Quality Enhancement of Higher Education: A Case Study of Private Higher Educational Institutions in Provinces of Cambodia

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the quality of higher educational enhancement for sustainable development in North Eastern region, Cambodia. The research design: quantitative approach was the main supplemented by the qualitative method and survey interview was chosen because it best met the study objectives. Three research questions: RQ1, RQ2, and RQ3 were developed from an extensive literature review related to the study. 384 panelists (Cochran, 1963) with heterogeneous characteristics: sex, nationality, qualification, working seniority/ position, specialization, were invited to join the interviews. To understand the situation analysis of educational quality enhancement in North-East region, SWOT Interplay was also used. The research design was analyzed by SPSS version 28.0. The 59-item questionnaire reported a reliability of α= .982 (N=59). If a reliability of scale is more than 80, the internal consistency within a scale is very good (Malley & George, 2000). The result of testing has shown that the validity and reliability of the scales used to measure the independence variables consisting of Educational Management (N=5 items) reported a reliability of α= .866, Academic Curriculum(N=7 items) reported a reliability of α= .855, Academic Staff and Teaching Strategies at HEIs (N=7 items) reported a reliability of α= .844, Facilities and Supporting Staff (N=7 items) reported a reliability of α= .882, Student Assessment (N=6 items) reported a reliability of α= .903, Collaborations (N=6 items) reported a reliability of α= .909, Financial Management (N=5 items), reported a reliability of α= .905 , Internal Quality Assessment (N=6 items) reported a reliability of α= .913, External Quality Assessment (N=5 items) reported a reliability of α= .913 as the results of the research study. Data analysis: Descriptive (mean, mode, median, SD), Qualitative methods....thematic analysis/narrative/constant.