ERIC Number: EJ1103971
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 18
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Expectations of Higher Education Students: A Comparison between the Perception of Student and Teachers
Borghi, Sulyana; Mainardes, Emerson; Silva, Érika
Tertiary Education and Management, v22 n2 p171-188 2016
Higher education institutions are ever more interested in the development of tools that enable them to evaluate and manage the expectations of their students with the purpose of attracting and keeping them satisfied. This research compares what the faculty believes the students expect from a higher education institution with the expectations of students entering higher education. A quantitative study was performed with students from a higher education institution through the application of a questionnaire covering 32 different expectations. The perceptions of the faculty were also collected through the same questionnaire, suitably adapted. The results of the investigation demonstrated differences in thinking between students and professors, with 19 variables representing student expectations that showed statistically significant mean differences. In 13 variables the students had greater expectations than the faculty believed, while for six variables the faculty indicated higher expectations than the students declared. Identifying the existence of this gap in knowledge will allow the higher education institution to adjust its services to the expectations of students, leading them to greater satisfaction.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Expectation, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Teacher Student Relationship, College Faculty, Investigations, Models, Student Satisfaction, Educational Quality, Likert Scales, Research Methodology, Surveys, Knowledge Level
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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: Brazil
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