Lost and found: преподаватели вузов об изменении качества образования

Университетское управление: практика и анализ. 2023. Т. 27. № 1. С. 12–22.

Ananin D., Баранников К. А., Стрикун Н. Г., Сувирова А. Ю.

The article considers last three years’ changes of higher education quality from the perspective of university teachers as key actors of an educational process. The study focuses on the main factors influencing the quality of higher education and the nature of changes in the post-pandemic educational environment, in particular, through the use of digital solutions. The authors deliver primary (general) results of Russian university teachers’ poll regarding the triggers for changing the quality of higher education, the effectiveness of educational and pedagogical activities in the digital environment, as well as points to be paid attention at in ensuring the quality of higher education. The results of the poll show significant changes in higher education over the period studied, especially in applied teaching practices and in lesson formats, these shifts contributing to the change of education quality in general. Global, institutional, and individual influencing factors together give multidirectional impact on the quality of education, thus forming different experiences and perceptions of higher education quality dynamics. University teachers, however, are quite differently engaged in the university education quality assessment. Due to understanding themselves as key stakeholders in education quality assurance, university teachers identify their course load and additional non-curricular functions as the main barriers in developing their own effectiveness. The article is addressed to heads of academic programs and educational institutions, to executive authorities responsible for quality assurance and assessment in higher education, as well as to the representatives of research community in Russian higher education.

Keywords: качество высшего образования, blended learning, оценка качества, преподаватели, социологический опрос, sociological survey, quality of higher education, quality assessment, university teachers, постпандемия, digitalization, цифровизация, post-pandemic, смешанный формат обучения