QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ISRAELY HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28925/1609-8595.2019.1.9398

Keywords:

Israeli higher education system, quality assurance, quality management, quality standards, teaching and learning

Abstract

Implementation of an effective system of quality assurance is an integral element of higher education management. A deep understanding of the essence of the system approach to ensuring the quality of higher education requires the study of the best world practices. The article is aimed to analyze implementation strategies of quality assurance policy within Israeli system of higher education. The case of Israel illustrates implementation of a system for assessing and assuring quality standards in higher education that is recognized as one of the highest national priorities. Quality assurance at Israeli higher education institutions is regulated by The Quality Assessment and Assurance Division. Nevertheless, Israeli Council for Higher Education promotes culture of establishing internal mechanisms to assure academic quality. The case study of quality assurance strategies in Israeli higher education institutions was focused on the analysis of key activities managed by teaching and learning centers. These centers are dedicated to professional development of faculty members to promote learning outcome of study programs through innovative teaching methodologies. Missions and functions of the centers are based on common international standards. The spectrum of activities includes: professional development of teaching stuff (workshops for newly recruited both senior and junior stuff, and individual teaching consultations to senior stuff); technological and pedagogical support for curricula and course design (from lecture-based to fully online-courses support); implementation and integration of new technologies: particularly by scouting, absorbing and effectively implementing digital technologies; and conducting students’ teaching satisfaction surveys. Results obtained can promote further understanding of some of the key issues relevant to the implementation of an effective internal quality assurance system within Ukrainian institutions of higher education. 

Author Biography

Olena Knysh, State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podilya, 13 Shevchenko Str., 32300 Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine

PhD (Philology), Lecturer at the Professional Education Department, State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podilya

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How to Cite

Knysh, O. (2019). QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ISRAELY HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM. Continuing Professional Education: Theory and Practice, (1), 93–98. https://doi.org/10.28925/1609-8595.2019.1.9398

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QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS EXPERT SUPPORT: THE EU EXPERIENCE