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Francisco Iniesto; Rebecca Ferguson; Martin Weller; Rob Farrow; Rebecca Pitt – OTESSA Journal, 2022
Assessment and recognition are key aspects of microcredentials, and other courses offered on massive open online course (MOOC) platforms. Microcredentials are designed to address the needs of employers and learners looking for units of study at a higher education level aligned with the requirements of labour markets. This paper reviews current…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, MOOCs
Mohammad Ali Ashraf; Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan; Tanzila Amir; Mohd Hasanur Raihan Joarder; Abu Rashed Osman – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of standardization, accreditation process on academic freedom and quality learning in higher education institutes (HEIs). In addition, this study explores the mediating effects of academic freedom between standardization, accreditation and learning. Design/methodology/approach: To attain the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Accreditation (Institutions), Academic Freedom, Educational Quality
Huu-Bich Nguyen; Nguyen Quang Duy Vu; Duc-Tai Dinh; Hiep-Hung Pham – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2025
This bibliometric study investigates the evolution and trends in quality assurance in distance higher education (QADHE) through a comprehensive analysis of Scopus-indexed publications spanning from 1993 to 2024. The research aims to address several critical aspects, including publication trends, international collaboration networks, influential…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Bibliometrics
Daniels, Carlo; Niemczyk, Ewelina K.; de Beer, Zacharias L. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2023
As evident in scholarly literature, universities worldwide embrace Sustainable Development Goals initiated by United Nations. Yet, regardless institutions' commitment, many countries, especially developing ones, struggle to effectively implement sustainability-oriented principles and practices in higher education. To that end, this paper, based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Higher Education
Oliveira, Gisela – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2023
The use of codebooks to categorise qualitative data and to increase consistency in coding between multiple researchers is a well-established strategy in qualitative research. However, due to the focus on team-based research projects, the possibilities for the use of codebooks by individual researchers are rarely discussed. With the aim of adding…
Descriptors: Guides, Data Analysis, Transfer of Training, Coding
Papanikos, Gregory T. – Athens Journal of Education, 2023
This paper examines the quality evaluations of the Greek Universities highlighting those which offer a full-fledged study program of primary education. There are eight principles-criteria according to which each university is evaluated. For each principle, scores may range from 1 (noncompliance with the principle) to 4 (fully compliance). I…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Institutional Evaluation, Accreditation (Institutions)
Tak Cheung Chan; Binbin Jiang – Educational Research and Development Journal, 2023
Universities are accountable to the community for the academic mission assigned to them through public support. The purpose of this study is to investigate the strategies employed by a department of a university in South China to achieve the accountability goals established by the university. The focus is on examining how faculty and staff at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Educational Strategies, Organizational Objectives
Kazungu, Isaac; Kubenea, Hadija – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: Higher learning institutions (HLIs) need to have quality service facilities to achieve customer satisfaction and positive word of mouth (WoM). The purpose of this study is to assess customer satisfaction as a mediator of service facility and WoM in the context of Tanzania's HLIs. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods approach was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Higher Education, Services
Sohail Ahmad; Afaq Ahmed – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to explore whether and how leaders' attributes, understanding of and attitude towards quality assurance (QA) shape their practices towards effective implementation of QA in universities. Design/methodology/approach: Using qualitative case study, the data were collected from nine institutional leaders purposively selected…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Universities
Lonneke H. Schellekens; Marieke F. van der Schaaf; Cees P.M. van der Vleuten; Frans J. Prins; Saskia Wools; Harold G. J. Bok – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to report the design, development and evaluation of a digital quality assurance application aimed at improving and ensuring the quality of assessment programmes in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: The application was developed using a design-based research (DBR) methodology. The application's design was…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Programming, Higher Education
Guernon Emmanuelle – Online Submission, 2024
This paper examines the evolving landscape of higher education publications, focusing on the emergence of new models that are reshaping scholarly discourse and dissemination. Through a comprehensive review of literature, we analyze the trends, challenges, and opportunities presented by these new models. Our exploration encompasses diverse…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Mohamed Redha Bougherira; Mayada Hassan Elasmar; Nasser Saud Alrayes – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2024
Research demonstrates that attempts to improve the quality of education in higher education institutions (HEIs) through external quality assurance (EQA) systems have not always produced the expected results due to the complex nature of education and scepticism regarding the applicability of EQA systems to education. It frequently resulted in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accreditation (Institutions), Quality Assurance, Educational Quality
Laura Jarrell; Dale Kirby – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the roles of quality managers at community colleges, their experiences balancing accountability and improvement and their insights into the future of quality assurance. Design/methodology/approach: This phenomenological, qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with eight community college quality…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, Administrators
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2024
Microcredentials hold promise for connecting people's skillsets with labour market demand in a rapidly changing world of work. They have proliferated in recent years across economic sectors and education levels, reinforcing European and national efforts to understand and develop them better. They can increase the provision of…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Credibility, Educational Practices, Education Work Relationship
Avi J. Cohen – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
Using the backward design model, the author of this article surveys and connects the economic competencies literature evolving from Hansen with the literature on literacy-targeted principles courses. He makes the case why departments should offer LT principles courses--which focus on higher-level mastery of a shorter list of concepts that students…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Teaching Methods, Mastery Learning, Nonmajors