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Pehlivan, Davut; Cicek, Kadir – Quality in Higher Education, 2021
A quality management system is an essential and mandatory instrument for maritime higher education institutions mandated by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. To design an effective quality management system, it is strongly recommended to take the most comprehensive model of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, College Administration, Marine Education
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Calma, Angelito; Dickson-Deane, Camille – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: This paper explores some management concepts and how applying these concepts from business to higher education can be problematic, let alone incompatible, particularly in relation to measuring quality in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: It provides a conceptual understanding of the literature on quality in the higher…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Higher Education, College Administration, Commercialization
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Hunter, Judy – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2012
Education to meet labour market demands and employer needs is a key priority in New Zealand's education policy. Government agendas for language and literacy education align with global discourses that link economic productivity to quality control, standardisation and proceduralisation through close regulation and funding. Yet, the interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Needs, Commercialization, College Administration
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Manivannan, M.; Premila, K. S. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2009
The indomitable spirit of higher education paves the way for the growth of a nation in the political, economic, social, intellectual and spiritual dimensions. Teacher education is one of the areas in higher education which trains student-teachers in pedagogy, which in turn helps them to train the young minds of educational institutions. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Schools of Education, Institutional Evaluation, Standards
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Volkwein, J. Fredericks – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
A diverse society has created a diverse education system, which in turn requires diverse and complex mechanisms of quality control. The diversity and complexity of the industrial, service, and knowledge-based economy, with its vast variety of occupations and dynamic labor markets, heavily influences the curricular structures and academic profiles…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Needs, Quality Control, Accountability
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Amaral, Alberto; Rosa, Maria Joao; Tavares, Diana Amado – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2009
There have been calls to increase the autonomy of higher education institutions in Europe for a number of years. They have been counterbalanced by demands for increasing accountability and a European quality assurance system. In London in 2007, the European ministers of education decided to implement a European register of accredited quality…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Regulation, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
Brownlow, Sue, Ed. – 1995
This publication presents seven papers as well as workshop summaries from a conference on managing quality assurance frameworks of further education and higher education validating bodies in the United Kingdom. Two opening papers reflect on managing quality assurance: "Key Issues" (Anne Stennett) and "Quality Fears at the FE/HE…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, College Administration, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Lindsay, Alan – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1994
A discussion of Australian higher education looks at the nature of quality and its assessment in higher education, particularly in the context of a new national committee on quality assurance. It examines the compatibility of quality management strategies with existing institutional decision-making and management processes. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Quality, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries
Bennett, Charles – Business Officer, 1997
The most widely recognized quality management standard in the world, the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9000, is considered by some in higher education to have much potential for college administration. Its advantages include its focus on organizational infrastructure, adaptability, articulation of tangible requirements for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
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Hanson, Emil O. – College and University, 1995
Benchmarking, associated with quality management philosophy currently common in higher education institutions, identifies processes considered to be the standard to emulate. A benchmark student administrative services area represents the best related processes brought together in one institution. A benchmark institution is described. It is argued…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, College Administration, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria
Lewis, Ralph G.; Smith, Douglas H. – 1994
This volume offers a detailed argument for and description of Total Quality Management (TQM) for institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 elaborates on why TQM is good for higher education and includes some warning as to why implementation at colleges and universities may not be easy. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the history of the TQM…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1991
This bulletin provides descriptions of two of the most widely used business and industry quality models--the British Standards Institution system (BS5750) and Total Quality Management (TQM). The focus is on applications of the models in further education colleges. The first section clarifies what the term "quality" means, in general and…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Continuing Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Suelzle, Marijean; And Others – 1980
Research and instructional role strains are identified, based on the use of large-scale mail surveys for college self-study that are used to teach introductory research methodology. The two organizational hierarchies, the research model and the instructional model, are examined. Experiences at Northwestern University, Northeastern Illinois…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty