Satisfaction with Higher Education: critical data for student development

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Maria de Lourdes Machado (Author) Other; Rui Brites (Author) Other; António M. Magalhães (Author) FPCEUP; Maria José Sá (Author) Other

Journal

Title: European Journal of Education

Vol. 46 No. 3

Pages: 415-432

ISSN: 0141-8211

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Educational sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00F-JBC

DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2011.01489.x

Abstract (EN): Higher education is a mainstay in the development and support of the economic, social and cultural development of the global society. Throughout history, academic institutions have sought to respond to the demands of endlessly changing and evolving environmental conditions. However, in the 21st century, a number of significant factors are changing the higher education landscape and challenging higher education institutions (HEIs) to interpret the vital needs of contemporary society to stimulate and enhance student development. Student development is an all-embracing concept that involves research focusing on students from recruitment to placement. Assuming that meeting student needs and stimulating and enhancing their development are crucial challenges for higher education institutions worldwide, the article focuses on a national study in Portugal designed to measure students' expectations and satisfaction with their experience. On the basis of a nationwide survey, it examines these in the various types of higher education institutions in Portugal. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 18