Higher Education Reform in Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Institutions
Responses from French Institutions to Quality Management Imperatives
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https://doi.org/10.32674/sc2ytp90Keywords:
ecclesiastical higher education, quality assurance, organizational ambidexterityAbstract
This study aims to observe and explain how Roman Catholic higher education institutions in France are adapting to the Holy See’s modernization agenda through quality assurance (QA). Using a mixed-method research design, the study aims to unearth differences in policy implementation, and to understand these differences through the lens of organizational ambidexterity. In particular, it will look at managerial actions influencing the level of adaptation to change of the institutions. The findings of this research in-progress will contribute to the under-researched area of ecclesiastical higher education, and to the organizational ambidexterity literature in a non-business environment. Understanding the factors influencing QA implementation will benefit practitioners but also policy-makers working on future regulations across the globe.
Cette étude tend à observer et expliquer comment les établissements d’enseignement supérieur catholiques en France se sont adaptés aux exigences de modernisation du Saint-Siège, et plus particulièrement par le biais de nouveaux processus d’assurance qualité. Cette étude utilise une méthode de recherche mixte et cherche à explorer les différences d’implémentation de la nouvelle politique qualité, et de comprendre ces différences sous l’angle de l’ambidexterité organisationelle. Les actions managériales influençant le niveau d’adaptation au changement sont analysées dans un deuxième temps. Les résultats de cette analyse en cours contribueront au domaine peu étudié de l’enseignement supérieur ecclésiastique et à la littérature sur l’ambidexterité organisationelle dans un contexte non-commercial. Mieux comprendre les facteurs influençant l’implémentation de politique d’assurance qualité bénéficiera également aux praticiens et décideurs pour de futures régulations partout dans le monde.
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