scholarly journals Holder Norsk politiutdanning mål (slik politiet selv vurderer den)?

2021 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-210
Author(s):  
Geir Aas ◽  
Gunnar Thomassen ◽  
Annette Sund
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Central Aspect ◽  
Police Education ◽  
University College ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractThe Norwegian Police University College is required to regularly evaluate and ensure the quality of the education in order to maintain its accreditation as an institution of higher education. A central aspect of this quality control is to make sure that the education is relevant for the field of practice and the policing profession. The Police University College has therefore on three occasions since 2006 sent out a survey to police officers three years after graduation and asked them to evaluate the relevance of the education in general, and more specifically to evaluate their own qualifications in different areas of competence. A similar questionnaire was sent to the supervisors of the post-graduates to get a broader comparative perspective. The overarching aim of this article is to find out to what degree newly educated police officers and their leaders perceive the police education to provide a sufficient preparation for the police profession. To shed light on this question we will present and analyse data from the “quality surveys” mentioned above, but mainly from the 2015 survey. Overall, the findings presented in the article suggest thatboth the newly educated police officers and their leaders generally perceive the education to provide a sufficient preparation for the police profession. However, the leaders tend to give a better score than the newly educated police officers both overall and on specific qualification. Moreover, when looking into specific areas of competences we find that both groups tend to give the lowest scores on physical and operational qualifications such as use of firearms. A discussion of possible causes and implications of the findings is included in the article.

College cops: a study of education and policing in California

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christie Gardiner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
The State ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Police Education ◽  
The Usa ◽  
College Educated

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the state of police education in California. There is limited national data on the topic and this study aims to improve our knowledge by studying the state with the highest number of law enforcement officers in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 162 local law enforcement agencies (police and sheriffs’ departments) in California completed a 32-question electronic survey about police education and training. Findings – Findings reveal that California agencies are more likely than agencies nationwide to offer incentives to encourage officers to pursue higher education. Although most departments require only a high school diploma, 35 percent of sworn officers are college graduates. Most college-educated officers are employed by medium and large sized agencies in urban counties which pay above-average salaries. Research limitations/implications – This paper demonstrates how the prevalence of educated police officers varies and that higher education requirements do not adversely affect the hiring of female officers. It also provides insight from police managers regarding their concerns about requiring a four-year degree and perceptions of whether college-educated officers are actually better officers than non-college-educated officers. Practical implications – Research findings may be instructive to police managers wanting to increase the number of sworn officers in their agency who hold a college degree. Originality/value – It adds to the literature by describing the education level of police officers in California and providing information about the educational requirements and incentives offered to officers by law enforcement agencies. No previous study has addressed this topic, even though California employs 12 percent of all sworn peace officers in the USA.

'A place where open minds meet': The constraints of alignment and the effects of compulsory teacher training on teaching and learning in higher education

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Mihailova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
Disciplinary Expertise ◽  
University Lecturers ◽  
The University ◽  
Shed Light

The article investigates how university lecturers taking part in the compulsory teacher training at Stockholm University (SU) conceive of the effects of standardised and formalised training on their teaching. The study explores the emotions and responses evoked among academics when everyone is required to embrace the same pedagogic philosophy of constructive alignment (Biggs 2003), adopt the language of learning outcomes and assign the same standards to diverse academic practices. The article attempts to shed light on different conceptions of the quality of teaching and learning in higher education and the interplay between the lecturers' values of academic freedom, collegiality and disciplinary expertise and the university leadership's values of efficiency, accountability and measurability of performance. The article considers how these conceptions coexist and are negotiated within the university as an organisation.

scholarly journals Evaluation of quality assurance instruments in higher education institutions: A case of Oman

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Al-Amri ◽  
Y. Z. Zubairi ◽  
R. Jani ◽  
S. Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Summary Statistics ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Analyse Data

The use of a variety of instruments for quality assurance, management, and enhancement in higher education is well recognized. This article investigated the instruClose Panelments used by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Oman to measure, control, and manage the quality of their services in alignment with the standards set by Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA). Quality Assurance Managers (QAMs) from five HEIs were interviewed to identify the instruments used by them to fulfil the requirements of each standard and the way they make use of the data gathered by using these instruments. Findings from the study reveal that questionnaires and meetings are the most common instruments used by these institutions to measure, control and assure the efficacy of their current quality activities. In addition, HEIs use summary statistics to analyse data and then present them in meetings or through reports. On the other hand, it was found that substantial efforts are made to collect data but the efficient usage of data is missing. The QAMs reported a lack of awareness among the staff on the importance of collecting data since the staff members believe that these data are collected for documentation purposes only. This study emphasizes the importance of using the data gathered from different instruments in decision making and enhancing the quality of HEIs.

