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Direct linkJackson, Mary Jo; Helms, Marilyn M.; Ahmadi, Mohammad – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to address students' expectations of classroom pedagogy. It suggests that meeting students' specific expectations of teaching, one of the core educational processes, could impact the perception of the overall quality of the educational experience. Design/methodology/approach: A survey was administered to 372 first-year…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Educational Experience
Warring, Susan – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse how learning levels differ within and between degrees and diplomas with specific application to the Bachelor of Applied Business Studies degree and the New Zealand Diploma of Business, which are delivered at a New Zealand polytechnic. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review and content analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Autonomy, Content Analysis, Lifelong Learning
Doman, Mark S. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: This case study aims to demonstrate that lean principles and practices utilized in industry can be successfully applied to improve higher education administrative processes through an innovative and engaging learning experience involving undergraduate students. Design/methodology/approach: This is a first-hand account by the instructor of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Models, Industry, Grades (Scholastic)
Brown, Sally – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to outline the ways in which staff of a post-1992 UK university set about enhancing the student experience, at a time when the institution had poor student evaluations as demonstrated by the UK National Student Survey and other indicators. Using a range of interventions led by the PVC (Academic), a concerted…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Student Evaluation, Student Surveys
Awang, Marinah; Ismail, Ramlee; Flett, Peter; Curry, Adrienne – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to shed light on changes in the Malaysian education system, with particular reference to the development of Smart Schools, and to evaluate progress with respect to knowledge management in school education. Design/methodology/approach: The research is designed around questionnaires based on a knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Educational Change, Information Technology
Ndirangu, Mwangi; Udoto, Maurice O. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to report findings on the perceptions of quality of educational facilities in Kenyan public universities, and the implications for teaching/learning, and the learning environment. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted an exploratory descriptive design. A total of 332 and 107 undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities, Educational Environment, Public Colleges
Giavrimis, Panagiotis; Giossi, Stella; Papastamatis, Adamantios – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The aim of the present study is to investigate why teachers participate in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes, what their sociological approaches are, and where they focus their attention in order to achieve the objectives of their training in these new technologies. Design/methodology/approach: The sample group of…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Teacher Attitudes
Flumerfelt, Shannon; Banachowski, Michael – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: This research article is based on the Baldrige National Quality Program Education Criteria for Performance Excellence's conceptualization of improvement as a dual cycle/three element initiative of examining and bettering inputs, processes, and outputs as driven by measurement, analysis and knowledge management work. This study isolates a…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Higher Education, Total Quality Management, Figurative Language
Temtime, Zelealem T.; Mmereki, Rebana N. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of satisfaction and perceived relevance of the Graduate Business Education (GBE) programme at the University of Botswana. Design/methodology/approach: A self-administered questionnaire and face to face interviews were used to collect data from Master of Business Administration (MBA)…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Barriers, Relevance (Education)
Kleijnen, Jan; Dolmans, Diana; Willems, Jos; van Hout, Hans – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore faculty's perceptions of quality management activities (QMA) within their departments, attention being paid to relevant quality aspects and whether quality management contributes to control or improvement of higher education. Furthermore, it examines differences between departments and relationships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Total Quality Management, Educational Practices
Toker, Boran – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the levels of job satisfaction among academicians in the universities of Turkey and to examine the effects of demographics on levels of satisfaction among them. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire-based study was conducted in 648 academicians working in the Universities of Turkey. Data…
Descriptors: Research Assistants, Social Status, Marital Status, Job Satisfaction
Tran, Nga D.; Nguyen, Thanh T.; Nguyen, My T. N. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of the Standard of Quality for higher education institutions in Vietnam which was developed in response to an urgent call for a fundamental reform to enhance the quality of educational provision, particularly of teaching and learning. Design/methodology/approach: The standard and…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Higher Education, Evaluation Criteria, Criticism
Cheng, Alison Lai Fong; Yau, Hon Keung – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of a sample of Hong Kong principals and teachers of the extent to which quality management (QM) has been effectively implemented in primary schools. The features of QM improvement implemented in Hong Kong primary schools include: values and duties, systems and teams(ST) resources and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Principals, Teaching Methods
Reid, Ken – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: Final year students attending British universities now complete an annual questionnaire to assess their views on their learning experiences of higher education (HE) from a variety of perspectives. They undertake this process as part of the National Student Survey (NSS). These data are then collated and an annual report with associated…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Student Surveys, Quality Control
Kettunen, Juha – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: This study seeks to develop and describe the benchmarking approach of enhancement-led evaluation in higher education and to present a cross-evaluation process for degree programmes. Design/methodology/approach: The benchmarking approach produces useful information for the development of degree programmes based on self-evaluation,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Benchmarking, Academic Degrees
