scholarly journals Monitoring of quality of higher education in Ukraine and Germany: comparative aspect

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-225
Author(s):  
Olga V. Chorna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Functional Components

The article describes the peculiarities of the monitoring systems of higher education quality in Ukraine and Germany at the present stage, taking into account the national traditions, historical experience and mentality of the population, also enshrined at the legislative level. The impact of public administration in the field of education and independent public organizations (agencies) on the nature and quality of monitoring procedures should be evaluated, since the involvement of society in monitoring the quality of higher education should be an integral part of a full-fledged education system. Given the specifics of the step-by-step system for regional monitoring of the quality of higher education in Germany, the role of the Conference of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions in this issue was demonstrated. Recent years’ statistics are used to illustrate the polarity of Ukrainian and German universities positions in world rankings (for example, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings and World University Rankings). The results of a comparative analysis of the approaches to higher education quality assurance and monitoring in Germany and Ukraine, the activities of monitoring entities in the two countries at all levels, starting from the national level and ending with the level of the educational institution, are presented in a summary table. The table demonstrates also the conceptual and functional components of quality monitoring: the purpose of the monitoring, the objects of monitoring, the levels and entities, the public initiative, the priority of the monitoring levels, the dominant principles, the overall orientation and monitoring of the quality of higher education. The article outlines the prospects of using elements of the progressive international experience of organizing a monitoring system of higher education quality to reform the national higher school, which is a necessary step in the process of its entry into the European Higher Education Area.

scholarly journals The Development Of A Monitoring System Of Higher Education Quality In Ukraine And Germany: Comparative Component

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Olga Chorna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
The Times ◽  
Functional Components

AbstractThe article reveals specific features of functioning systems of higher education quality monitoring at the present stage, taking into account national traditions, historical experience and mentality of the population. The article introduces a comparative analysis of monitoring actors at national, regional and local levels in two countries. The ratio of influence of the state administration in education sphere and of the independent public organizations (agencies) on the nature and quality of monitoring procedures has been estimated. The positions polarity of Ukrainian and German universities in world rankings (“Top 50” The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2010-2011/2014-2015); “Top 500” Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2010-2015) in form of statistical generalizations have been presented. A comparative analysis of approaches to assuring and monitoring the quality of higher education in Germany and Ukraine has been shown in the table. It demonstrates the conceptual and functional components of monitoring: the monitoring purpose, monitoring objects, levels and actors, public initiative, the priority of monitoring levels, the dominant principles, the general orientation and procedure for monitoring the higher education quality. The use of prospects of elements in progressive international experience as for organising the monitoring system of higher education quality to reform the national high school have been determined here. That could be especially important taking into consideration the creating of the European Higher Education Area.

scholarly journals DEPENDENCE OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY ON SOURCES OF ITS FINANCING AND SPECIALIZATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYERS’ OPINIONS AND DIRECTIONS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC POLIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (37) ◽  
pp. 521-538
Author(s):  
S. Moroz ◽  
O. Romanovs’kyj ◽  
V. Moroz ◽  
L. Gren ◽  
A. Pomaza-Ponomarenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
State Budget ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
The University

Abstract. Taking into account the fact that Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area identify employers at the level of one of the main stakeholders in higher education quality assurance, the authors of the publication conducted their survey within the non-grant project «Higher Education Quality Assessment». Among the focuses of the project attention were also those questions, the content of which was focused on clarifying the employers’ opinion on the existence of dependence of the higher education quality on the sources of its funding and specialization of the Institute of Higher Education.Using the tools of expert interviews and questionnaires, 184 employers from Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, as well as Ukraine-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions were interviewed. The obtained results were considered through the prism of the analysis of university ratings in the direction of finding out the specialization and forms of ownership of those universities that occupied the so‑called top positions within its framework. The analysis revealed fundamental differences between the trends of the national academic rating «TOP—200 Ukraine» and the international university rating «QS World University Rankings» on the specialization and forms of ownership of leaders of the Institutes of Higher Education. It was found that among the top world level universities, classical Institutes of Higher Education dominate and  within the sample selected for analysis there exists parity between the amount of private and public Institutes of Higher Education. The analysis of the national academic rating allowed to state the fact that among the top Ukrainian universities, specialized Institutes of Higher Education dominate, and the share of private Institutes of Higher Education is absent at all. The perception of the results of the survey of employers and the results of the analysis of the university rankings’ content through the prism of the dependence of the higher education quality on its sources of funding and specialization of the university, allowed to formulate proposals for improving public policy in higher education sphere. Among the practical measures, the implementation of which, on the one hand, will improve the quality of higher education, and on the other — will contribute to optimization of the state budget usage for the higher education maintenance and development, it was proposed to develop and implement two state target programs, namely: Programs of priority development of specialized Institutes of Higher Education and the Program of priority development of classical Institutes of Higher Education. For each of these programs, the criteria for selecting of Institutes of Higher Education  for inclusion in the program were determined, as well as the limit amount number of its participants was determined. In addition, the article substantiates the need to involve employers into the higher education quality monitoring at the regional and state levels, as well as formulates proposals for improving the mechanisms of public administration over assurance of the higher education quality. Keywords: higher education quality; the survey of employers; dependence of the higher education quality on sources of its financing and specialization of the Institute of Higher Education; directions to improve content of public policy in the higher education sphere; state target program to ensure the priority development of higher education institutions. JEL Classification I28, I22, E61 Formulas: 0; fig.: 2; tabl.: 0; bibl.: 42.