scholarly journals Internationalizing Higher Education

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Rolv Lyngstad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
University College ◽  
Faculty Meeting ◽  
Why Questions

Why are institutions of higher education interested in internationalization? The question was asked at a faculty meeting in our university college. A variety of arguments and opinions were expressed. Many “when”, “what”, “how”, “who” and “why” questions were asked. Some arguments were normative and altruistic emphasizing the need of helping to develop countries in improving their educational system, others took a more ideological stand explaining internationalization within a neo-liberal and globalized frame, and some arguments emphasized the importance of a comparative approach to improve the quality of national education.

scholarly journals The quality of the outputs of higher education under the LMD system: جودة مخرجات التعليم العالي في ظل نظام الـ LMD

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Al-Zahra Talhi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
University Education ◽  
Quality Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
System Components ◽  
Shed Light

Represents higher education the most important pillars of the development of human societies and the advancement of tools and that what occupies the position in creating and preparing technical and scientific frameworks eligible to achieve economic and social development. In addition to its role in knowledge, science and publication industry, though the adoption of quality systems in university education is only a response to the requirements of society and stimulate innovation and scientific research to achieve the sustainable development of the service of the human community. Aim of our research that shed light on one of the most important university education system components' outputs', and the aim is to measure the quality of higher education outputs and identify strengths and weaknesses.

scholarly journals Vocational Higher Education and Training in Brazil and the Quality Control

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Domenes Zapparoli ◽  
Ferdinando Vinicius Domenes Zapparoli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Vocational Higher Education ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
The Government ◽  
In The Beginning

This research focuses the sequential courses, a way of vocational higher education introduced in Brazil in 1999. The aim of this study is to show a general overview on vocational education in Brazil, the development of sequential courses, about the Brazilian universities and the representative institutions of category (syndicates, regional counseling, federations and confederations) and the quality control. These courses, with two years lasting, were implemented to develop in the students older than sixteen the professional background. These sequential courses are in the beginning phases of implementation, so there are not researches about them yet. However, the interest in sequential courses is increasing since they were implemented. Data from Ministry of Education point that in 1999 were offered one hundred seventy-eight courses in Brazil, meantime in 2002 the offering was six hundred twelve courses. Although the data show the sequential courses have been well accepted by Brazilian students, it is not possible to notice, if they fulfill the students’ expectations. The methodology to this work was developed through a bibliographic review about vocational education. Beyond the students, this research considers other important institutions or involved elements with this pattern of education and sequential courses, among them the government, the representative counseling of category, the teachers and the universities. We observed that there are many relevant questions those deserve some reflection related to different parts of these courses such as: a) the lack of links between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour, which leads to problems of recognition of the sequential courses in the labour market; b) the different points of view of trade unions, with some against and others in favour of this new kind of training workforce in Brazil; and c) the controversy among universities whether it is their role to offer sequential courses in addition to regular undergraduate degrees, partly because of their concerns regarding the quality of these courses. Key words: vocational education - sequential courses - workforce.

scholarly journals Den professionelt empatiske politibetjent: Politistuderendes håndtering af følelser i arbejdet

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 107-128
Author(s):  
Lotte Bloksgaard ◽  
Annick Prieur
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Police Education ◽  
Emotional Work ◽  
Emotional Demands ◽  
Different Strains ◽  
Shed Light

