ERIC Number: EJ1268036
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-2311-6897
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Impact of the Self-Assessment Process on Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Vietnam
Pham, Phuong-Tam; Duong, Tran-Binh; Phan, Thi-Thuy-Trang; Nguyen, Thai-Huu; Nguyen, Minh-Thanh; Nguyen, Manh-Tuan; Hoang, Ngoc-Anh; Nguyen, Van-Thai-Binh; Nguyen, Tien-Trung
International Journal of Education and Practice, v8 n3 p536-546 2020
Quality assurance and accreditation has been implemented in Vietnam for nearly twenty years. It is mandatory for all Vietnamese higher education institutions to undertake accreditation including self-assessment. This study aims to investigate the impact of the self-assessment processes on quality enhancement of universities in Vietnam. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 participants from three Vietnamese universities located in three major regions: the North, the Central and the South. The interviewees were those who directly involved in the self-assessment processes including institutional leaders, department heads, faculty deans, internal quality assurance staff and lecturers. Thematic analysis identified that there was a number of notable impacts resulting from the implementation of self-assessment on higher education quality. Key impacts were reported in relation to: leadership and management, teaching staff, students and student support, and training programs. The study concludes that self-assessment processes had a positive impact on improving the quality of teaching, learning, program management and student support in Vietnamese universities sampled for the current study.
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Accreditation (Institutions), Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Higher Education, College Administration, Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Students, Academic Support Services, Leadership Effectiveness, Training, Foreign Countries
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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: Vietnam
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