSHE. Presentation at the Symposium "Learning and Teaching Space in Higher Education in the Western Balkans", AAB College, Pristina, Kosovo, 21 October 2022

Leiber, Theodor: A Comprehensive Set of Performance Indicators for Higher Education Learning and Teaching in Sustainable Development (HELTSD). Presentation at the EAIR Online Summit "Improving Future University Performance: Strategies, Performance Measurement and Quality Enhancement", originally planned for the 42nd Annual EAIR Forum Cork 2020 "Sustaining the Future of Higher Education", Zoom Video Conference, 22 February 2021

Leiber, Theodor: A Concept of the (Future) University: Elements of Quality Literacy in Strategy, Management, Practice and Culture. Or: Some Sysyphosian Considerations. Presentation at the Spring Meeting 2021 of the Working Group Higher Education Institutions of DeGEval – Society for Evaluation: Hochschulen als Reflexions- und Zukunftsorte in disruptiven und ungewissen Zeiten, online, 10 May 2021

Leiber, Theodor, Seyfried Markus: A Framework for Quality Literacy in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Quality Dimensions, Stakeholder Goals, Areas of Competencies and Related Performance Indicators. Presentation at the 16. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung (GfHf) 2021 „Qualität im Hochschulsystem“, Universität Gießen, Germany, 16.-17. September 2021 (online)

Leiber, Theodor: A general theory of learning and teaching and a related comprehensive set of performance indicators for higher education institutions. Quality in Higher Education 25 (1) 2019, 76-97 (published online 16 April 2019); see also: https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2019.1594030

Jakubowicz, Sibylle: Viel Lärm um nichts oder Chance zur Weiterentwicklung? Alternative Verfahren der Akkreditierung. In: DUZ Wissenschaft & Management 8 (2021), S. 42-44.

Rigbers, Anke (Ed.): Thematic analysis 2018: evalag as a "learning organisation" (Development 2016-2018) and Challenges of the Peer Review. evalag (Mannheim), August 2018.

Esther Huertas, Ivan Biscan, Charlotte Ejsing, Lindsey Kerber, Liza Kozlowska, Sandra Marcos Ortega, Liia Lauri, Monika Risse, Kerstin Schörg, Georg Seppmann: Considerations for quality assurance of e-learning provision. Report from the ENQA working group VIII on quality assurance and e-learning. (ENQA Occasional Papers 26). Brussels: ENQA AISBL

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Leiber, T. (2022) Digital Transformation in Higher Education Learning and Teaching: The Quality Digital Literacy We Need. In: Broucker, B., Pritchard, R., Milsom, C., Krempkow, R. (Eds.) Transformation Fast and Slow: Quality, Trust and Digitalisation in Higher Education. Leiden: Brill, pp. 54-77

Leiber, Theodor / Meyer, Wolfgang: Ethik in der Evaluation und ethische Aspekte der Standards für Evaluation. In: W. Böttcher, J. Hense, W. Meyer und M. Kalman (Hg.) (2019) Evaluation: Standards in unterschiedlichen Handlungsfeldern. Einheitliche Qualitätsansprüche trotz heterogener Praxis? Münster: Waxmann, 87-104. www.waxmann.com/buch4074

Rigbers, Anke: Geschäftsbericht 2018

Stftungsvorstand: Geschäftsbericht 2020. Mannheim, 8. Juni 2021.

Aletta Hinsken / Sibylle Jakubowicz: Geschäftsbericht 2021. evalag, Mannheim, März 2022.

Leiber, Theodor (Ed.): (2019) Impact Evaluation of Quality Management in Higher Education. London & New York: Routledge. See also https://bit.ly/2VVPQX6

Leiber, Theodor: Justifying and Contextualising Performance Indicators of Learning and Teaching: The Role of Theories of Learning and Teaching. Presentation at the SQELT International Evaluation Workshop “Performance Indicators of Higher Education Learning and Teaching in Context: Governance, Quality Management, Learning Theories and Policy”, Danube University Krems, Austria, 1-2 July 2019

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Leiber, Theodor: Justifying, Contextualising and Operationalising Performance Indicators of Learning and Teaching: The Role of Theories and Practice of Learning and Teaching. Quality in Higher Education 28(1) 2022, 120-140; published online 17 February 2022. Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2021.1951454 

Leiber, Theodor: On Innovative Governance of Higher Education Institutions: Quality Literacy, Performance Indicators and a Focus on Learning and Teaching. Presentation at  Conférence FORUM INNOVATION. Réseau de Recherche sur l‘Innovation (RRI), Université du Littoral de Côte d‘Opale, France, 1-2 June 2021

Leiber, Theodor: Organisational Development Related to Performance Data Management in Learning and Teaching. A Case Study of Six European Universities Based on Benchlearning and Strategic SWOT Analysis, 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Higher Education Research (GfHf), University of Magdeburg, 20-22 March 2019

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Leiber, Theodor: Organizational Change and Development Through Quality Management in Higher Education Institutions: Theory, Practice, and Recommendations for Change Agents. In: Robert G. Hamlin, Andrea D. Ellinger, Jenni Jones (eds.) (2019) Evidence-Based Initiatives for Organizational Change and Development. Hershey: IGI Global, pp. 316-341; see also https://bit.ly/2PE2Mxz

Leiber, Theodor: Performance Assessment at Universities: Quality Literacy, Selected Indicatoric Models … and Loads of Uncertainties. Vortrag auf der Tagung “Indikatoren. Sicherheit und Unsicherheiten in Entscheidungsprozessen”, Schader Stiftung Darmstadt – TU Darmstadt – Universität Heidelberg, 20.-21. Mai 2021

Leiber, Theodor: Performance data governance and management in learning and teaching: Basic elements and desiderata in the light of a European case study. In: “Transformation of Society, Transformation of Science”, Documentation of the Annual Meeting 2019 of the Society for Higher Education Research (GfHf); available at at www.gfhf2019.de.

