scholarly journals Internal quality assurance practices of nursing and midwifery training colleges and the role of regulatory bodies: The perspectives of health tutors

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Harry Barton Essel ◽  
Michael Boakye-Yiadom ◽  
Shamsudeen Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Training Institutions

In the era of quality orientation, human rights, and a consumer-driven society, Nursing and Midwifery Education Institutions (NMEI) are expected to produce qualified graduates who will meet the needs and expectations of society. The aim of the study was to assess the internal quality assurance practices of Nursing and Midwifery Training Colleges (NMTCs) in the Northern Region of Ghana. An analytical cross-sectional design was adopted for the study with a sample size of eighty-eight (88). Purposive sampling method was used to select health tutors (participants) from three NMTCs in the Northern Region of Ghana. Data for the study were collected with a questionnaire and analysed. The study revealed that the NMTCs have quality assurance units/committees responsible for monitoring the quality of teaching and learning. In this study, only 39.8% of the health tutors were satisfied with the monitoring and inspection of training institutions by regulatory bodies. The results show a significant difference among the perspectives of the health tutors on the implementation of staff professional development (F(2, 87) = 4.74, p = .011), academic staffs motivation in the direction of refining the value of academic programs (F(2, 87) = 3.43, p = .037), working conditions of staffs (F(2, 87) = 3.32, p = .041) and the effectiveness of quality assurance systems in enhancing the quality of teaching and assessment (F(2, 87) = 3.27, p = .043). There is the need to ensure uniformity in staff professional development, working conditions, and motivation of health tutors in the training institutions. Regulatory bodies must intensify the monitoring of NMTCs and offer accreditation to new NMTCs based on the state of educational resources and facilities.

scholarly journals Student survey as a tool for quality assurance in higher education: the case of Ukrainian university

2021 ◽  
pp. 158-164
Author(s):  
O Liuta ◽  
S Lieonov ◽  
A Artyukhov ◽  
M Sushko-Bezdenezhnykh ◽  
O Dluhopolskyi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance ◽  
Academic Year

Purpose. To determine the level of students interest in internal quality assurance, particularly in passing the survey and changing the teaching quality level and improving teachers pedagogical skills. Methodology. For the data collection, a questionnaire was used which included closed-end questions on the quality of teaching and open questions in terms of comments and recommendations of higher education students on the quality of teaching and several questions concerning the share of classes in the discipline attended by the students, ECTS scores, received by students from the relevant disciplines and the average score for the entire period of study. Findings. Sumy State University (SSU) introduced an online survey of students as the main consumers of educational services regarding the quality of teaching disciplines. Over the last 3 academic years, there has been an increase in the number of teachers whose activities are evaluated by students. There has been an increase in the number of teachers who, according to students, show excellence in teaching, which is a positive trend. If in the 20172018 academic year the number of such teachers in SSU was 57people, then in the 20192020 academic year, it increased by 35% to 77 people. Quality level Above average was determined for 120 teachers in the 20172018 academic year, and in the 20192020 academic year, their number increased by 30% and amounted to 156 people. It is noteworthy that in the 20192020 academic year compared to 20172018, there is a reduction in the number of teachers from 71 to 66 people (7%), who demonstrated the level of teaching Low. Originality. Survey of students on the quality of teaching educational components, on the one hand, allows monitoring students satisfaction with methods used by the teacher in training and communicating with students, and on the other hand, it is a method to control the institutions authority over the educational service quality and the HEIs mission implementation. It also indicates an increase in students interest in participating in higher educations internal quality assurance. An important factor influencing the positive dynamics of the teaching quality level is that each semester teachers receive a detailed analysis of students answers with a visual display for each questionnaire, as well as their comments and suggestions for teaching the relevant discipline through the information service Personal teachers office based on the results of the survey. Practical value. According to the analysis results of the received information, managerial decisions can be developed and implemented to improve the content and practice of educational components implementation, improving the professional skills of research and teaching staff, advancement of best pedagogical practices.

scholarly journals Quality assurance policies and implementation in nursing and midwifery training colleges in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Philip Anyelba Tankpara ◽  
Dickson Adom ◽  
Joe Adu-Agyem
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Participatory Governance ◽  
West Region ◽  
Implementation Rate ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
Nurses And Midwives