Denne artikel omhandler de personlige, sociale og følelsesmæssige krav, som stilles til politibetjente i dag. I artiklen undersøges hvilke kompetencekrav der stilles til Politiskolens ansøgere; hvordan de ønskede personlige kompetencer identificeres under optagelsen og opøves under uddannelsen, herunder hvorledes politistuderende bringer disse kompetencer i anvendelse i mødet med borgere. Videre belyser vi, hvordan kravet om empati forhandles og balanceres mod andre krav, samt hvordan belastninger i forbindelse med følelsesarbejde opleves og søges håndteret. I politiarbejdet gøres der meget ud af at skulle tage hensyn til politiets image, således at politibetjente strækker sig langt for at vise sig som tålmodige, venlige og hjælpsomme. Men hensynet til image udadtil kan blive understøttet af en vis barskhed backstage. Politibetjentene er udfordret på at være personlige i deres kommunikation (displayed emotions, med Hochschilds begreb) samtidigt med, at deres person (og felt emotions) skal holdes udenfor. Uniformen kommer til at fungere som en ”regnfrakke”, hvor forskellige typer af belastninger får lov til at prelle af. Artiklen bygger på dokumentanalyse, interviews med rekrutteringsansvarlige, undervisere og praktikkoordinatorer samt observation af studerende. Endvidere inddrages svar fra en spørgeskemaundersøgelse blandt politistuderende om disses oplevelser og håndteringer af følelsesmæssige krav og belastninger under deres praktikperioder. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Lotte Bloksgaard and Annick Prieur: The Empathetic Police Officer: Police Students’ Handling Emotions at Work This article analyzes the personal, social and emotional demands on police officers today. It examines the requirements for entrance to police education: how personal suitability is identified at the entrance examination, and how this is trained during the education. This includes how police students use their skills in encounters with citizens. We also shed light on how the demand for empathy is negotiated and balanced in relation to other demands, and how strains in connection with emotional work are experienced and handled. In police work there is concern for the image of the police force, and this concern makes police officers go to length to show themselves as patient, friendly and ready to lend a hand. The concern for this image may be sustained, however, by a certain roughness backstage. Police officers are challenged by the requirement of being personal (displayed emotions, with Hochschild’s concept) at the same time as their own person (and their felt emotions) should be kept out of the work situation. The uniform serves as a ”rain coat” making different strains rebound. The article draws on document analysis, interviews with recruiters, teachers and practice term coordinators as well as observations of the students. In addition data from a survey among police students concerning their experiences and handling the emotional demands and strains are included. Keywords: police, police education, empathy, social skills, management of emotions, emotional strains.

scholarly journals Selecting the future

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-132
Author(s):  
Teresa Duarte ◽  
António Lopes ◽  
Lucas Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Very High ◽  
Shed Light

In the last years, the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) at FEUP revealed a very high capability for attracting young students. However, the true reasons that determine the interest of the students in the Mechanical Engineering cycle of studies (CS) are not well understood. This paper tries to shed light on this question. A survey was prepared and applied to the first year students enrolled on MIEM in 2020-2021. The responses were analyzed statistically and organized comprehensively. The results show that the opinions of others, the quality and availability of information, the versatility and employability rates of the CS, the quality of training and the reputation of the HEI/CS are crucial. The findings can be further explored by the FEUP/CS decision makers to delineate policies envisaging strengthening the ability of Mechanical Engineering to compete for the best potential candidates to higher education. Indeed, the higher education institutions are aware that they have to fight for students in the global recruitment market and be more proactive than they used in the past.

Problems of education development in Russia and solutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
Юлия Евдокимова ◽  
Yuliya Evdokimova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Creation

The article describes and analyzes the methodology of rating institutions of higher education according to the Times Higher Education. The most significant indicators are the total citation of scientific publications, scientific reputation of the university in certain areas and academic reputation of each higher educational institution, including research activities and the quality of education. Analyzed are programs of educational crediting of leading Russian banks. The main problems of education in Russia: insufficient equipment of educational institutions, the need for restructuring and the creation of an independent quality control, alignment of business conditions for state and non-state institutions. The possible solutions to these problems are suggested. They are attributed the development of specific criteria for equipment institutions, differentiated by the type of educational organizations and their activities. As part of financing of equipment organizations is making the cost of equipping of educational institutions according to normative per capita funding. Considered are positive and negative effects of restructuring of educational institutions. In particular, globalization different levels of education institutions. Identified are obligatory components of independent quality control systems of education. The criteria by which subsequently will be monitored the quality of education should be developed centrally, go through public debate and be adopted by an open vote among teachers, that is, direct executors. Analyzed and summarized the results of public opinions about the quality of education in Russia. Revealed is dissatisfaction with the education system in Russia by a large percentage of the respondents. The options of the implementation of network forms of education with the creation of specialized classes in the third stage of secondary school are stressed: in-depth study of certain basic general subjects, or an introduction to the core curriculum subjects of specific areas of training for bachelors.

scholarly journals QUALITY ASSURANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION IN VIETNAM CURRENTLY

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5(45)) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Van Khoa Vu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Academic Training ◽  
International Integration ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Broad Overview

Quality assurance plays a significant role in enhancing the quality of higher education nowadays. Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW dated November 4, 2013, the Central Executive Committee (Session XI), on “fundamental and complete reform in education and training, serving industrialization and modernization in a socialist-oriented market economy and international integration” identified quality analyses as one of the tasks and solutions to radically and considerably renovate education and training. The paper provides a broad overview of some issues on quality control in advanced education and then suggests some measures to strengthen the quality of academic training in Vietnam ahead of the current regional and international integration trend.

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