Evaluation of Quality and Equality in Education Using the European Foundation for Quality Management Excellence Model—A Literature Review

Effrosyni Taraza, Sofia Anastasiadou (), Christos Papademetriou and Andreas Masouras
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Effrosyni Taraza: Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece
Sofia Anastasiadou: Department of Midwifery, School of Health Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 50200 Ptolemaida, Greece
Christos Papademetriou: Department of Economic and Business, Neapolis University Pafos, Pafos 8402, Cyprus
Andreas Masouras: Department of Economic and Business, Neapolis University Pafos, Pafos 8402, Cyprus

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-28

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Model on education and its contribution to ensuring high-quality education equality. Design/Methodology/Approach: A systematic literature review was conducted based on data from three academic publishers (Taylor & Francis, Emerald, and Elsevier Science Direct). Of the 69 journal articles, 61 were published between 2003 and 2023 and documented the results of the EFQM quality tool, and 8 articles were removed. Findings: The study highlights the results of applying the EFQM Excellence Model in the educational sector. Based on the bibliographic review, the feasibility of using the model in primary, secondary, and tertiary education is identified. We examine the findings related to using the model to ensure equality in high-quality education and the challenges faced by educational systems, with the ultimate goal of meeting student expectations. Research limitations/Implications: An important limitation is that the data were only drawn from three major publishers and the authors did not have access to all the relevant databases, since the search for articles was carried out in English only. The search for articles was limited by the keywords, as the EFQM Excellence Model was originally designed for the private sector. Practical implications: The results and limitations recorded in the study and the presentation of the 88 articles motivate academic researchers to conduct further study and fill the gap left by the limited number of publications on the application of the EFQM Excellence Model in the educational sector. Originality/Value: The EFQM Excellence Model has not been widely implemented in the high-quality educational sector and the existing literature reviews are limited. More research in the field of education is needed to determine the contribution of the excellence model to the evaluation of high-quality education.

Keywords: European Foundation for Quality Management; equality in education; EFQM; primary; secondary; tertiary education; practical implications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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