(Re)-reforming external quality assurance in higher education – the Finnish case

Overberg, Jasmin; Lehmkuhl, Pia; Schütz, Marcel; Röbken, Heinke

doi:10.1080/21568235.2020.1718519

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“…Higher education institutions and educational programmes thus need to be proactive in developing approaches and ensuring continuous quality improvements (Overberg et al , 2020). This could be achieved mainly by planning and implementing programme evaluation as a part of internal and external QA mechanisms (Boyle and Bowden, 1997).…”

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A programme curricula evaluation framework as a pillar of internal quality assurance

Şahin

Türker

2022

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Purpose This study aims to explore ways of developing, implementing and validating a new framework and criteria for self-evaluation of programme curricula, with specific reference to the quality assurance certification process in a particular case. Design/methodology/approach The framework is developed using a case study research methodology and implemented based on criteria extraction through the triangulation of indicators achieved from internal goals and external directives. Findings The findings reveal that this is an improvement-led framework that can be adapted to other contexts during the quality assurance processes to facilitate periodical programme evaluations with a focus on the curriculum. Research limitations/implications The proposed practical tool is developed for the programme evaluation process with a curricular focus during the quality assurance certification process of an interior architectural programme while enlightening the processes for the periodical self-evaluations of other institutions. The framework depends on both institution-specific internal and external directives and fulfilling curriculum-related criteria of the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance. Originality/value Within quality assurance processes, despite external quality assurance mechanisms, there is a shortage of self-evaluation tools for internal quality assurance procedures, which allow the dissociation of programme-specific qualities. The proposed framework is developed as an example of a self-tailored internal quality assurance tool and process for educational institutions to reveal their unique qualities.

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A programme curricula evaluation framework as a pillar of internal quality assurance

Şahin

Türker

2022

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Research into Quality Assurance and Quality Management in Higher Education

Tight¹

2020

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research

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The Development and Re-Forming of Quality Assurance in German Higher Education – An Organizational Reform Perspective

Röbken,

Schütz

2023

International Journal of Educational Reform

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In this article, we analyze the historical development of quality-related reforms in German higher education using an organizational reform perspective. The purpose is to shed light on the processes behind recurring attempts to reform teaching quality since the beginnings of the modern research university to the present day. The development, variation, and also facilitation of quality approaches can be considered as a reaction to major changes in the context of universities, especially with regard to organizational growth. We argue that recurring reform initiatives can be interpreted as continuous, externally motivated self-improvement programs, which simultaneously contribute to communicating externally about quality. Overall, as the discourse on quality in universities intensifies and becomes more differentiated, the topic has increasing taken on a life of its own. Universities are internalizing quality management ideas and using them to distinguish themselves.

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(Re)-reforming external quality assurance in higher education – the Finnish case

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

A programme curricula evaluation framework as a pillar of internal quality assurance

A programme curricula evaluation framework as a pillar of internal quality assurance

Research into Quality Assurance and Quality Management in Higher Education

The Development and Re-Forming of Quality Assurance in German Higher Education – An Organizational Reform Perspective

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