scholarly journals Academics’ Perceptions of Quality in Higher Education in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semra Mirici ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Input Quality ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Education In Turkey ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
Power Needs ◽  
Quality In Education ◽  
Voluntary Basis

Quality in education is one of the main concerns for governments in order to make sure the students will be able to meet the work power needs of the sector, and be able to get a job that meets their expectations in career when they graduate. In other words, it can be summarized with two words; input quality and output equality. The study aimed to investigate Turkish academics’ perceptions about the quality in higher education in Turkey. The study adopted survey method based on quantitative data. The participants comprised 53 academics from different universities in Turkey, and they were selected randomly on voluntary basis. The data were collected in distance using “The Questionnaire of Academics’ Perceptions of Quality in Higher Education” adapted from Rossner (2008) as a Google Form. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage. The results revealed that majority of academics in Turkey were in favor for accreditation, they were in the opinion that the curricula content should be designed in accordance with the 21st century skills and market needs, and certified programs should be offered to students in an educational environment where even academics should be observed by field experts to make sure about the quality of educational practices.

Measuring Relative Effectiveness of Service Quality Factors Affecting Quality of Higher Education in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-46
Author(s):  
Anshuman Kaler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Program Quality ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Input Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education

The existing competitive environment in the education sector in India has forced higher education institutes to adopt ‘students as a customer' approach in educational delivery. The extant literature supports seven dimensions of service quality namely input quality, curriculum, academic facilities, industry interaction, interaction quality, support facilities, and nonacademic processes. The objective of the study was to measure the relative effectiveness of service quality factors as perceived by the Indian students. Focus group interviews were conducted with a group of technical and management students. Stratified judgmental sampling was used for the data collection. In the current study, it was observed that the factor of program quality plays a more dominant role than the factor of quality of life in determining the service quality in institutes of higher education. It is further observed that in the sub-dimension of program quality, the factor of curriculum and academic facilities are relatively more dominant than the factor of input quality.

scholarly journals Higher education between massification and quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Rabah Noui
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Dimension

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the policy of massification as a characteristic of the higher education system influences the quality of education? and what higher education model can the authors adopt to reconcile flow and quality?Design/methodology/approachThe methodology adopted is based on a questionnaire survey of a population of young graduates divided between graduates with a conventional license and LMD license, either in the process of preparing for a diploma or in unemployment or work. But also, the qualitative dimension which, although secondary in this survey, the authors mobilized it through the analysis of open questions relating to the perceptions and representations that young graduates have of their situations.FindingsThe higher education reforms are perceived differently by higher education actors. The results found show that university massification has had the opposite effect by training graduates doomed to unemployment and expatriation.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample for this study is very limited, the results of this finding cannot be generalized to the entire university student as a whole.Originality/valueThis study emphasizes the duality of flow and quality in higher education. The authors have shown the different perceptions of stakeholders in higher education and that despite the multiple reforms of this system the authors still cannot find the best model.

scholarly journals Measurement Of Quality Attributes In Accounting Education Programs: Perceptions Of Certified Public Accountants

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Brubaker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Certified Public Accountants ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Public Accountants ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Higher education institutions must address quality issues relating to diverse user needs. Students, their families, employers, governing boards and society in general are all interested in maintaining and improving the quality of higher education. Specific attributes of quality in higher education are difficult to define, and may vary according to the needs of user groups.  This study examines quality attributes of educational programs from the perspective of one particular user group: certified public accountants (CPAs).

scholarly journals The Role of Library for the Semester System: A Case of Prithvi Narayan Campus

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 68-79
Author(s):  
Uma Nath Baral
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
System A ◽  
Higher Institution ◽  
Academic Calendar ◽  
Quality In Education

As part of reform of its higher education, Tribhuvan University (TU) has recently introduced the semester system for assuring quality education in its master’s programs. As a constituent campus of TU, Prithvi Narayan Campus has started the semester system from the academic session 2018 for its master levels' programs. To successfully instigate the semester system, the institution has to meet certain requirements such as it should have full-time and energetic students, dedicated and innovative teachers, good administration, proper curricula, a resourceful library, a learning environment, and a prompt academic calendar. Among these requirements, the library is vital to enhance the knowledge of the students and significantly maintains quality in education. The role of the library is necessarily dependent upon the educational objectives of the higher institution. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to find out students’ perceptions towards the role of the library for the effective functioning of the semester system. A questionnaire survey method was adopted to collect data for the study. In addition, informal conversations with some students, faculties, and the librarian were also conducted in order to get required information to meet the objective of the study.

MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE CURRICULA OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-100
Author(s):  
Ibiwumi A Alade
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Sustainable Culture ◽  
Worldwide Phenomenon ◽  
Quality In Education ◽  
Culture Of Quality

The pursuit of quality in education has become a worldwide phenomenon. This stems from the astronomical demand for higher education, as well as the rising integration of relevant emerging educational reforms in the Nigerian curricula. Despite the efforts at promoting best practices in ensuring quality of achievement and learning outcomes, the management and funding of higher education have been criticised for being regressive in recent years. On this premise, this article examines management and funding for quality assurance in the curricula of higher education in Nigeria. The article appraises the concerted actions of management and quality control agencies that are involved in the transformation of the higher education landscape in Nigeria. Some reform measures, which have gained entrance into Nigerian higher education, are also enunciated with a critique of the dire financial situation of higher education in Nigeria, as evidenced by some financial reports from appropriate sources. Similarly, the issue of quality echoed frequently in Nigerian higher education is critically examined. Some of the submissions in the end include the need for the installation of a sustainable culture of quality reforms management and use of adequate financial sharing formula with a view to proving curricula output of higher education in Nigeria.

Convergence of Quality Assurance Paths in Romanian Universities

2014 ◽  
pp. 413-434
Author(s):  
Valentina Mihaela Ghinea
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Careful Revision ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Quality In Education ◽  
The Relationship

When it comes to the quality of education, despite the general adhesion related to its importance, one can notice a number of opinions frequently contradicting themselves. The intention of delimitating, systemizing, and prioritizing the multitude of quality facets simply enhances the criticism. These circumstances prompt a more thorough analysis of the quality in education. Focusing on the perspective of the European Higher Education, this chapter proposes a set of convergence indicators that are able to capture the relationship toward which universities evolve. The indicators are then tested against the opinion of several experts from Romanian Higher Education Institutions, analyzed, and subjected to careful revision based on the respondents' answers.

scholarly journals The search for academic excellence: The hard facts and bitter truths

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iddirisu Andani Mu-azu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Leadership ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Strategic Objective ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Globalization, with its attendant competitiveness in almost all human endeavours, has brought in its wake a renewed surge for quality in higher education. The searchlights have been thrown on, not only on the traditional areas such as the quality of lecture rooms, Lecturers, Libraries and performance of students, but on such other things like the quality of academic leadership as the driving force that greases the clogged wheels of higher educational institutions towards attaining the visions and missions of most institutions.  The picture gradually emerging is one where the quality of academic leadership largely determines what will come on the academic agenda for pursuing relevance, access, affordability, equity, efficiency and economy in the 21st Century.  This work seeks to explore the management dimensions of pursuing excellence as a strategic objective through building partnerships with major stakeholders rather than the use of high – handedness. Besides observations, the study relied on literature review. The era of the visionary and motivational leadership appears to be the key for higher educational institutions which seek to stand up to competition in the global arena. The social and political ends of higher education call for not just exemplary leadership, but also human-centred results-oriented approaches to sustainable tertiary institutions of excellence.

scholarly journals QUALITY ASSURANCE AT THE ALGERIAN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES UNIVERSITY COMPARED TO SUCCESSFUL ARAB AND

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-228
Author(s):  
Sabrina TEBBOUCHE ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Developed World

