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The influence of political power and ideology on quality evaluation policies in higher education
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Abstract Purpose: The diversity of political views provides great opportunities for sound evaluation methods in higher education, since these are defined, enacted upon and funded through governmental processes; their implementation is constantly subjected to political pressures –This paper explores how resul... view more
Purpose: The diversity of political views provides great opportunities for sound evaluation methods in higher education, since these are defined, enacted upon and funded through governmental processes; their implementation is constantly subjected to political pressures –This paper explores how results are evaluated as intended to occur many years after implementation of education policy and what is the role of critical political institutions such as accountability and transparency.
Methods: We present as a case study the evolution of evaluation concepts in Greek universities, through a 35-year period, characterized by the shifting of political power. These observations are generalized by the results of interviews conducted with an international group of academics.
Results: There is a strong link between political power and ideology and the determination of quality evaluation, leading to distinct and different outcomes, as implemented in national strategies for higher education, strongly affecting HEI’s in all aspects.
Implications: In this paper we show how the state political control shapes the context of QA in universities. Universities must have the courage to protect their core values, democracy, transparency, accountability and the creation of knowledge.... view less
Keywords
educational policy; university level of education; quality assurance; evaluation; Greece
Classification
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 26-34
Journal
Journal of Contemporary Education Theory & Research, 4 (2020) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4256783
ISSN
2654-0274
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0