4256783
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10.5281/zenodo.4256783
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Roussakis, Yiannis
University of Thessaly
Tzionas, Panagiotis
International Hellenic University
The influence of political power and ideology on quality evaluation policies in higher education
Papanikolaou, Vaia
University of Thessaly
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education policy
quality assurance
higher education
<p><strong><em>Purpose: </em></strong><em>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. </em></p>
<p><strong><em>Methods: </em></strong><em>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.</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Results:</em></strong><em> 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.</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Implications: </em></strong><em>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.</em></p>
SUBMITTED: MARCH 2020, REVISION SUBMITTED: MAY 2020, 2nd REVISION SUBMITTED: JUNE 2020, ACCEPTED: JULY 2020, REFEREED ANONYMOUSLY, PUBLISHED ONLINE: 30 OCTOBER 2020
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2020-10-30
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4256782
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Journal of Contemporary Education Theory & Research
4
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26-34
2020-10-30