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The Influence of National Quality Assurance Policies on Institutional Planning for Internationalization Processes of Chilean Universities
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Ramírez-Valdivia, Martha T.; Latorre, Paulina – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to identify any relation between the strategies defined in Chilean higher education institutions strategic planning and the compliance with both national accreditation criteria and the dimensions of an integrated internationalization approach, allowing to determine if standards and funding policies shape…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, Factor Analysis, Universities
Entrepreneurial Vision and Brazil's System of Higher Education Assessment
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Almeida, Mariza; Plonski, Guilherme Ary; Axel-berg, Justin; Baeta, Adelaide; Terra, Branca; Simões, Bruno; Etzkowitz, Henry – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to propose a performance measurement system to evaluate the key aspects of entrepreneurial activities in Brazilian universities. Design/methodology/approach: This study was developed in two phases. Both phases consisted of a survey sent to Brazilian universities (public, private and not-for-profit) whose technology…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Universities
Quality Assurance and New Public Management: Transformations in Organizational Structures, Functions and Roles in Argentine Universities
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Marquina, Monica; Gimenez, Graciela; Rodríguez, Wenceslao; Mazzeo, Ignacio – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study how quality assurance (QA) has impacted Argentina's higher education system, how QA tasks are reflected on the organizational structure of institutions, which kind of professional profiles the new QA staff assume and to what extent university life is reconfigured from these changes.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, Universities, Educational Quality
Multiple Meta-Assessment Measures of a Quality Process: Toward Institutional Effectiveness
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Pham, Nhung Thi Tuyet – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to share quality process experience from a US comprehensive university to use both direct (participation rate and assessment quality) and indirect assessment measures (assessment survey) to evaluate the quality process. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed method design was used to evaluate the quality…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Organizational Effectiveness, Feedback (Response), Institutional Evaluation
Measuring Service Quality in Higher Education: Development of a Hierarchical Model (HESQUAL)
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Teeroovengadum, Viraiyan; Kamalanabhan, T. J.; Seebaluck, Ashley Keshwar – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to develop and empirically test a hierarchical model for measuring service quality in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: The first phase of the study consisted of qualitative research methods and a comprehensive literature review, which allowed the development of a conceptual model comprising 53 service quality…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Educational Quality, Validity, Reliability
Economic and Cultural Factors Affecting University Excellence
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Jabnoun, Naceur – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2009
Purpose: The ranking of top universities in the world has generated increased interest in the factors that enhance university performance. The purpose of this paper is to identify economic and cultural factors that affect the number of top ranking universities in each country. Design/methodology/approach: This paper first identifies the number of…
Descriptors: Universities, Classification, Institutional Characteristics, Surveys