Higher education quality assurance standards in Jordan : professoriate perspective

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This study aims at identifying the status of development in higher education in Jordanian universities based on quality from the perspective of (60) of faculty members who work on administrative tasks in five public and private Jordanian universities.

A questionnaire was conducted for that purpose; made of (68) items including (12) standards, namely: (1: The organization's vision, objectives and planning, 2: Educational programs and its effectiveness, 3: Students and Student Services, 4: Faculty members, 5: Scholarships scientific research and innovations, 6: Library and information resources, 7: Good governance and Management, 8: Financial resources, 9: Material sources, 10: Organizational Integrity, 11: Interaction with the community and 12: Management of Quality Assurance.The study also aims at testing whether there are any statistical differences in the status of quality of higher education in Jordanian universities that may differ according to type of university (public or private), type of faculty (scientific or literary), rank of professors (assistant, associate, and full professor).

Results show that estimations of professors concerning the status of quality of higher education in Jordanian universities in terms of all quality assurance standards were high reaching statistically significant differences in all study variables.