The equity aspect within the framework of the assessment of the quality of Higher Education: Developing indicators to identify students with a higher risk of failure at university with a view to improving equality of chances of success

<p>Desde 2004, la calidad de la Educaci&oacute;n Superior en la B&eacute;lgica franc&oacute;fona es evaluada por la Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AEQES). Con este fin, los programas acad&eacute;micos propuestos por las facultades deben ser autoevaluados sobr...

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Nathanaël Friant
Marc Demeuse
The equity aspect within the framework of the assessment of the quality of Higher Education: Developing indicators to identify students with a higher risk of failure at university with a view to improving equality of chances of success
description <p>Desde 2004, la calidad de la Educaci&oacute;n Superior en la B&eacute;lgica franc&oacute;fona es evaluada por la Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AEQES). Con este fin, los programas acad&eacute;micos propuestos por las facultades deben ser autoevaluados sobre un marco de criterios establecidos por dicha autoridad, encargada de su evaluaci&oacute;n. Tras una actualizaci&oacute;n en 2013, este marco incorpora un aspecto que no hab&iacute;a sido contemplado en la versi&oacute;n anterior: la equidad. Con la introducci&oacute;n de este aspecto, la AEQES apunta la necesidad de que las universidades no solo formen a graduados sobre la base de alcanzar las competencias, sino tambi&eacute;n han de asegurar que todo el alumnado disfrute de las mismas oportunidades de aprendizaje. Sin embargo, este marco no identifica a ning&uacute;n grupo-objetivo, por lo que cada facultad debe decidir por s&iacute; misma qu&eacute; alumno/a o grupo de alumnado estar&iacute;a en condiciones de recibir la atenci&oacute;n especial que precisa. En este contexto, se presenta un estudio de conjunto sobre tres universidades de habla francesa de B&eacute;lgica (Demeuse et al., 2013), cuyo objetivo es proporcionar orientaciones para estas evaluaciones. El estudio permite identificar al alumnado m&aacute;s vulnerable, considerando indicadores de relevancia dentro del marco de la financiaci&oacute;n diferenciada para la Educaci&oacute;n Superior en la B&eacute;lgica franc&oacute;fona. Los autores en primer lugar definen los conceptos de calidad y equidad, y luego los indicadores actuales para la identificaci&oacute;n del alumnado con un mayor riesgo de fracaso escolar en la Educaci&oacute;n Superior. Mediante un an&aacute;lisis del rendimiento del alumnado universitario - en t&eacute;rminos de &eacute;xito o fracaso - para cuantificar el impacto de las diferentes variables.</p><p><br /><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Since 2004, the quality of Higher Education in French-speaking Belgium is assessed by the Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AEQES). Towards this end, each establishment whose academic programmes are reviewed is required to undertake a self-assessment on the basis of a framework listing the aspects to be taken into account. Following an update in 2013, this framework now includes an aspect that formerly did not receive special attention: equity. By introducing this aspect in its reference framework, AEQES points to the need for universities not only to turn out graduates with relevant skills but also to ensure that all students enjoy equal opportunities to gain a qualification. However, no target group is identified in the framework, so that each establishment must decide on its own which students or groups of students should receive special attention. Against this background, a joint study by three French-speaking Belgian universities (Demeuse et al., 2013) aims to provide guidance for these assessments. The study makes it possible to identify the most &ldquo;vulnerable&rdquo; students by testing indicators of relevance within the framework of differentiated financing for higher education in French-speaking Belgium. The authors first of all define the concepts &ldquo;quality&rdquo; and &ldquo;equity&rdquo;, and then move on to present indicators for identifying students with a higher risk of academic failure in higher education. An analysis of the performance of university undergraduates &ndash; in terms of success or failure - makes it possible to quantify the impact of different variables.</p>
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Nathanaël Friant
Marc Demeuse
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title The equity aspect within the framework of the assessment of the quality of Higher Education: Developing indicators to identify students with a higher risk of failure at university with a view to improving equality of chances of success
