ERIC Number: EJ1169416
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Publication Date: 2018-Mar
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Universidad de Chile: Self-Assessment and Its Effects on University's Management
Busco, Carolina; Dooner, Cecilia; d'Alencon, Andrés
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, v75 n3 p431-447 Mar 2018
This paper presents a brief approach to the results of a case study of a university within the Chilean higher education system, focusing on the effects of self-assessment on the university's management of undergraduate and postgraduate programs from 2011 to 2014. The research hypothesis is that the university's management, as a dependent variable, is impacted by self-assessment. The data gathering process was structured in three methodological steps: Step 1 considered the consistency analysis to evaluate the use of managerial language and visualize any consequences of planning documents after self-assessment. Step 2 involved the elaboration of a semi-structured interview that was applied to a sample of 12 key informants with the objective of encouraging qualitative categorization regarding the self-evaluation process and its effects. Step 3 entailed the construction of a questionnaire that would allow for a quantitative description. Several impacts have been reported analyzing the results from three main perspectives: organizational learning, cultural shift, and university and stakeholders.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Self Evaluation (Groups), Educational Assessment, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, College Administration, Educational Planning, Documentation, Content Analysis, Semi Structured Interviews, Administrator Attitudes, Stakeholders, Classification, Qualitative Research, Questionnaires, School Culture
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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