The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of how the employees of higher education institutions perceive the impact of external evaluations. The study was conducted using the concurrent mixed method and involved 361 employees from Estonian universities and professional higher education institutions. The results indicated that evaluation is mostly deemed necessary at the levels of the organisation and the system; from the personal viewpoint of an employee, positive effects of external evaluations are perceived to a lesser degree. The negative influences mentioned were increased bureaucracy, extra work and stress. Top managers of institutions most often saw the positive influences from external evaluations since they help to implement reorganisations and development activities within an organisation. Managers perceived the positive effects of external evaluations on their everyday work as well, more than other employees did. Researchers felt the positive effects of external evaluations least. Nearly a quarter of all employees of higher education institutions do not perceive the effects of external evaluations on their everyday work at all. Employees of professional higher education institutions perceive the positive effects of external evaluations to a greater extent than employees of universities do, indicating that external evaluation has contributed to the development of their organisations. The differences in opinions of the employees of higher education institutions regarding perceived positive and negative impacts of external evaluations-whether on individual, organisation or system points of view-indicate that employees do not identify closely enough with the organisation and its strategic goals.
Artikli aluseks on 2014. aastal Eesti Kõrghariduse Kvaliteediagentuuris tehtud institutsionaalse akrediteerimise hindamisaruannete kvalitatiivne analüüs, millega selgitati välja Eesti kõrgkoolide peamised tugevad ja nõrgad küljed. Artikli eesmärk on teavitada haridusüldsust rahvusvaheliste ekspertide hinnangutest ja soovitustest Eesti kõrgkoolidele ning pakkuda kõrgkoolide juhtkondadele tuge tõenduspõhiste muudatuste tegemisel. Uuringu valimi moodustasid kümme kõrgkooli, mis olid 2014. aasta juuniks positiivselt akrediteeritud. Analüüsi tulemused osutasid, et kõrgkoolid on edukad personali- ja ressursijuhtimises, nende taristu on väga heal tasemel ning üldjuhul on kõrgkoolide lõpetajad konkurentsivõimelised nii Eestis kui ka rahvusvaheliselt. Uuringust ilmnes ka selge vajadus kõrgkoolide tegevust fookustada, arendada piiratud ressursi tingimustes neid valdkondi, milles ollakse tugevad, ning loobuda valdkondadest, kus puudub kriitiline hulk üliõpilasi ja/või heal tasemel õppejõude. Vaja on muuta kõrgkoolis õppimise ja õpetamise paradigmat, liikudes traditsioonilise õppejõu- ja ainekeskse õpetamise juurest iga õppija individuaalset ja sotsiaalset arengut toetava koostöise õppimise ja õpetamise suunas. Eesti kõrghariduse kestlikkuse seisukohast on samuti oluline lisada rahvusvaheline mõõde kõikidesse kõrgkooli põhiprotsessidesse, sh nendes kõrgkoolides, mis on orienteeritud ainult siseturule. Summary
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