Implementation of Quality Assurance Standards in European Higher Education: Does Context Matter?

Autor/inn/en	Alzafari, Khaled; Ursin, Jani
Titel	Implementation of Quality Assurance Standards in European Higher Education: Does Context Matter?
Quelle	In: Quality in Higher Education, 25 (2019) 1, S.58-75 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alzafari, Khaled) ORCID (Ursin, Jani)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1353-8322
DOI	10.1080/13538322.2019.1578069
Schlagwörter	Program Implementation; Quality Assurance; Educational Quality; Standards; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; National Standards; Curriculum Development; Universities; Strategic Planning; Program Design; Student Centered Learning; Admission (School); Certification; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Evaluation; Europe; Austria; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; Germany; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Lithuania; Netherlands; Spain; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätssicherung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Standard; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; University; Universität; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerrekrutierung; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Europa; Österreich; Tschechische Republik; Dänemark; Estland; Finnland; Deutschland; Italien; Lettland; Litauen; Niederlande; Spanien; Schweiz
Abstract	The vast majority of studies concerning the implementation of quality assurance in higher education institutions have been conducted from a national perspective, with few cross-national studies. This study aimed to explore the implementation of quality assurance standards in Europe from a comparative perspective. A questionnaire based on "Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area" was developed to compare countries. The results indicate that higher education institutions mainly formulate their quality assurance systems according to national standards or based on their own needs. The main emphasis in quality assurance is on teaching and learning activities and curriculum development. The major contribution of the study lies in showing how different country settings affect the implementation of quality assurance standards through presenting the strengths and weaknesses for quality assurance implementation among several European countries. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01