title_short The equity aspect within the framework of the assessment of the quality of Higher Education: Developing indicators to identify students with a higher risk of failure at university with a view to improving equality of chances of success
title_full The equity aspect within the framework of the assessment of the quality of Higher Education: Developing indicators to identify students with a higher risk of failure at university with a view to improving equality of chances of success
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0dd4ab920fd244c5bd3591eca489b8bd2021-12-02T12:44:47ZThe equity aspect within the framework of the assessment of the quality of Higher Education: Developing indicators to identify students with a higher risk of failure at university with a view to improving equality of chances of success1887-45921887-4592https://doaj.org/article/0dd4ab920fd244c5bd3591eca489b8bd2014-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://red-u.net/redu/index.php/REDU/article/view/876https://doaj.org/toc/1887-4592https://doaj.org/toc/1887-4592<p>Desde 2004, la calidad de la Educaci&oacute;n Superior en la B&eacute;lgica franc&oacute;fona es evaluada por la Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AEQES). Con este fin, los programas acad&eacute;micos propuestos por las facultades deben ser autoevaluados sobre un marco de criterios establecidos por dicha autoridad, encargada de su evaluaci&oacute;n. Tras una actualizaci&oacute;n en 2013, este marco incorpora un aspecto que no hab&iacute;a sido contemplado en la versi&oacute;n anterior: la equidad. Con la introducci&oacute;n de este aspecto, la AEQES apunta la necesidad de que las universidades no solo formen a graduados sobre la base de alcanzar las competencias, sino tambi&eacute;n han de asegurar que todo el alumnado disfrute de las mismas oportunidades de aprendizaje. Sin embargo, este marco no identifica a ning&uacute;n grupo-objetivo, por lo que cada facultad debe decidir por s&iacute; misma qu&eacute; alumno/a o grupo de alumnado estar&iacute;a en condiciones de recibir la atenci&oacute;n especial que precisa. En este contexto, se presenta un estudio de conjunto sobre tres universidades de habla francesa de B&eacute;lgica (Demeuse et al., 2013), cuyo objetivo es proporcionar orientaciones para estas evaluaciones. El estudio permite identificar al alumnado m&aacute;s vulnerable, considerando indicadores de relevancia dentro del marco de la financiaci&oacute;n diferenciada para la Educaci&oacute;n Superior en la B&eacute;lgica franc&oacute;fona. Los autores en primer lugar definen los conceptos de calidad y equidad, y luego los indicadores actuales para la identificaci&oacute;n del alumnado con un mayor riesgo de fracaso escolar en la Educaci&oacute;n Superior. Mediante un an&aacute;lisis del rendimiento del alumnado universitario - en t&eacute;rminos de &eacute;xito o fracaso - para cuantificar el impacto de las diferentes variables.</p><p><br /><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Since 2004, the quality of Higher Education in French-speaking Belgium is assessed by the Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AEQES). Towards this end, each establishment whose academic programmes are reviewed is required to undertake a self-assessment on the basis of a framework listing the aspects to be taken into account. Following an update in 2013, this framework now includes an aspect that formerly did not receive special attention: equity. By introducing this aspect in its reference framework, AEQES points to the need for universities not only to turn out graduates with relevant skills but also to ensure that all students enjoy equal opportunities to gain a qualification. However, no target group is identified in the framework, so that each establishment must decide on its own which students or groups of students should receive special attention. Against this background, a joint study by three French-speaking Belgian universities (Demeuse et al., 2013) aims to provide guidance for these assessments. The study makes it possible to identify the most &ldquo;vulnerable&rdquo; students by testing indicators of relevance within the framework of differentiated financing for higher education in French-speaking Belgium. The authors first of all define the concepts &ldquo;quality&rdquo; and &ldquo;equity&rdquo;, and then move on to present indicators for identifying students with a higher risk of academic failure in higher education. An analysis of the performance of university undergraduates &ndash; in terms of success or failure - makes it possible to quantify the impact of different variables.</p>Stéphanie MalaiseNathanaël FriantMarc DemeuseUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaarticleEquityQualityEvaluationHigher EducationEducationLENESRed U, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 119-141 (2014)