Challenges of Implementing Quality in European Higher Education: An Expert Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Alzafari, Khaled; Kratzer, Jan
Titel	Challenges of Implementing Quality in European Higher Education: An Expert Perspective
Quelle	In: Quality in Higher Education, 25 (2019) 3, S.261-288 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alzafari, Khaled) ORCID (Kratzer, Jan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1353-8322
DOI	10.1080/13538322.2019.1676963
Schlagwörter	Educational Quality; Higher Education; Barriers; Specialists; Reliability; Educational Finance; Instructional Leadership; Organizational Culture; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Education; Institutional Characteristics; Stakeholders; Foreign Countries; Institutional Evaluation; Educational Administration; Germany; Finland; Spain; Poland; Czech Republic; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Reliabilität; Bildungsfonds; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Unternehmenskultur; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ausland; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Deutschland; Finnland; Spanien; Polen; Tschechische Republik; Österreich
Abstract	Embedding quality into higher education institutions is a challenging matter given the complexity of the higher education environment. Although several studies have been conducted seeking to reveal associated challenges, a limited number of researches have been implemented on a cross-national level. This study investigates challenges associated with implementing quality in European higher education institutions as well as exploring the differences amongst them. The methodology involved qualitative analysis for 40 expert interviews coupled with employing 'triangulation of source' procedure to assure the reliability of the findings. Furthermore, the results are quantified to investigate the frequency of challenges. These challenges are discussed under three broad categories: (1) organisation challenges that include quality system, educational system and external stakeholders; (2) implementation challenges including execution, competency and funding challenges; (3) leadership and quality culture challenges. The article relates the challenges to quality in European higher education and the ways to overcome them. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01