Impact of the Self-Assessment Process on Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Vietnam

Phuong-Tam Pham (), Tran-Binh Duong (), Thi-Thuy-Trang Phan (), Thai-Huu Nguyen (), Minh-Thanh Nguyen (), Manh-Tuan Nguyen (), Ngoc-Anh Hoang () and Nguyen Van-Thai-Binh ()

International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020, vol. 8, issue 3, 536-546

Abstract: Quality assurance and accreditation has been implemented in Vietnam for nearly twenty years. It is mandatory for all Vietnamese higher education institutions to undertake accreditation including self-assessment. This study aims to investigate the impact of the self-assessment processes on quality enhancement of universities in Vietnam. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 participants from three Vietnamese universities located in three major regions: the North, the Central and the South. The interviewees were those who directly involved in the self-assessment processes including institutional leaders, department heads, faculty deans, internal quality assurance staff and lecturers. Thematic analysis identified that there was a number of notable impacts resulting from the implementation of self-assessment on higher education quality. Key impacts were reported in relation to: leadership and management, teaching staff, students and student support, and training programs. The study concludes that self-assessment processes had a positive impact on improving the quality of teaching, learning, program management and student support in Vietnamese universities sampled for the current study.

Keywords: Accreditation; Higher education; Impact; Quality assurance; Self-assessment; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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