Why (not) assess? Views from the academic departments of Finnish universities

Huusko, Mira; Ursin, Jani

doi:10.1080/02602930903125264

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“…In Finland, the consolidations of results from different quality assurance case studies have already yielded systematic reviews. Huusko and Ursin (2010) examined how academics in Finland experienced and responded to self-evaluations. The findings showed that external quality assurance may be time consuming and possibly will increase bureaucracy.…”

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Implementing Quality Assurance in Saudi Arabia: A Comparison between the MESO and the MICRO Levels at PSU

Albaqami¹

2015

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Quality assurance in higher education remains to be one of the most prominent fields of research at the present. In the Saudi Arabian higher education institutions (HEIs), quality assurance is a relatively new concept and Saudi universities seem not to effectively implement quality assurance caused by the certain obstacles. As such, there are two objectives to be addressed; first, to explore the current quality assurance mechanisms. Second, to identify factors that enhances or hinder the effectiveness of the internal quality assurance system in Saudi Arabian HEIs. A case study involving Prince Sultan University was used to examine these questions. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews with both meso and micro levels, as well as document analysis and observation. A grounded theory approach based on that advocated by Strauss and Corbin was taken to analysis the data. The findings of this study support the perceived use of many different standards based evaluative processes, which provide feedback from the various stakeholder perspectives. The findings also demonstrate perceived supportive factors of the commitment/support of leadership and management, awareness and orientation of employees/faculty. In addition, the findings also report that/faculty resistance and infrastructure limitations focused on financial and human capital constraints were perceived as inhibitive factors to QA.Keywords: NCAAA, PSU, quality assurance mechanism, factors influencing, the quality assurance implementation(1) What is the current quality assurance mechanism at PSU? www.ccsenet.org/hes Higher Education Studies

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Section: Quality Assurance In Higher Educationmentioning

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Implementing Quality Assurance in Saudi Arabia: A Comparison between the MESO and the MICRO Levels at PSU

Albaqami¹

2015

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“…Improvement and quality assurance processes in universities have been implemented in nearly every country of the world, following different procedures and achieving different results (e.g. Kells, 1992;Van Vught and Westerheijden, 1993;Frederiks et al, 1994;Ratcliff, 1996;Thune, 1998;Shore and Wright, 2000;Brennan and Shah, 2000a;Yonezawa, 2002;Mollis and Marginson, 2002;Schwarz and Westerheijden, 2004;Brooks, 2005;Al Bandary, 2005;Hoecht, 2006;Gvaramadze, 2008;Michavila and Zamorano, 2008;Huusko and Ursin, 2010;Cret, 2011;Hou, 2011;Shah et al, 2011).…”

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Chilean universities and institutional quality assurance processes

López

Rojas

López

et al. 2015

Quality Assurance in Education

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to conduct a quantitative analysis of the university accreditation processes in Chilean universities. The aim is to determine the effects of the different variables, especially the type of institutions (state-and privately owned, with and without state financial support) on the results obtained. Design/methodology/approach -Univariate and multivariate statistical analysis of official data. Findings -Results indicate consistency in the accreditation processes in Chilean universities, as those variables directly associated with the processes accounted for approximately 70 per cent of the variation in the length of accreditation periods (between 0 and seven years), these variables being the ones that defined the type of universities. High dispersion was found in six state-owned universities that behaved as if they were private universities and in two private universities that behaved as if they were state universities. However, a high percentage of the universities included in the analysis maintained their affiliation to their corresponding legal group, when their performance in accreditation processes was analyzed. Originality/value -The results of the university accreditation processes in Chile have been the focus of a intense debate due to the legal and economic conflicts between the different types of universities. This study constitutes the first scientific analysis of the results of these processes, especially in terms of the performance of the different types of universities, thus enabling a better interpretation of the results. This information is useful not only in the terms of the legal reforms that are being carried out in Chile, but they also help the understanding of the processes of accreditation of higher education in other Latin American countries.

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“…Future studies on quality assurance should pay attention to exploring the reasons why the external quality assurance schemes can (or cannot) lead to institutional improvements (Liu, Tan & Meng, 2015). A study conducted in Finland found out that external quality assurance may be time-consuming and possibly increasing the bureaucracy (Huusko & Ursin, 2010). On the other hand, Shah and Nair (2011) found that strategic planning along with external quality audit could improve the performance of the educational institution by time if academic staff members were involved in strategy implementation, reviews, and ongoing improvement.…”

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Jubail Industrial College (JIC) Educational Quality Assurance and Management Procedures: Chemical and Process Engineering Technology Department as an Example

Elzagheid¹

2019

EUROPEAN J ED RES

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The main goal of this paper is to briefly describe the educational quality assurance procedures of Jubail Industrial College and share its experience with other local and international institutions that are potentially interested in implementing similar quality assurance procedures in their various departments. This paper follows a document and descriptive method. Document analysis qualitative approach was opted. In essence, implementing quality assurance procedures within any educational institution ensures quality education and helps to maintain an organized structure. Internal quality assurance policies and practices guarantee that the quality of education in an academic institution is consistently monitored. This paper can be utilized by both academic planners and quality assurance personnel in academic institutions. The quality assurance procedures described in this paper are used to ensure the quality of education specific to the Jubail Industrial College; however, it can be applied in other academic institutions as well.

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Why (not) assess? Views from the academic departments of Finnish universities

Cited by 26 publications

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Implementing Quality Assurance in Saudi Arabia: A Comparison between the MESO and the MICRO Levels at PSU

Implementing Quality Assurance in Saudi Arabia: A Comparison between the MESO and the MICRO Levels at PSU

Chilean universities and institutional quality assurance processes

Jubail Industrial College (JIC) Educational Quality Assurance and Management Procedures: Chemical and Process Engineering Technology Department as an Example

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