scholarly journals THE FRENCH MODEL FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION: CURRENT TRENDS

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Nina Batechko ◽  
Alla Durdas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
French Experience ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Europe Today ◽  
French Education System ◽  
French Model

The article deals with the current state of development of higher education in the French Republic. The higher educa-tion quality in France in the light of the European tendencies has been highlighted; the French model for assessing the quality of higher education has been analysed. The concept of higher education quality has been stated; the structure of France’s higher education has been provided. The effectiveness, innovation and productivity which are expected from higher education in Europe today, have been emphasized. The significance of the continuing assessment in the French education system has been stressed. The historical background for the development of the French model for assessing the quality of higher education has been considered. The bodies participating in evaluating higher education in France have been analysed, and their roles and tasks have been stated. The possibility of the use of the positive French experience in higher education quality evaluation in Ukraine has been stated.

scholarly journals Directions for improving the quality of education in Belarusian universities (sociological analysis)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Yury Kalesnik ◽  
Vadzim Kleiman ◽  
Valentina Vasicheva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Academic Development ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Teachers And Students

AbstractEducational institutions all over the world realize the importance of promoting international cooperation. In order to stay competitive in such fields like education, research, innovations it is no longer enough to count on only internal resources. Exchange of experience, knowledge sharing, benchmarking provide possibilities for universities to constantly remain updated on modern know-hows.New opportunities for improving the quality of higher education in Belarus are provided by different international programs and projects. Among them there is the project of the EU Program ERASMUS + CBHE “University Teaching and Learning Enhancement” / UniTeLE, which has been implemented since 2019. The project coordinator is Linnaeus University (Sweden).In the framework of the ERASMUS + UniTeLE project, a consortium of Belarusian universities has conducted a higher education quality research. The purpose of this research is to identify areas for improving the quality of higher education in Belarus.The research was carried out on the basis of a sociological survey of a representative sampling of teachers, staff and students of six Belarusian universities (more than 350 respondents from Minsk, Gomel, Brest, Gorki, Polotsk, Grodno were interviewed). Both SWOT analysis of higher education quality in Belarus and focus group of possible improvement were performed. The discussion was attended by work groups of 25 leaders, teachers and students from each of the Belarusian universities of the project consortium.The following fundamental research results should be noted. Among the strengths of Belarusian universities are: specialization in the regions, the system of additional adult education, and practical experience of teachers (2/3 of respondents). 58% of respondents are confident in the advantages of innovative educational technologies used by teachers, 47% indicated a low intensity of innovation implementation. Respondents noted the high level of Hard Skills competencies of the teaching staff and insufficiently of Soft Skills competencies for both teachers and students. The respondents identified outdated educational technologies and methods and the content of curricula as the fundamental weakness of Belarusian education.The following areas of quality improvement have been identified as the most important for Belarusian universities: -the development of Soft Skills competencies of both teachers and students to provide their close interaction;-the development of Soft Skills competencies among students to provide their close interaction with employers (the development of job search skills, entrepreneurial activity);-the introduction of active teaching and learning methods, the development of interactive educational technologies;-the inсlusion of students in the process of education quality internal assessment;-systematic assessment of teachers, including the process of applying for a job, teacher academic development planning (HR management).For the practical improvement in the suggested areas, it is advisable to create Life Long Learning Centres and Centres of Academic Development of teachers in Belarusian universities, as well as a student-oriented quality assessment system. To improve the quality and competitiveness of Belarusian education, it is also advisable to develop international cooperation and networking among universities. The positive experience of such projects as TEMPUS ECOTESY, ERASMUS + UniTeLE, ERASMUS + BELL and others, can contribute to such cooperation and interaction.

