ERIC Number: EJ1156846
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 15
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Reclaiming Quality in Higher Education: A Human Factor Approach
Cheng, Ming
Quality in Higher Education, v23 n2 p153-167 2017
Interest in quality is well established within higher education. This paper will critically review the most commonly used definitions of quality: fitness for purpose and value for money. It will point out that these two definitions are important but they ignore the emancipatory power of higher education and the development needs of academics and students. This paper will propose a new understanding of quality as a virtue of professional practice, which can be used as a useful force for individual academics and students to increase their commitment to learning and teaching. A new model of quality evaluation will be outlined as a supportive mechanism to enhance academics' professionalism and to increase students' capability to learn.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Definitions, Professionalism, Cost Effectiveness, Management by Objectives, Accountability, Beliefs, Moral Issues, Quality Assurance, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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