1. The state of ESP teaching and learning in Western European higher education after Bologna

2008 ◽  
pp. 11-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Räisänen ◽  
Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The State ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Western European

scholarly journals The European quality labels in chemical sciences: applying the Tuning Methodology in quality assurance

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
Evangelia A. Varella
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
European Chemistry ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
And Training

The European Chemistry Thematic Network is a non-profit making association focused on enhancing the quality and harmonising the features of chemical education and training all over the European Higher Education Area. In the context of quality assurance, it developed European Quality Labels in Chemical Sciences, which were initiated in the frame of the Tuning project, and are following the Tuning methodology. The Labels are awarded to programmes on chemistry or related disciplines, as well as to studies at the interface of chemistry and other subjects. They are based on the Budapest Cycle Level Descriptors, a detailed adaptation of the Dublin Descriptors for the field of chemical sciences. The following aspects are considered in awarding Eurobachelor® and Euromaster® Labels: learning outcomes, including subject knowledge, abilities and skills; modularisation of courses and contents; ECTS credit distribution and student workload; mobility; methods of teaching and learning; assessment; quality assurance<strong>. </strong>For the Chemistry Doctorate Eurolabel® the considerations are somehow different and include: fitness for purpose; entry to the programme; length of studies; study programme structure; teaching and training in generic competences; transcripts; graduate schools; supervision; examinations; assessment; and quality assurance. The Chemistry Short Cycle Eurolabel® refers to study programmes, which are placed at Level 5 in the in the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning, and are also seen as an intermediate level within or linked to the first cycle of the Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area. Aspects considered are analogous to those mentioned for the Eurobachelor® Label.

scholarly journals Development of the educational programmes: normative legal and methodical support

2018 ◽  
pp. 21-33
Author(s):  
Olena Khrutska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
European Higher Education

Ukrainian higher education is in the process of reforming. In particular, there is a transition from a traditional discipline-based approach to competency, introducing a student-centred approach in teaching and learning, requiring a rethinking of approaches to developing educational programmes and ensuring higher education quality of at this stage. The Paris Communiqué states that quality assurance in accordance with the «Standards and Recommendations for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area ESG-2015» is one of the three key commitments crucial for strengthening and maintaining quality and cooperation in the middle of the EHEA. Therefore, ensuring the quality of higher education, in particular the quality of educational programmes, is relevant both to the Ukrainian and European higher education spheres. The article analyses the existing normative, legal and methodological bases on the issue of developing educational programmes in Ukraine. The requirements of the Law of Ukraine «On Higher Education» regarding the development of new educational programmes are researched. The requirements of «Licensing conditions for conducting educational activities» regarding the composition of the project (working) group and its head (program guarantor) are investigated. «Methodological recommendations for the development of educational programmes», «Methodical recommendations for the development of higher education standards», letters from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with explanations of questions regarding the development of educational programmes are considered. The correspondences and contradictions between these documents and «Standards and Recommendations on Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area ESG-2015» are analysed. The normative requirements and methodical recommendations for implementation of successive stages of the process of development of new educational programmes are investigated. There is a discrepancy between terminology and aspects that the legal and methodological support is imperfect, in particular requirements regarding the composition of the working group, the rights and obligations of guarantors, and the involvement of stakeholders in the process of developing educational programmes.It is suggested to develop a normative background and methodological recommendations for covering the issue of responsibility of the head of the project group (the guarantor of the educational program), as well as to provide at the normative and methodological levels the possibility of involving not only scientific and pedagogical workers but also other stakeholders in the development of educational programmes.

E-Learning Methodologies in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 175-186
Author(s):  
Alicia Mateos Ronco ◽  
Mar Marín Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Statistical Treatment ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Subject ◽  
European Higher Education

The Spanish educational system will require certain changes in order to achieve the Bologna objectives for the European Higher Education Area, including with new activities and roles for both students and teachers, who must assume new skills that will affect concepts and attitudes related to the teaching and learning processes. This chapter describes the authors’ experience in designing E-learning methodologies for the teaching of accountancy in the Business Administration Degree Course at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. The chapter’s methodology designed for teaching accounting, is based on PBL (Problem Based Learning), compiled with Internet based technologies. The authors analyze its use and evolution in two accounting subjects in the first and the fourth year of the degree. The conclusions obtained from the statistical treatment of the results show that there is a direct correlation between the use of an active E-learning model and obtaining satisfactory exam results in the subject.

The State of Social Media in Saudi Arabia’s Higher Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hend S. Al-Khalifa ◽  
Regina A. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
Media In Education ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Social media platforms are designed not only for entertainment but also for exchange of information, collaboration, teaching and learning. With this, Higher Education institutions in Saudi Arabia have started utilizing these platforms for the main reason that many students are embracing this new trend in technology. In this article, a discussion of this media in education in terms of its roles, used in different settings, and its policies and management in accordance with Saudi culture will be covered. Furthermore, the state of this media in Higher Education institutions among the country’s universities and colleges will be highlighted.

scholarly journals Modern state of the Internationalization of higher education of Kazakhstan

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhazira Abdykhalykova ◽  
Indira Saktaganova Saktaganova ◽  
Sholpan Abikenova ◽  
Assem Baidildinova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Higher Education Reform ◽  
The State ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Academic Mobility ◽  
National Education

Higher education is a major factor of modernization of economy and society. Quality and competitiveness of higher education determines the competitiveness of the state in the international space. Internationalization of higher education, which is implemented in accordance with Kazakhstan’s 2011-2020 State Program for Education Development, is one of the priorities of the integration of national education. A major step towards the internationalization of higher education in Kazakhstan is the decision to implement higher education reform along the general lines of the Bologna process. In line with the national plan, the former types and levels of academic programs were transformed into to the three levels established under the Bologna framework: Bachelor, Master and PhD. Along with this, major changes are taking place in the teaching and learning process, the way curricula and programs are organised and delivered. This article discusses the major initiatives in the field of internationalization of higher education in Kazakhstan, such as the state international scholarship "Bolashak", project of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan aimed at inviting visiting professors, academic mobility students and faculty from the leading universities all over the world.    Keywords: higher education; internalization of higher education; academic mobility;

scholarly journals The responsibility of the state for the quality of higher education in the context of its reforming: the basic principles

2018 ◽  
pp. 48-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Sych
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
State Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
State Responsibility ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
European Higher Education

The article deals with the content of the state responsibility for the quality of higher education in the context of reforming the system of higher education in Ukraine. It is noted that the responsibility for the quality of higher education is distributed among different subjects in accordance with the specified power and authority. In the context of the implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education" (2014), with an increase in the level of autonomy of institutions of higher education, the volume of their responsibility for the quality of higher education is growing. The author's position on the discussion between experts according to the definition "quality of higher education" is highlighted. The provisions defined by both key national documents and documents of the European Higher Education Area acknowledged the responsibility of the state for the quality of higher education. The value platform of this responsibility is established. The functions of the state and the tools of public administration that are capable of ensuring the implementation of state policy in the field of higher education are described.

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