Leiber, Theodor: Performance Data Governance and Management in Learning and Teaching: Basic Elements and Desiderata. Presentation at the Workshop „Facetten der Leistungsmessung an deutschen Universitäten: Verfahren, Indikatorik, Wirkungen”, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, Hannover, Germany, 6 June 2019

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Leiber, Theodor: Performance Data Governance and Management of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: What we have learned, what we should do and what  we should refrain from. Presentation at the SQELT International Evaluation Workshop “Performance Indicators of Higher Education Learning and Teaching in Context: Governance, Quality Management, Learning Theories and Policy”, Danube University Krems, Austria, 1-2 July 2019

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Leiber, Theodor: Performance data governance and management of learning and teaching in higher education: the SQELT project (guest editorial). Quality in Higher Education 28(1) 2022, 6-10; published online 17 February 2022.
Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2021.1951438 

Leiber, T., Rosa, M.J. & Williams, J. (2022) Politics and practice of the design, implementation and use of L&T spaces in higher education. A comparison of case studies from Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Presentation at the Regional Conference "Learning and Teaching Space in Education", AAB College, Pristina, Kosovo, 21 October 2022

Leiber, Theodor; Carlos, Vânia; Bruckmann, Sofia; Rosa, Maria João: Principles of design and implementation of Learning and Teaching spaces: lessons learnt from German and Portuguese higher education. Presentation at ICERI2021 - 14th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, online event, Seville, Spain, 8-10 November 2021   

Leiber, Theodor; Carlos, Vânia; Bruckmann, Sofia; Rosa, Maria João: Principles of design and implementation of Learning and Teaching spaces: lessons learnt from German and Portuguese higher education. In: Proceedings ICERI2021 – 14th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, online event, Seville, Spain, 8-10 November 2021, pp. 111-120 (ISBN: 978-84-09-34549-6)  

Leiber, Theodor: Reflections on Impact Evaluation of Interventions in Social Organisations: A Strategic SWOT Analysis. Presentation, 21st Annual Meeting of the DeGEval – Society for Evaluation e.V., „Wirkungsorientierung und Evaluation”, Technical University of Dresden, Germany, 12-14 September 2018

Leiber, Theodor: Responsibility and the Future Mission(s) of the University. Exploration of Sustainable Core Strategies and Competencies and a Plea for the Strategic Open Republic of Scholars and Students. Presentation, EAIR 41^st Annual Forum “Responsibility of Higher Education Systems: What? Why? How?”, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands, 25-28 August 2019

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Leiber, Theodor: Student experience and engagement surveys in context. Challenges, recommendations and success factors in international perspective. In: P. Pohlenz, L. Mitterauer, S. Harris-Huemmert (eds.) (2020) Qualitätssicherung im Student Life Cycle. Münster: Waxmann, S. 185-200. 

Leiber, Theodor: Success Factors of Student Experience and Engagement Surveys. Insights from International Initiatives and Recommendations. Presentation at the Spring Meeting 2019 of the Working Group Higher Education Institutions of DeGEval – Society for Evaluation „Der Student Lifecycle als Gegenstand von Studierendenbefragungen. Funktionen, Chancen und Perspektiven für das Hochschulqualitätsmanagement”, University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, Germany, 3-4 June 2019

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Leiber, T., Kane, D., Williams, J: Sustainable Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Core Data, Performance Indicators and Learning Analytics. Presentation and Workshop. EAIR 40th Annual Forum "Competition, Collaboration and Complementarity in Higher Education", Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 26-29 August 2018

Leiber, Theodor: The Most Important Elements of Performance Data Governance in Learning and Teaching: Governance Guidelines, Performance Indicators, Data Ethics. Presentation at the SQELT EURO-REGION WORKSHOP GERMANY “Elements of Performance Data Governance in Higher Education Learning and Teaching: Management Structures, Performance Indicators and Data Privacy”, Zoom Video Conference (evalag, Mannheim, Germany), 1 October 2020  

Leiber, Theodor: Digital Transformation in Higher Education Learning and Teaching: The Quality Digital Literacy We Need. Presentation at the EAIR 43rd Annual Forum “TRANSFORMATION FAST AND SLOW: QUALITY, TRUST AND DIGITALISATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION”, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, 8-11 September 2021 (online)

Leiber, Theodor: The SQELT Strategic Partnership as a Case Study: (General) Perspectives and Insights for Benchlearning. Presentation at the SQELT EURO-REGION WORKSHOP PORTUGAL “Melhoria da Qualidade do Ensino and Aprendizagem no Ensino Superior. Indicadores de Desempenho e Learning Analytics”, Zoom Video Conference (University of Aveiro, Portugal), 20 November 2020 

Leiber, Theodor: The SQELT Strategic Partnership as a Case Study: (General) Perspectives and Insights for Benchlearning. Presentation at the SQELT EURO-REGION WORKSHOP PORTUGAL “Learning and Teaching (L&T) Indicators in Higher Education: Propositions and Outlook”, Zoom Video Conference (Danube University Krems, Austria), 30 November 2020

Leiber, Theodor: Value and Challenges of the University and Evaluation in University Governance. Presentation at the Block Seminar Graduiertenkolleg „Wissenschaftsmanagement und Wissenschaftskommunikation als forschungsbasierte Praxen der Wissenschaftssystementwicklung”, DUV Speyer, Germany, 10.-14. Februar 2020

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