Quality Assurance in Education: Volume 27 Issue 3

Attitude of Russian teachers towards the new standards

Daria Khanolainen

In 2010, the Russian Federation began introducing the new educational standards as a national reform designed to improve education quality. This study aims to identify how…

Evaluation and control process in higher education institutions: a comparative analysis

Joaquim Mourato, Maria Teresa Patrício

The purpose of this paper is to study the evaluation and control processes in the governance systems of higher education institutions (HEIs).

Assessing the impact of ISO: 9001 implementation on school teaching and learning processes

Francisco José Fernández-Cruz, Jesús Miguel Rodríguez-Mantilla, Ma José Fernández-Díaz

A growing number of schools are now implementing quality management systems (QMS). As a result, studies are being conducted to assess the educational benefits of these systems and…

Quality assuring the professional doctorate: Challenging traditional precepts through the supervisors’/advisers’ lens

Abdulai Abukari, Solomon David

This paper aims to critically examine the quality of professional doctorates (PDs) from the perspective of programme supervisors in terms of how quality assurance provisions have…

Effect of service quality on graduates’ satisfaction

Abdel-Aziz Ahmad Sharabati, Mohammad M. Alhileh, Hesham Abusaimeh

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of service quality on graduates’ satisfaction as perceived by Middle East University (MEU) graduates.

Is feedback to tutors the key to supporting quality in adult education?: A case study of a private training organisation in New Zealand

Euan Wilson

The purpose of this paper is to examine best practices in supporting tutors in academic quality within private training enterprises (PTEs) in New Zealand and to make practical…

The lean prescription for non-traditional adult learners

Jitendra Singh

The purpose of this paper is to describe how lean management principles can be used in teaching and learning processes while preparing classes for non-traditional adult learners…