Abstract
<p>This study involves the assessment of the quality management models in Higher Education by explaining the importance of quality in higher education and by examining the higher education quality assurance system practices in other countries. The qualitative study was carried out with the members of the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council and Director of Higher Education and External Affairs Unit of the Ministry of National Education. Purposive sampling and snowball/chain sampling was done due to low number. The semi-structured interview form was designed in light of the theoretical framework as the data collection tool. The data was analysed through content analysis. The results of the study showed that higher education authorities are not able to perform their responsibilities with the current bureaucratic structure and major duties fall onto the higher education institutions in terms of quality management.</p>
Highlights
Very significant changes are being experienced in the higher education system in the developing world
Validity and Reliability Measures: the validity and reliability measures taken in the study based on the suggestions of Miles and Huberman are as follows: (a) The foundational information about quality were considered while preparing the interview form; (b) The data for the study were gathered through semi-structured interviews considering the mechanisms of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) higher education management mechanisms; (c) Expert opinion was asked for the interview form; (d) The data collection and analysis process of the study were tried to be described as detailed as possible in order to make it comparable to other studies; (e) A list of codes was formed for the analysis of all data
Of the study which aimed to evaluate the quality management models in TRNC higher education, the findings gathered from the data analysis and their interpretations are presented
Summary
Very significant changes are being experienced in the higher education system in the developing world. In Turkey, the processes from opening a higher education institution to launching programs are bound to strict regulations and under no condition education can be provided unless approval from the relevant institutions is received In such a higher education system that requires a large bureaucratic structure, implementing accreditation on top of all other arrangements will only increase the higher education bureaucracy more (Özer, 2010). They should put forward the methods which will help them to reach their target and achieve their goals At his point, higher education institution managers should start searching for the most appropriate quality system for their school. Assessing the most suitable quality management models for TRNC higher education as a result of these investigations is the main goal of this study
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