Open AccessQuality of Higher Education and Current Researches in This Area
Author(s) -
Teo Wubbels,
Sergiy Kurbatov
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
fìlosofìâ osvìti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-7662
pISSN - 2309-1606
DOI - 10.31874/2309-1606-2016-19-2-133-139
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , quality assurance , higher education , ukrainian , process (computing) , engineering ethics , political science , sociology , medical education , pedagogy , library science , medicine , engineering , external quality assessment , computer science , law , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , operating system
In his exclusive interview for our journal the President of the European Educational Research Association (EERA), Professor of Education at Utrecht University Theo Wubbels told about his professional development as an expert in the area of educational researches. He analyzed the process of establishing and further development of the internal quality assurance system at Utrecht University, which helps this university to be a leader in European and global academic space. For example, Professor Wubbels specially stressed the point, that system of quality assurance in higher education could not be reduced only to the formal mechanisms of assessment, but need to include the possibilities for professional development and intensive dialogue between teachers and students. Theo Wubbles discussed the main activities of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) and the possibilities for researchers, which membership in this association provides. He also shared his impressions from cooperation with Ukrainian colleagues.