Quality in higher education : developing a virtue of professional practice

Quality in higher education : developing a virtue of professional practice / Ming Cheng.

Many countries now employ national evaluation systems to demonstrate publicly that universities provide a quality education. However, the current processes of quality evaluation are often detached from the practices of teaching and learning. In particular, those who teach and those who learn still h...

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Main Author: Cheng, Ming (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam, The Netherlands : SensePublishers, [2016]
Subjects:
Education, Higher.
Education, Higher > Evaluation.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
higher education.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Education, Higher > Evaluation
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Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; OVERVIEW; THE MORAL DIMENSIONS OF QUALITY; QUALITY AS A VIRTUE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STUDENTS' AND ACADEMICS' PERSPECTIVES MATTER; BOOK STRUCTURE; CHAPTER 1: RECLAIMING QUALITY; INTRODUCTION; FITNESS FOR PURPOSE; An Analysis of the Purpose; VALUE FOR MONEY; The Customer Orientation; QUALITY IS MORE THAN MANAGEMENT; QUALITY AS A VIRTUE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; CHAPTER 2: STUDENT EMPOWERMENT AND TRANSFORMATIVE QUALITY; INTRODUCTION; EMPOWERMENT OF THE STUDENT; Power; Trust; DEVELOPING EMPOWERMENT; Understanding Learning; Interest in Learning; Motivation.
  • Learning HabitsCommitment; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 3: THE GAP BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND STUDENT UNDERSTANDINGS OF QUALITY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; GAPS BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND STUDENT UNDERSTANDINGS OF QUALITY; Understanding Conceptions of Learning; Responsibility for Learning; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 4: STUDENT SATISFACTION AND QUALITY EDUCATION: Perspectives of Academics and Students; INTRODUCTION; WHY STUDENT SATISFACTION?; IMPACT ON INSTITUTIONS; IMPACT ON STUDENTS; STUDENT SATISFACTION AND QUALITY EDUCATION: CAUSE AND EFFECT; DIMENSIONS OF STUDENT SATISFACTION.
  • 'STUDENT SATISFACTION' FROM EMPIRICAL EVIDENCEPsychosocial Aspects of Satisfaction; Satisfaction as Fulfillment; Cultural Influence; Personal Expectations; Moral Positions on Student Satisfaction; CONCLUSION AND FURTHER THOUGHTS; CHAPTER 5: DEVELOPING STUDENT INTERNAL CAPABILITY TO LEARN; INTRODUCTION; INTERNAL CAPABILITY TO LEARN; CRITICAL SELF-REFLECTION; SELF-EFFICACY; ADAPTABILITY; EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 6: PROMOTING TRUST IN ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALISM; INTRODUCTION; PROFESSIONALISM: AN EVOLVING CONCEPT; DIMENSIONS OF ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALISM.
  • SUBJECT SPECIALISM VERSUS INTERDISCIPLINARITYPOWER RELATIONS BETWEEN ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VERSUS COMPLIANCE; CLARIFYING ACADEMICS' ROLE IN STUDENT LEARNING; ACADEMICS' MOTIVATION MATTERS; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 7: REFINING QUALITY EVALUATION FOR BETTER LEARNING AND TEACHING; INTRODUCTION; OVERVIEW OF QUALITY EVALUATION; QUALITY EVALUATION: IMPACT AND SOME REFLECTION; RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACADEMIC STANDARDS; QUALITY EVALUATION AS A SUPPORTIVE MECHANISM; Recognition and Rewards; Fostering the Culture of Quality; CONCLUSION.
  • CHAPTER 8: DEVELOPING A VIRTUE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICEACHIEVING IMPROVEMENT; EFFECTIVE LEARNING; FINAL COMMENTS; REFERENCES.

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