Institutional Consequences of Quality Assessment

Accreditation Challenges in Saudi Universities

“…Finally, the study found that the type of the university, public or private, may play a significant role in the implementation of quality assurance as a result of seeking legitimacy supported by institutional theory. The age of the university was also found to be crucial, as PSU is considered relatively new and KAU is not; this is consistent with the argument that new universities have a more positive view of the self-evaluation process and consequently are more adaptable in compliance with external demands in this regard (Rosa et al, 2006). The study results support the findings of other studies that demographic variables of participants impact on perceptions of quality (Papadimitriou et al, 2008;Rosa et al, 2006;Stensaker et al, 2011).…”

“…These included employee resistance, as also mentioned by Modell (2003), Rosa et al (2006), Csizmadia (2006), and Papadimitriou (2011). At PSU, QA actors reportedly played a crucial role in overcoming this issue and convincing all staff to implement QA.…”

“…From institutional theory, the theory was utilised by studies such as those of Rosa et al (2006) and Modell (2003) to explain how institutions deal with the development of quality assurance implementation. As discussed by Modell (2003), which is appropriate to this study, investigated the development of quality control measures among Swedish universities, quality assurance is an endeavour that normally challenges the members of institutions into providing evidence that they have been fulfilling their roles and responsibilities properly.…”

“…It is resisted because it challenges the norms and cultures that people within the institution have been accustomed to, and generates the fear of change affecting both professional and personal lives (Modell, 2003). Rosa et al (2006), on the other hand, conducted a study to explore the perception of rectors and academic on quality assessment system at Portuguese universities and their consequence at the institutional level. The authors found that the staff rectors held positive views in implementing quality assurance.…”

Winds of change? Academics’ views on the introduction of quality management in Kazakhstan

“…Consequently, debates about the real impact of quality assurance mechanisms on the internal micro processes of institutions and on the improvement as well as development in teaching and learning began to develop. Furthermore, these debates are comparable to those in other European countries (Harvey and Newton, 2004; João Rosa et al , 2006). As Westerheijden et al (2007) state, quality assurance has become a game of policymakers, quality assurance agencies, quality managers and professionals, leaving less attention to the academics.…”