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Publication Date: 2010
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Quality Assessment of University Studies as a Service: Dimensions and Criteria
Pukelyte, Rasa
Quality of Higher Education, v7 p155-175 2010
This article reviews a possibility to assess university studies as a service. University studies have to be of high quality both in their content and in the administrative level. Therefore, quality of studies as a service is an important constituent part of study quality assurance. When assessing quality of university studies as a service, it is important to validate assessment dimensions and criteria. Seven dimensions (reliability, responsiveness, competence, communication, security, understanding the client, tangibility) of quality assessment of university studies as a service and criteria that describe these dimensions are distinguished in the article. (Contains 1 table, 2 figures and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Quality Control, Educational Change, Evaluation Criteria, Definitions, Delivery Systems, College Programs, Item Analysis, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, College Outcomes Assessment, Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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