... 11 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Accreditation Higher education Quality Continuous improvement Cost analysis The concept of accreditation is different for each accreditation agency. Besides the overlaps...

...Munirah Alajmi Purpose This study aimed to explore Kuwaiti public school principals' experiences in relation to autonomy and accountability after the implementation of the School Education Quality Improvement Project, which aimed to increase the autonomy and accountability of Kuwaiti public...

...Angelito Calma; Camille Dickson-Deane 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...

...Francisco José Fernández-Cruz; Jesús Miguel Rodríguez-Mantilla; Mª José Fernández Díaz Purpose Recently, the application of quality management systems (QMS) in educational institutions has become widespread, in an effort to improve diverse processes and results in schools. However, there are very...

... of the paper is to explore how organizational learning takes place in schools, which adopt CBE in addition to their ordinary curriculum. Moreover, the ambition of the approach regarding quality is examined. Methodology/approach A multiple-case study has been carried out. Four schools using CBE have been...

... a computer-assisted web interview technique to a sample of 2,572 people. Inter alia, the interviewees were asked to express their value perceptions and value expectations toward the case institution and to rate their own assessment of educational services’ quality. Findings The respondents felt...

... in the region; and explore options for leading East Asia's universities in a more meaningful direction. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Higher education Asia Performance Leadership rankings Quality It is May 27, 2011 and two media reports about Thai higher education...

...Nelofer Halai Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the development of education in private sector universities in Pakistan as compared to public universities. Additionally, the purpose is to understand the quality of education in private universities in light of the 2012...

... of many deviations from this rule offers opportunities for those who follow it. Research limitations/implications Besides some practical problems, the key intellectual problem is to measure or even define quality in academia. The principle holds nevertheless for any kind of academic quality...

...Richard Redmond; Elizabeth Curtis; Tom Noone; Paul Keenan Purpose There can be little doubt about the importance and relevance of quality for any service industry. One of the most influential contributors to service quality developments was W. Edwards Deming (1900‐1993). An important component...

...Gitachari Srikanthan; John F. Dalrymple Purpose This paper aims to develop an overarching basis to consider issues of quality in higher education. Design/methodology/approach An attempt is made to synthesise different approaches to management in higher education. Findings The article...

...Mohammed Arif Purpose The education system globally has moved from a push‐based or producer‐centric system to a pull‐based or customer centric system. Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award (MBQA) model happens to be one of the latest additions to the pull based models. The purpose of this paper...

...R. Andreu; L. Canós; S. de Juana; E. Manresa; L. Rienda; J.J. Tarí Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings derived from research work carried out by a team of six university lecturers who are members of a teaching quality improvement network. The aim is to increase the motivation...

... to determine the effectiveness of a graduate online subject. Design/methodology/approach The literature was reviewed to identify measures of success and quality in online education delivery. These measures were then considered in relation to their application in practice via a case study based around...

... are examined according to the Carnegie classification: 1. Research institutions. 2. Doctorate‐granting I institutions. 3. Liberal‐arts institutions. Education colleges Quality Human resource management In 1950, 43 percent of students who graduated from high school pursued higher...

...M. Sadiq Sohail; Jegatheesan Rajadurai; Nor Azlin Abdul Rahman With increasing competition amongst higher education institutions to attract students, “quality” has emerged as a theme to be adopted. This paper undertakes a case study of an institution, which has implemented a quality system...

...Perry den Brok; Mieke Brekelmans; Jack Levy; Theo Wubbels Due to increased external, societal pressure on schools via developments such as accountability and accreditation, there is a growing need of schools for instruments that provide them with information on the quality of the teaching...

... to the assessments are in particular highlighted as basic and important responsibilities for academic leaders. By studying a series of external quality assessments of educational programmes at universities and colleges in Norway, and analysing to what extent local department heads influenced the assessment processes...

..., the results indicate that the relationship between price and quality, the knowledge acquired, the economic utility of a business degree, image, as well as social and emotional value, are important drivers of value in business education. Moreover, when comparing value judgements on the basis of gender and year...

... process; examining a major approach to engaging in such research, namely, the micro‐political approach. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Australia Bargaining Education Quality Schools The development of the enterprise‐bargaining approach to industrial relations within education in Australia...