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What is that thing called internal quality assurance system?
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Autor/a:
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Sánchez Puchol, Félix; Pastor Collado, Juan Antonio; Casanovas Garcia, Josep
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Otros autores:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de Serveis i Sistemes d'Informació; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Estadística i Investigació Operativa; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. IMP - Information Modeling and Processing |
Abstract:
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Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to explore and to propose a comprehensive definition and conceptualization of an Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) for Higher Education Institution (HEI) by using Work Systems Theory (WST) as a theoretical lens.
Design/methodology/approach: The paper follows a multiple method research approach by grounding on a literature review and validating against a published study case.
Findings: After analysing a number of IQAS definitions, the paper shows how these systems can be defined as a specific case of a “work system”, the main unit of analysis and conceptualization provided by WST. To further demonstrate the academic relevance and practical applicability of the proposed conceptualization, we provide a concrete instantiation as a “work system” of the IQAS implemented in a real HEI case.
Research limitations: Additional instantiations of IQAS implemented in other different real contexts should be conducted to foster the generalizability of the proposed framework.
Practical implications: Using the same theoretical lens as a reference point, the paper provides insights and directions for further research as well as potential future uses and practical applications of the derived conceptualization.
Originality/value: To our best knowledge, this is the first comprehensive formal IQAS definition and first WST-based conceptualizing an IQAS for HEIs. |
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Peer Reviewed |
Materia(s):
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari -Universities and colleges -Quality assurance -Internal quality assurance system -IQAS -Higher education institution -HEI -Work systems theory -WST -Multiple method research -IQAS definition -IQAS conceptualization -Universitats -Garantia de qualitat |
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Artículo - Versión publicada Objeto de conferencia |
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