The university is considered the top of the education pyramid; and one of the most important institutions to form a qualified human capital and capable to achieve its objectives on the one hand and the objectives of the operator on the other. And further the objectives of the development community to adapt to the future and to keep pace with the many successive and rapid changes in higher education over the past decade- on understanding the Harmonization of work and education and harmonization of university curricula and disciplines with labor market needs were necessary University by its scientific frameworks of different degrees; transfer knowledge to students, and then provide the community with technical and scientific skills. In addition to its scientific and empirical research it also provides advisory services and the completion of some projects related to social development The Arab universities have made remarkable efforts to cope with change; although some reports global which are classified as the universities of the developed world were exempt from a reference to an Arab University, each university seeks to catch up; and Planned to be soon in the universities of the world, Take into account the principle of universality of higher education. which are classified as the universities of the developed world were exempt from a reference to an Arab University each university is looking to catch up on progress , and Planned to soon be in the world’s universities, Take into account the principle of universality of higher education.The quality assurance study in the light of the principle of universality provides an opportunity for these universities to develop a plan to achieve the desired objective with the preservation of their cultural dispositions, and its special priority; is a way of Arab universities to develop their performance and achieve their goals to soon be in the universities of the developed world. Integrating the principle of universality of education into quality assurance is a way for Arab universities to develop their performance and achieve their goals to be soon in the universities of the developed world. The concept of education in the context refers to crtai characteristis ; for example: the crieteria for teacher training the crieteria for building school; the crieteriafor school cimate ; the crieteria quality school books ; the crieteria of nature and efficiency of administrative management; the crieteria for the quality of educational programmes; the crieteria for the taching strategies ;etc the adoption and implementation of a quality assurance system in higher education institutions in Algeria in harmony with political specificities The country’s social and cultural life has become an imperative in order to face the challenges both nationally and internationally.and it is no secret that the application of quality in higher education is still at the experimental stage;because it has not yet achieved the objectives expected in several countries, including Algeria, which has not benefited well and has exploited its successful global and Arab experiences in the field of quality. it is clear that the future of quality assurance depends on the efforts and functions of the existing quality assurance unit at the level of all Algerian university institutions which, despite the allocation of the necessary financial resources to perform its task has not yet achieved its objctive with regard to the process of self-assessment of training programmes evaluation of academic performance and research for academic staff and in general the assessment of the activities of the institutions and what resulted from the appropriate corrective action.

scholarly journals Standards and Performance Indicators in Higher Education in Romania

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4Bis) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxana SARBU
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Lisbon Strategy ◽  
High Quality ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
The Bologna Process

The issue of quality in higher education has been given attention in the academic and legislative environment starting with the Bologna Process. Up to that moment, everyone considered it their duty as a professor to keep up a certain academic standard, which was in fact synonymous with a high quality of the message sent to the students in a manner assumed to be impeccable. It was normal then, as it is now, to present the latest developments in a given domain at the lecture, what you considered to be the most interesting aspects, and to assess whether you have reached your goal by the audience's reactions. It was normal to openly hold a lecture, to ask and be asked questions. However, society has evolved and certainties are needed nowadays instead of assumptions, as far as quality is concerned. The Bologna process has changed higher education not only in terms of structure, but also in terms of the place that quality assurance holds in the activity of a university. Together with the Bologna Process, the Lisbon Strategy has led to the development and consolidation of universities, with a view to instating a quality culture, to providing confidence in educational services, as well as transparency and a continuous enhancement of quality.

scholarly journals Monitoring Of The Basic Educational Programs Mastering Quality In The System Of The University Innovative Activity

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNA  KARA ◽  
Nataliya Skornichenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Innovative Activity ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Status ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

In the conditions of active development of innovative economics the role of higher education in the field of charity welfare and level of state development is considerably increasing. In this situation, the importance of monitoring the quality of higher education provided by universities, increases. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify the main components of the monitoring that could provide effective information of the status of the educational environment and the quality of education in the innovative activity of universities. As the main tool of research we adopted a structure-logical approach, which identified the main components of monitoring the quality of education in the universities and develop a logical sequence of implementation. The study identified the most promising areas to improve the assessment of quality in higher education, which will allow universities to form objective suggestions for improving educational process.

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