scholarly journals HIGHER EDUCATION, QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, EXPERT SUPPORT AND ITS ASSURANCE: THE CANONIZATION OF CONCEPTS (THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DISCOURSE)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Batechko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scientific Discourse ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Expert Support

The article highlights the peculiarities of the justification of the concept of “quality of education” in modern scientific discourse. At the same time, the investigated phenomenon is presented in the interpretation of the systemic and synergistic approaches. It is noted that the synergy of systematic and synergistic approaches can serve as a theoretical and methodological justification for the quality of education. In the context of systemic and synergetic approaches, modern realities of introducing the basic principles of the quality of education and its expert support in the national higher school are analysed. It has been proved that taking into account the best European principles for ensuring the quality of education and own vision of the solution of the problem will allow accelerating the processes of reforming the education sector in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Exploration into Improving Teaching Quality of Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Xiaotian Sun ◽  
Yueqian Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Joint Development ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Teachers And Students

<p>With the further advancement of higher education connotation, increasing problems have arisen in the previous quality management methods of higher education, which is unable to meet the development needs of education in new age. To solve these problems, the development model of higher education must transform from previous quality management to quality governance. Therefore, the innovative practice of higher education quality governance needs to focus on directive development idea at the core of teacher-student oriented development. In this way, the joint development system of teachers and students should be improved, thus further enhancing teaching quality of higher education. </p>

scholarly journals The impact of globalisation on higher education at coimbatore district

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-67
Author(s):  
Vijayalakshmi V ◽  
Srividya M
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

Education plays a vital role in the development of any nation and this fact is well recognized all over the world. It is imperative for any nation now a days to focus on developing its higher education, since advanced knowledge, advanced facilities only can fulfill man’s advanced needs today. But unlike the primary education, higher education is a financially demanding one for a nation. The economic reforms, initiated since 1991 including Globalization has resulted in the higher demand for the people of India both within and abroad, Since domestic and multinational industries look for more knowledgeable and skilled man power all over the world. The Indian Government initially found it difficult to fully fund from its own the fast growing Indian higher education sector and hence allowed the private players to establish and run higher education institutions. This has led to the establishment of large number of higher education institutions in India over the last two decades. Higher education has seen tremendous growth over the past few years though it does not mean that it is free from problems. Theperformance of an educational institution is judged not only on the basis of the quality of education being provided but also on the basis of its contribution to the society. The present study has made an attempt to find whether all these developments have brought about benefits to the students in particular and to the society in general with reference to higher education especially, the impact of globalization on the scenario of higher education. The present study concentrated on areas such as quality of higher education now, problems faced by the students and the service providers, benefits attained by the society and necessary strategies for improving the quality of higher education in the era of globalization, if the present scenario is falling short of being beneficial to one and all concerned.

scholarly journals Higher Education Quality: Perception Differences among Internal and External Stakeholders

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munirul Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
External Stakeholder ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
The University

<p class="apa">Conceptually, education quality of higher education can be determined by evaluation of their stakeholders’s satisfaction level. The Purpose of this study is to describe how students as external stakeholder and lecturers as internal stakeholder, perceived their satisfaction of learning experience in the university. This study was conducted in quantitative research method to collect, analyze and interpret data. The findings indicated that students and lecturers had different perceptions on the quality of education. Lecturer perceived all dimensions of quality with a higher satisfaction level than students. This finding shows that there is a gap between perception of lecturers and students on higher education quality.</p>

scholarly journals Quality Of Education – A Guarantee Of Institutional Competitiveness

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 592-599
Author(s):  
Mariana Iatagan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Education And Development ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Starting from the three challenges in the field of the higher education: relevant character, quality and international cooperation (…), this work represents an analysis of the impact of quality culture on the increasing of Romanian universities competitiveness on the European market of education. Analyzing the literature in the branch, we find out that the main changes recorded at the level of the tertiary education are the diversification and the consistent development of education at a higher level, on the ground of the intensified difficulties as far as it regards insuring resources and an increased demand of responsibility. We are also witnesses, in present, of the development of a “consumption” view over the universities and passing from a higher education for elites, to a mass one, where the performance seems often to be uncertain. As far as it concerns as suring the quality in the higher education environment, it can be noticed that its implementation is made almost in a mechanical way, on the ground of a quality management that is not enough developed and a weak involvement of direct beneficiaries in the project of the quality system. In this regard, we recommend developping of a system of total quality management at university level, beginning from the student’s needs, identifying some new performance items in education and development of some effective instruments of ensuring higher education quality.

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