Miren Barrenetxea Ayesta

What do teachers think about quality in the Spanish university

Purpose – This paper aims to present the opinions of teaching staff at Spanish universities regarding the relative importance of a number of quality factors, and perceived levels of development of those factors in the context of their work.Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes an empirical approach, with the opinions of teaching staff being collected via questionnaires and by telematic means.Findings – Lecturers surveyed are particularly pessimistic in regard to the conditions in which students enter university, and probably do not share the priorities that education policy authorities and university management bodies proclaim in their discourses and policies.Research limitations/implications – This research may be supplemented with the use of more qualitative methods and extended to other geographical and cultural contexts.Practical implications – The opinions of teaching staff comprise useful information for the design of education policies and quality management systems applicable to Spanish un...

Communication policies of Spanish universities targeting prospective students: an evaluation by secondary schools

Este artigo apresenta uma avaliacao das politicas de comunicacao atraves do qual as universidades espanholas ajudam a facilitar a passagem dos jovens do secundario para o ensino superior. Os dados subjacentes foram recolhidos atraves de uma pesquisa realizada com os prestadores de orientacao em uma amostra de escolas secundarias espanholas, bem como atraves de uma serie de entrevistas em profundidade envolvendo esses mesmos professores. A investigacao levou a conclusao de que a orientacao de carreira oferecidas pelas escolas secundarias e fornecido dentro de um cenario de precariedade relativa em termos de informacoes: os professores inquiridos consideram que a importância do conteudo instrucao que recebem sempre excede a qualidade da maneira pela qual esta informacao esta proxima. Os desenvolvimentos na concepcao de novos diplomas universitarios e os criterios aplicados pela Agencia Nacional da Espanha de Avaliacao da Qualidade e Acreditacao (ANECA) constituem uma magnifica oportunidade para melhorias neste campo.

The Information Technology & Communication and University Evaluation Indicators in Spain

Since all institutions are reaffirming the importance of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) in education, but did you have this in mind when evaluating universities, Is reflected in the indicators for evaluation In Spain, as in other neighboring countries, universities are undergoing an institutional evaluation process. The catalog of indicators is a fundamental part of the assessment process. This paper is a brief analysis of the catalog of indicators proposed by the University Coordination Council in relation to its ability to measure the incorporation of ICT in universities.