scholarly journals A Year after the Outbreak of COVID-19: Applicants’ Perception of Higher Education Quality in the Context of Digitalization and Blended Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-660
Author(s):  
Gavriil A. Agarkov ◽  
Daniil G. Sandler ◽  
Anastasia D. Sushchenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Pair Correlations ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Russian Universities

Introduction. The forced transition of Russian universities to distance learning in 2020 and accelerated digital transformation of educational processes in higher education are the first effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A key aspect of measuring higher education quality is the perception of its formats by students as university change agents. The aim of the study is to identify the factors that determine the applicants’ positive attitude to learning that includes online elements in the context of the Russian universities’ transition to the blended learning model. Materials and Methods. The empirical base of the research includes the results of an online sociological survey conducted among the applicants for Ural Federal University undergraduate and graduate programmes in 2021. The methods of classification, factor analysis, and coefficients of pair correlations were applied. Additionally, for comparison, data from 2015 for a similar sample (1st year bachelor’s degree students) were used. Results. Positive attitudes towards online and blended learning are gradually increasing. The factor analysis of data from 2021 showed that applicants who support the online and blended learning include: those aspiring for master’s degree upon completing their bachelor’s degree course; those who choose their degree field rationally – men who apply for a state-funded education in any Russian university (including participants of federal contests – ‘Academic Olympics’). The above groups are formed mainly under the influence of external factors. Another group includes those oriented towards self-realization – women who choose their degree field relying on their personal inclinations for a future profession (the influence of internal factors). Discussion and Conclusion. The research results contribute to the development of scientific ideas about the blended learning model and emphasize the value of institutional research based on feedback from university students for making informed management decisions on change. The materials of the paper will be useful when designing the educational process in the Russian universities’ transition to the blended learning model.

scholarly journals Business and Management Higher Education Quality: A Case Study of a Czech Private University

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Lucie Vnoučková ◽  
Hana Urbancová ◽  
Helena Smolová
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Multidimensional Concept

Assessment of the business higher education quality is a multifaceted and multidimensional concept. Quality as a factor of performance of universities is currently an often-discussed topic. The aim of this article is to identify and evaluate factors of quality of business economics education by university students at a private Czech university. The results are based on a quantitative survey by questionnaire data collection from university students. The factor analysis was conducted to find significant groups of students regarding their perception of the educational process divided into three main areas. The quality perception was analyzed in this paper specifically by using focus on areas of subjects, lessons, and teachers. The analysis found groups of variables with significant appearance within the groups of students to reveal their main orientation and preferences. It is quality orientation (specified learning outcomes and its applicability), business orientation (tailoring to business needs) and expert orientation (skills and knowledge of teacher, his/her orientation on study group and tailoring lessons to their needs). Furthermore, identification of homogenous groups of students and their expectations helps with a design of subjects and lessons in the way of focusing on practice, addressing the needs and preferred teaching techniques. This is especially true when the students are already experienced in the taught subject. A limitation of the study is a narrow focus on one private university. It may be taken as a case study.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the quality of education programs in sports (based on the results of accreditation of study programmes)

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
Georgiy Lopatenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
National Agency ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Education Quality Assurance

The article presents an analysis of the decisions of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance on the accreditation of educational programs of the following specialities: 017 Physical Culture and Sports, 014 Secondary Education (Physical Culture, Human Health). Considering the significant differences between the previous accreditation procedure carried out by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (until 2019) and the current accreditation procedure carried out by the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance the analysis of accreditation cases is particularly relevant. In the course of the research, the analysis of accreditation cases that took place in the period from November 2019 to November 2020 was carried out. It included the assessment of educational programs, curricula, self-assessment documents, reports of the expert groups, conclusions of branch expert council and decisions of the National Agency. Generalized data on the evaluation of educational programs according to individual criteria is presented. The article presents an analysis of the main shortcomings identified in the process of assessing the quality of educational programs at the stage of field accreditation procedure and, at the stage of assessment of the accreditation case by the branch expert council of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance. It is shown that the main reason for the decision of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance on conditional (deferred) accreditation of the educational programs was the presence of significant shortcomings in the structure and content of educational programs, as well as in the processes related to teaching and learning. It was also shown that only half of the educational programs in the field of sports, which passed the accreditation procedure in the period from November 2019 to November 2020 met the requirements for ensuring the quality of the educational process. This indicates that the internal quality assurance systems of Ukrainian higher educational institutions were not ready for the new requirements set by the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance.

scholarly journals Theoretical and methodological principles of training of specialists in physical culture and sports using technologies of distance education»

2021 ◽  
pp. 112-117
Author(s):  
Y. Sergienko ◽  
R. Golovashchenko ◽  
V. Chaplygin ◽  
V. Gaevyy ◽  
V. Hulai
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Distance Learning Technologies ◽  
Methodological Principles

In connection with the reform of education in higher education institutions, the concept of distance education is being actively developed, which provides for the development of educational courses aimed at ensuring the accessibility, quality and efficiency of education. There are various ways to solve them, one of which is the informatization of education. In turn, informatization allows to effectively develop various modern pedagogical technologies. The article is devoted to the theoretical and methodological principles of the organization of the educational process in the conditions of higher education with the use of distance learning technologies. The article reveals the essence of the concept of "distance learning", describes the benefits of distance technology, analyzes the effectiveness of distance learning for university students. The concept of "blended learning", "distance learning", methodological approaches, a number of general didactic and methodological principles on which the process of learning in higher education is based when applying the distance learning model are analyzed and specified. The methods, forms of organization and tools used in blended learning are described, as well as the advantages of such a learning model are highlighted. A schematic representation of the structure of the methodical system of blended learning in the conditions of higher education is developed. The use of blended learning in higher education solves the problems of individualization, intensification and optimization of learning, is the most logical and natural evolution of the traditional model of learning.

ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODIC CULTURE OF THE MODERN HIGHER SCHOOL TEACHER IN MULTILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Znikina ◽  
D. V. Sedykh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Cultural Dialogue

The article deals with the essential aspect of modern higher education - organizational and methodic teacher's culture in the multilingual conditions. The concept of “multilingual educational environment” is stressed on. The role of the higher school teacher is reflected in the context of a cross-cultural dialogue. It is substantiated that the integration of four basic components: personality, professionalism, culture, multicultural conditions (environment) in educational process can be regarded as the factor of higher education quality improvement.

scholarly journals Technologies of higher education quality assurance in the context of European practices

2018 ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Nina Batechko ◽  
Mykola Lut
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Assurance Process ◽  
Education Quality Assurance

In the article the technologies of higher education quality assurance have been highlighted in the context of modern European practices. The objectivistic, relativistic approaches to ensure the quality of higher education and development concepts have been analyzed. The relationships between these approaches and their inherent features have been characterized. Considering the complexity and multidimensionality of the quality assurance process in higher education, assessments, control, and quality monitoring have been considered. The features of the quality assurance system, in particular its cyclical nature and focus on improvement, have been pointed out. The systems for assessing the quality of the educational process in the European educational space have been characterized. The objective and relativistic approaches to higher education quality assessment which are customary for Europe have been considered. The emergence of new innovative methods for assessing the quality of education, aimed primarily at improving it, have been noted. The external and internal evaluation in higher education quality assurance systems have been considered. It has been noted that the external quality assessment system is generally more focused on the understanding of quality associated with standards and cost-effectiveness, and internal - with improvements focused on competitiveness and development. In the context of practice, the implementation of technologies for quality assurance in higher education in Ukraine has been presented.

scholarly journals Content and Formation of Key Competencies of Managers' Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Yashin Ismadiyarov ◽  
Ravil Isyanov ◽  
Ravshan Horchaev ◽  
Malika Parniyeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Managerial Knowledge ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Effective Organization

<p><em>The article considers the issues of further improvement of higher education quality through training of managerial staff of higher education institutions and their reserves for the effective organization of the educational process, development of their knowledge, skills and habits in the training course “Education quality management”. The course allows listeners to improve their professional skills in accordance with the requirements of the management activities necessary to achieve the quality of higher education, to develop new professional managerial knowledge, skills and habits and related competencies as well. </em></p>

scholarly journals WORLD RANKINGS OF HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ASSESSMENT: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF USE

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Mariya Nikonova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Assessment Problems ◽  
Russian Universities

This article examines the influence of the main world rankings of higher education (using the example of the QS rating) on the change in the quality of higher education in Russia. The question of the applicability of these ratings for Russian universities, possible problems and prospects of changing the quality of higher education in Russia with the active application of this rating is considered. The analysis of the indicators affecting the places of Russian universities in the QS rating was also carried out, and the places of Russian universities were calculated without taking into account the most controversial indicators for them. As an alternative rating, RAEX-100 was considered and the change in the places of universities in it (relative to the results of the QS rating) was evaluated.

scholarly journals TRENDS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF SPECIALISTS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: QUALITY ASSURANCE (IQA) SYSTEM IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Osvitolohiya ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Svetlana Zaskaleta
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Higher Education Quality

The article analyzes the problem of ensuring the quality of higher education. Ukraine aims to be in the European trend towards modernization of higher education. Ensuring the quality of higher education is much planned and at the same time the availability of the necessary resources (academic and administrative staff, students, academic and administrative leaders; financial, material, informational, scientific, educational resources etc.); organization of educational process that most adequately reflect modern trends in the development of national and world economy and education; the control of educational activities at the higher education sector and the quality of training of specialists at all stages of training and at all levels: the higher education institution, for higher education in different national and international (European) level. Quality assurance requires a lot of preparatory work. This is an extended process that requires continuous improvement of the achieved performance. The general tendency of professional training of specialists in the countries of the European space is determined. It is to ensure the quality of higher education. The quality assurance of higher education is governed by the legal framework of the countries (the Law on Higher Education and related by-laws). Higher education quality assurance tasks are carried out by the Agency for the Supervision and Quality Assurance of Higher Education, in accordance with EU legislation and recommendations in the field of higher education quality. It is noted that the mechanisms of quality assurance of higher education are constantly being improved, which is the key to the development of higher education systems in the countries of the European area. Quality assurance is a priority of the Bologna Process, but its mechanisms are not seen as a goal. Their ultimate goal is to improve the quality of teaching and research. The quality assurance bodies support the institutions in their further development and, equally, play a key role as defenders of the public interest. Key components of the quality assurance system of higher education is to ensure the quality of education at the Universities, processes of quality assurance in education teaching and learning; approval monitoring and periodic review of programs for assessing the quality of teaching staff, educational resources and support for students of information systems

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