Demystifying the Aspect of Quality in Higher Education

Insights From Saudi Arabia

Bibliographic Data

ID4181975
AuthorsZoheb Allam (0000-0001-8992-0767, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume10
Issue1
Pages215824401989905
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244019899057
OpenAlexW2999189795
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited34

The aim of this study was to investigate the factors of quality in higher education in the eyes of stakeholders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A total of 151 respondents were taken for this scientific research. Biographical Information Blank and Quality in Higher Education questionnaires were administered to the respondents to explore prevailing factors in higher education to maintain the realm of quality. Through factor analysis, the investigation revealed six factors that the stakeholders perceived as contributory factors existing in terms of quality in the higher education. It is suggested that leaders and policymakers of higher education in the Kingdom must focus on six factors obtained in the current investigation to enhance the effectiveness of quality in the higher education

Higher education · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Realm · Competency Development and Evaluation · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Medicine · Psychology