scholarly journals Obstacles to Efficient Education Online: Interview with Associate Professor Dr. M. Murat Erguvan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 23-24
Author(s):  
Andrew Bula

Associate Professor Dr. M. Murat Erguvan has 28 years of teaching and administrative experience in various countries and positions such as programme coordinator, dean, vice rector for education, research and/or external affairs. He has been with the International Black Sea University (IBSU), in Tbilisi, Georgia, a country located at the convergence of Eastern Europe and Western Asia since 2012, and has occupied the positions of the Head of Total Quality Management & Strategic Planning Office (TQM), International Relations Office (IRO), and Vice Rector for Education and Research. Murat earned his doctoral degree in Education Management: “A Framework for Implementation of Total Quality Management in Georgian Higher Education Institutions in the Context of International Black Sea University”. Currently, he offers Quality Management classes at bachelor’s and master’s levels, as well as Using Instructional Technology in Education classes to bachelor’s and master’s students. Besides coordinating bachelor’s and master’s theses, this professional educationist supervises the work for strategic planning and takes part in producing information system modules by developing database structures. In addition, he has taken part in ISO 9001:2008 implementation in higher education institutions, and received EFQM Assessor Training in Brussels. In this interview, therefore, Murat converses with Andrew Bula, a lecturer at Baze University, Abuja, Nigeria, on the current state of online education around which he remains committed.  

Author(s):  
Glenn S. Cabacang

Total Quality Management (TQM) is regarded as a gauge of university management, in order to maintain global standards. This study examined Total Quality-Management (TQM) implementation and the practices of higher education institutions in the Philippines. It utilized a cross-sectional survey-study design to 347 respondents recruited from the total population of 3847 administrators and academic members of nine selected institutions in the Philippines. The measure of TQM adoption and practices was extracted from several sources of previous TQM researches. This study was done for six months. The analyzation and interpretation of the data were done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated that participating Filipino HEIs had a high degree of adoption on top-management commitment, Teaching and Learning Delivery Modes, campus amenities, system and process management, customer satisfaction, and linkages. In contrast, the HEIs have a modest degree of acceptance in strategic planning and Data Management. The test of differences indicated that strong confirmation to top management commitment and strategic planning as indicators of TQM is significantly more evident in private-type HEIs; and it was placed at the university level, when compared to those of the provincial and national HEIs. The findings provide some practical implications to further enhance Filipino HEIs in the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelos Psomas ◽  
Jiju Antony

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the main total quality management (TQM) elements adopted and the respective results achieved by higher education institutions (HEIs) in Greece. Design/methodology/approach A research study was designed and carried out in private sector Greek HEIs. Fifteen HEIs were approached through interviews based on a structured questionnaire. The measured variables of the TQM elements and results identified in the literature were used as the questionnaire items. Descriptive statistics were applied to determine the TQM elements mostly adopted and the results achieved by the HEIs. Findings According to the findings, the TQM elements mostly adopted by the Greek HEIs concern the following: student focus, leadership and top management commitment, strategic quality planning, process management and teaching staff and employee involvement. On the other hand, the most significant results achieved by the sample HEIs concern quality performance improvement, teaching staff and employee satisfaction, operational performance improvement and the positive impact on society. Research limitations/implications The subjective data collection involved chief executive officers of a small sample of HEIs operating in a European Union country. Thus, no advanced statistical methods could be applied. Based on these limitations, future research studies are recommended. Practical implications By focusing on specific TQM elements, an HEI can develop a robust TQM model, approach business excellence, which can, in turn, help the HEI apply for appropriate quality awards, and finally derive significant benefits. In doing so, an HEI can lay the foundations for being competitive in the current global context that is characterised by an economic downturn. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by empirically determining the TQM elements mostly adopted as well as the respective results achieved by Greek HEIs in a period of economic downturn. This is the first research study in the field of TQM in higher education that has been carried out in Greece in a period where many service organisations, whether private or public, are making significant efforts to withstand the current downturn and achieve a sustainable growth.


Tertiary education faces a new era as expectations for good quality education are increasing. Globalization and knowledge Society formed new conditions on the global economic and geopolitical scene, and led higher education ahead to new challenges which require a redefinition of its role. These challenges have created new opportunities, new collaborations and new ways of managing Higher Education Institutions. In response to the demand for higher quality products and services, a growing number of Higher Education Institutions worldwide are implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) and the Deming Management Method. The first chapter is designed to provide the reader an overview of the role of Higher Education Institutions and the implications of globalization and knowledge society on tertiary education. Furthermore, this chapter deals with the strategic challenges of Higher Education Institutions and their strategic response to those challenges, focused on Deming and Total Quality Management.


1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal K. Kanji ◽  
Abdul Malek ◽  
Bin A. Tambi

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hocine Bachioua ◽  
Khaoula Kachaou ◽  
Salim Keffane

The aims this study to know the reality of  the role for Total Quality Management (TQM) to need of Algerian Higher Education Institutions(AHEI) in apply the Total Quality Management (TQM) to promote the Comprehensive Development (CD), and this approach to enhance their roles in the comprehensive development, the efficiency of the training process, global changes and their needs to adopt a new educational policy in line with the global transformation competition, and the requirements of sustainable development, in this study was used a questionnaire composed of (75) items distributed on (08) areas, This is for confirmation the need to adopt philosophy of Total Quality Management (TQM) as a strategy imposed by the nature and  the stage experienced for Algerian Higher Education Institutions(AHEI), And deal with the nature of the changes and challenges imposed by certain factors such as Globalization and the knowledge revolution, through all this inevitably to  apply the Total Quality Management (TQM) in our  Algerian Higher Education Institutions(AHEI).


2021 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 01040
Author(s):  
Doina Usaci ◽  
Lilia Sargu

In the current economic context, quality has become a source of competitive advantage, and universities that want to achieve academic excellence must perceive quality as something integral to their activities. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate that without establishing an efficient mechanism for quality assurance and evaluation, higher education institutions turn into diplomas mills, being rather an impediment to the cultural, economic and social development of society. So, in order to ensure the success of the scientific approach, the following methods were used: scientific documentation; analytical-synthetic methods; the method of comparing and generalizing theoretical and practical data. The analysis of the quality of higher education in Moldova in terms of the provisions of the Bologna Process raised a fundamental question - the acute need for effective external evaluation mechanisms of higher education institutions in parallel with the internal mechanisms of institutions. As a result, following the empirical study, we conclude that the universities of the Republic of Moldova do not face significant problems that seriously affect the performance of the total quality management system, but they must really make efforts to improve the dimensions analyzed in within this research, in order to obtain the benefits expected from the implementation of the total quality management system.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapan Kumar Roy ◽  
Suhas Roy

Education is an important and effective tool of social change and a means of improving the welfare of an individual. Higher education contributes to national development through dissemination of specialised knowledge and skills. Higher education institutions are a major source for providing the human capital required for knowledge production. In an environment of global competitiveness, it is important that the quality and standard of Indian higher education institutions is enhanced and sustained at a high level through innovation, creativity and regular monitoring. Here lies the importance of introducing Total Quality Management (TQM) in higher education. In this backdrop, an attempt has been made in this paper to discuss the concept of TQM and to examine the ways in which the quality of higher education institutions in India can be improved using the TQM mechanism.


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