Guidelines for Academic Quality Management of Guangxi Higher Vocational Colleges

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the current situation of the academic quality management of Guangxi higher vocational colleges, 2) to formulate the guidelines for academic quality management of Guangxi higher vocational colleges, and 3) to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of the guidelines for academic quality management of Guangxi higher vocational colleges. The population were 648 academic administrators from 10 of Guangxi higher vocational colleges. The key informants included 11 academic administrators of Guangxi higher vocational colleges. The research instruments involved questionnaires, structured interviews, and evaluation forms. The statistics to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.

The results found that: 1) current situation of academic quality management of Guangxi higher vocational colleges in five aspects was at a medium level. Considering the results of this research aspects ranged from the highest to lowest level were as follows: the highest mean was teaching basic conditions, followed by academic quality evaluation, and teaching staff construction was the lowest mean. 2) The guidelines for academic quality management of Guangxi higher vocational colleges included five aspects, with a total of 44 measures: 1) 10 measures to professional curriculum setting, 2) 9 measures to teaching process management, 3) 9 measures to teaching staff construction, 4) 8 measures to teaching basic conditions, and 5) 8 measures to academic quality evaluation. 3) The suitability and feasibility of guidelines for academic quality management of Guangxi higher vocational colleges in five aspects were at the highest level.