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Perception of Quality in Higher Education Institutions: A Logical View from the Literature

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Human Systems Engineering and Design II (IHSED 2019)

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The hearty increase in population globally has impelled the educational sector to ensure they remained uncensored in the globalization trend, and to remain competitive. This study surveyed how quality is being viewed from higher education institutions context and examined deeply the operational meaning of quality in higher education institutions. The paper examined various total quality management concepts in some selected Sub-Sahara African countries and discussed the performance management techniques adopted to enhance their educational standard. Quality in higher education institutions was conceptualized in his study and various relevant and commonly used quality constructs were studied.

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  1. Postgraduate School of Engineering Management, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

    Ifetayo Oluwafemi

  2. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Tech Dept, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

    Timothy Laseinde

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    Waldemar Karwowski

  3. Department of Computer Science, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg, Germany

    Stefan Pickl

  4. Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims Cedex 2, France

    Redha Taiar

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Oluwafemi, I., Laseinde, T. (2020). Perception of Quality in Higher Education Institutions: A Logical View from the Literature. In: Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Pickl, S., Taiar, R. (eds) Human Systems Engineering and Design II. IHSED 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1026. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_159

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