by Sin Wai-Ling, Winnie and Fung Hon-Wai. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-87). / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.ii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I --- INTRODUCTION / Importance of Quality Management --- p.1 / Objectives of the Project --- p.3 / Organization of the Project --- p.3 / What is Performing Arts and Its Education? --- p.5 / Performing Arts Education in Hong Kong --- p.5 / Hong Kong Tertiary Education and Arts Education --- p.6 / The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts --- p.7 / Problem Definition --- p.8 / Chapter II --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / Project Design and Data Collection --- p.9 / Case Study --- p.9 / Questionnaire --- p.10 / Focus Groups and Interviews --- p.10 / Chapter III --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Why Concern About Quality? --- p.12 / Overseas --- p.12 / Hong Kong --- p.14 / What is Quality? --- p.15 / Meaning of Quality in Higher Education --- p.17 / The Trend --- p.17 / """Fitness for Purpose""" --- p.18 / Who are the Customers? --- p.20 / The Role of the Students --- p.22 / Who Should Set the Standards? --- p.22 / The Need of Communication --- p.24 / Resistance for Quality --- p.25 / Chapter IV --- OBSERVATION OF THE SYSTEM OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND POLICES OF THE ACADEMY / Activities --- p.27 / Characteristics and its Role --- p.28 / Corporate Structure --- p.30 / The Council --- p.30 / The Academic Board --- p.31 / Management Structure --- p.31 / Quality Assurance --- p.31 / Quality of New Programme Introduced --- p.32 / Monitoring Process --- p.34 / Quality Assurance on the Standard of Graduates --- p.35 / External Examiners --- p.35 / Assessment Methods and Standards --- p.37 / Chapter V --- PERCEPTION ON QUALITY STANDARD AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM OF THE ACADEMY / The Survey --- p.39 / Format of Questionnaire --- p.39 / Contents of Questionnaire --- p.39 / "Results, Analysis and Interpretation of the Survey" --- p.40 / Overall Response to the Surve --- p.41 / Attitude of Staff --- p.42 / Behaviour of Students --- p.43 / Overall Perception Towards the Quality Standard --- p.43 / Overall Results --- p.43 / Individual Reponses --- p.48 / Summary of Findings --- p.56 / Chapter VI --- DISCUSSION / Concept of BS 5750 and Its Application in Tertiary Education --- p.58 / BS 5750 Against Standard of the Academy --- p.59 / Selection of a Model for Quality Assurance Management System --- p.67 / Problems Associated with Application of Quality Assurance Management Syste --- p.67 / Chapter VII --- CONCLUSION / The Existing Quality Management System --- p.71 / System of the Academy versus BS 5750 Standand --- p.71 / Applicability of the BS 5750 System --- p.71 / APPENDIX --- p.73 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.85

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