澳洲高等教育品質保證機制之研究—以澳洲國立大學與墨爾本大學為例

Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education: The Case Study of Australian National University and University of Melbourne.

洪曉玉(Hsiao-Yu Hung)

指導教授 ： 楊國賜

淡江大學/教育學院/教育政策與領導研究所碩士班/碩士(2007年)

https://doi.org/10.6846/TKU.2007.00998

摘要

本研究旨在探討澳洲高等教育品質保證機制之發展，並以澳洲國立大學與墨爾本大學為案例作深入分析，分析後提出建議，以作為我國高等教育建立品質保證機制之參考。
本研究採用文件分析法及個案研究法，主要探討高等教育評鑑、高等教育品質保證之意涵及世界主要國家高等教育品質機制，深入分析澳洲高等教育品質保證機制之發展，及澳洲國立大學與墨爾本大學二個案品質保證機制之運作與發展計畫。加以分析後，主要的研究發現如下：
一、就澳洲高等教育品質保證機制而言
（一）澳洲高等教育品質保證機制與其高等教育體系之改革有密切之關係。
（二）澳洲高等教育品質保證機制是由非政府的獨立專責單位進行評鑑工作。
（三）品質保證是一綜合性及整體性的過程。
（四）重視競爭力的提升，強調國際化，成為更強大的教育輸出國。
二、就澳洲國立大學與墨爾本大學品質保證機制發展策略而言
（一）重視有效管理。
（二）重視評鑑專責單位的設置。
（三）重視教師專業。
（四）重視品質文化。
（五）訂定品質保證機制之發展相關架構。
（六）重視發展評鑑的相關指南。

本研究最後根據文獻探討與研究結論，提出對台灣未來高等教育品質保證機制發展之建議，供教育主管機關與高等教育機構參考。

關鍵字

高等教育 ； 品質保證機制 ； 澳洲國立大學 ； 墨爾本大學

並列摘要

This purpose of this study is to investigate the development of “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education”, and to analyze that how the quality assurance mechanisms work in “Australian National University” and “University of Melbourne”. After analyzing the cases, propose practical suggestions for the establishment of quality assurance mechanism in Taiwan higher education.
This study mainly, via the method of document analysis and case study, aims to explore the meaning of higher education review and quality assurance system in higher education. Besides that this study analyzes unique quality assurance mechanism in the main countries of the world. To clearly realize how to work and develop the improvement plan for quality assurance mechanism in “Australian National University” and “University of Melbourne”.
Therefore, the main findings of this study are described as below:
1.The condition of “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education”:
1.1On the whole, the relationship between “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education” and “Australian Higher Education System” was really close together.
1.2According to the analysis of “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education”, the most important thing is that the quality was reviewed by an independent non-government unit.
1.3 The process of “Quality Assurance in Australian” was synergy and integrative.
1.4 It pays attention to the improvement of competitiveness and internalization, which becomes the largest export country of education all over the world.
2. The focus of “Higher Education Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian National University and University of Melbourne” includes the six points: (1) to emphasis on effectiveness of management; (2) to set the independent unit which is responsible for the review of quality; (3) to focus on teachers’ professional knowledge and ability; (4) to create the unique quality culture; (5) to establish the framework which related to the development of quality assurance mechanism; (6) to set the guideline of quality review.
Based on the above findings, this study concluded with some practical suggestions to educational administrative authorities and higher education institutions in Taiwan.

並列關鍵字

Higher Education ； Quality Assurance Mechanism ； Australian National University ； University of Melbourne

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