ERIC Number: EJ1067603
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1913-9020
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Malaysian Private Education Quality: Application of SERVQUAL Model
Vaz, Anthony; Mansori, Shaheen
International Education Studies, v6 n4 p164-170 2013
Intense competition among existing private education providers and the Malaysian government's relaxation of regulations for allowing international universities to open off shore campuses in Malaysia, have forced companies in the education industry to develop strategies which can help them to make their existing students satisfied and keep them loyal to the brand. This paper, studied the impact of five factors of service quality (responsiveness, reliability, empathy, assurance, tangibility) on students' satisfaction at private universities and colleges. For this purpose 431 questionnaires were collected from different private education providers in Malaysia. The results indicated that tangibility has an influence on satisfaction followed by empathy; responsiveness and assurance have a direct and positive effect on students' satisfaction. However, reliability has not shown any impact of students' satisfaction.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Education, Private Colleges, Universities, College Students, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction, Questionnaires, Educational Quality, Delivery Systems, Quality Assurance, Student College Relationship, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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