<span lang="EN-US">The study assessed internal quality assurance (QA) systems in health training institutions in the Upper West Region. The study adopted the cross-section analytical design with a sample size of 272 (67 health tutors and 205 final year nursing students) using systematic and purposive sampling techniques. Data for the study were collected with a questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS and Stata. The study revealed that the majority (5 of 7) of nursing and midwifery colleges (NMTCs) in the Upper West Region have no quality assurance policy available, 65.7% of tutors indicated their institutions had quality assurance units/committees however these committees are inactive the total level of QA practices/implementation rate was low among colleges in the region. The study also revealed a lack of participatory governance and the existence of a poor communication system between staff and heads. The study contended that there is a need for heads (principals) of NMTCs in the Upper West region in Ghana should ensure the formation and functioning of QA units in their various institutions. These units should be empowered and allowed by heads to function as per recommendations by the regulatory bodies to support and to ensure quality training of nurses and midwives.</span>

scholarly journals Quality of Higher Education and Current Researches in This Area

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Teo Wubbels ◽  
Sergiy Kurbatov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Research Association ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance

In his exclusive interview for our journal the President of the European Educational Research Association (EERA), Professor of Education at Utrecht University Theo Wubbels told about his professional development as an expert in the area of educational researches. He analyzed the process of establishing and further development of the internal quality assurance system at Utrecht University, which helps this university to be a leader in European and global academic space. For example, Professor Wubbels specially stressed the point, that system of quality assurance in higher education could not be reduced only to the formal mechanisms of assessment, but need to include the possibilities for professional development and intensive dialogue between teachers and students. Theo Wubbles discussed the main activities of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) and the possibilities for researchers, which membership in this association provides. He also shared his impressions from cooperation with Ukrainian colleagues.

scholarly journals Challenges in Quality Assurance: A Ten-Year Journey

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 01016
Author(s):  
Jenny Mochtar ◽  
Gan Shu San
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Standards ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance

Academic quality is defined as the equivalent to academic standards related to student learning outcomes, which consist of specific levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities achieved by students participating in a program. The achievement of academic standards is accommodated by implementing both internal and external quality assurance practices. Internal quality assurance refers to policies and practices used by the higher education institutions to monitor and improve the quality of their education, while external quality assurance refers to policies and practices set up by external parties to assure the quality of higher education institutions and programs. Petra Christian University has built and implemented its internal quality assurance since 2009 based on its unique quality culture. After its ten-year journey and the achievements that Petra Christian University has reached in 2019, the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Society 5.0 are challenges ahead that Petra Christian University has to face.

scholarly journals Contribution of leadership, organizational commitment and organizational culture to improve the quality of higher education

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-157
Author(s):  
Onisimus Amtu ◽  
Sjeny Liza Souisa ◽  
Lourine Sience Joseph ◽  
Pitersina Christina Lumamuly
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance

Objective of the study: The low quality of higher education in Indonesia has been a concern as well as a shared responsibility to fix it from an early age. Lack of maximum leadership, low organizational commitment, and organizational culture have had an impact on the implementation of an internal quality assurance system. This study intends to examine whether there is a direct or indirect effect of leadership and organizational commitment on the implementation of an internal quality assurance system mediated by organizational culture in state universities.Methodology/Approach: This research uses quantitative methods with a path analysis design. Each value of the effect of exogenous and endogenous variables is tested and analyzed descriptively and path analysis to show the contribution made by each variable studied. Data were collected through a questionnaire with a sample of 221 from a population of 340 populations spread across three state universities in Ambon city, Maluku province, Indonesia.Originality/Relevance: Organizational culture plays an important role to mediate and contribute to the leadership and organizational commitment to create situations and encourage the participation of all elements in the application of the internal quality assurance system in higher education. Main results: The quality of higher education is determined by many factors, but by increasing the role, performance, competence, and leadership style and supported by organizational commitment in an affective, normative, and sustainable manner, the organizational culture becomes one of the frameworks for every university to improve quality and competitiveness in a planned manner. and continuous.Theoretical/methodological contributions: Universities need leadership that is able to encourage and increase collective organizational commitment and culture to achieve sustainable higher education quality. Social/management contributions: The results of this research can be a new breakthrough for each faculty, department, and the department to prepare prospective professional leaders, build solidarity and display a dynamic, creative, and innovative academic culture.

scholarly journals Implementation of the Internal Quality Assurance Process: Quality Mapping Analysis at State Senior High School in Tomohon City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-133
Author(s):  
Deisy Sampul ◽  
Benny B. Binilang ◽  
J.F. Senduk ◽  
F.J.A. Oentoe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Quality Assurance Process ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance ◽  
Assurance Process

The Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) has an important position in ensuring the quality of education of each education unit. A good internal quality assurance process will guarantee the quality of education is maintained and will make it easier for schools to conduct quality mapping, preparing quality plans, fulfilling quality, evaluating and determining quality standards. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation internal quality assurance processes at SMAN (State Senior High School) in the City of Tomohon, North Sulawesi based on quality report. This research was designed using qualitative descriptive research with the data collection techniques include observation and documentation as well as data sourced from the Quality Report online application. The results of this study indicate that the internal quality assurance process at SMAN in Tomohon City has been carried out in accordance with national education standards. The educational quality achievement still needs to be improved so that there is consistency in fulfilling quality. In addition, a culture of quality and cooperation must be fostered in order to support the internal quality assurance process. Likewise in the internal quality assurance process that requires support from various elements in the school, government and community environment.

scholarly journals Implementasi SPMI di SDN Wonotingal dapat Menumbuhkan Penguatan Karakter Pendidik dan Peserta Didik

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-143
Author(s):  
Darsimah Darsimah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance

Implementation of an internal quality assurance system, schools are encouraged to make improvements internally by involving various related parties so that there are participation and responsibility of each party. Improving the quality of schools is carried out systemically, planned, measured, and sustainable. Quality is everyone's business, not only the responsibility of the principal or a certain group. All parties work together to realize the vision and mission of the school through their respective roles. In addition, school activities to strengthen character education through heart training (ethics), fitness (aesthetics), mind thinking (literacy), and sports (kinesthetic) with public support and collaboration between schools, families, communities that become government programs of the National Movement Mental Revolution.

scholarly journals Different views on assuring the quality of honours programmes

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Pierre van Eijl ◽  
Henmar Moesker ◽  
Marleen Eyckmans
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Internal Quality Control ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance ◽  
Formal Procedures

Can we match formal procedures for quality assurance with the creativity and individuality that defines honours? In a session at the Utrecht Honours Conference 2016: Honours Futures we discussed experiences in quality assurance of honours programmes in the United States of America, the Netherlands and Belgium. To illustrate the possibilities, a case study of using an external audit for honours education and two case studies of the use of internal quality assurance tools in an honours programme were presented. It is concluded that a form of quality assurance is needed to continuously improve. So honours educators must at least care for internal quality control. Student involvement is stimulating for the engagement of all participants in the process of quality control. Internal quality control may result in an annual report. Annual reports can be used both internally and in external quality control.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI MANAJEMEN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DI MADRASAH SWASTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
Agung Maulana ◽  
Dian Dian ◽  
Jaja Jahari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Interview Studies

Madrasa are in a condition of interrelated problems, including inadequate funding, inadequate facilities, modest teachers and attending more than one school, low quality, lack of enthusiasm, low innovation, and low interest. Madrasas do not yet have an internal quality assurance. This research aims to reveal the implementation of quality management in Madrasah Aliyah Nurul Iman Cimahi City, Indonesia. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach that is describing phenomena in the implementation of quality in private madrasas. Data collection techniques used interview studies with the headmaster, deputy headmaster and educators; documentation study relating to documents related to 8 standards in madrasas; observational studies namely the implementation of quality, internal quality assurance in madrasas. The results showed that the low quality of education in the madrasas had an impact on funding madrasas that still did not have financial independence, madrassas still relied on madrasah operational assistance and monthly fees from students. The academic quality assurance agenda is carried out maximally by the madrasah academic community.

scholarly journals Architecture Information Design of Internal Quality Assurance Agency Stt Ibnu Sina Batam Using Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP)

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 730
Author(s):  
M Ropianto ◽  
Larisang . ◽  
John Dhaini Rova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Private University ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Ibn Sina ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
Quality Assurance Agency ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance

STT Ibnu Sina Batam is a private university that strives to improve the quality both in terms of quality of academic and administrative services. Therefore STT Ibnu Sina should continued to improve the quality of assurance system related to the collecting, processing and presentation of academic evaluation data so it can produce a clear picture of the needs at various levels of stakeholders in order to maintain the quality of the academic process in STT Ibnu Sina Batam. Internal quality control activities also one form of monitoring and evaluation to measure the achievement of the vision and mission of STT Ibn Sina predetermined. In designing the information architecture to help the performance of the Internal Quality Insurance Agency (LPMI) STT Ibnu Sina Batam, authors choose Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP) as method. To represent a blueprint of collecting, processing and presentation of evaluation result data and information of the quality assurance STT Ibnu Sina Batam. 

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