CONSEQUENCES OF QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICY IN THE ACADEMIC PRODUCTION OF MANABÍ UNIVERSITIES: A SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS
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https://doi.org/10.56124/tj.v6i11.0080Keywords:
educational quality, educational evaluation, researchAbstract
This study is aimed to explore the influence of the Research Quality Assurance Policy in the academic production of the Ecuadorian Universities located in the province of Manabí. A sample of documents published on journals indexed in SCOPUS was used to characterize their research production using scientometric indicators (number of items, distribution of citations and h-index). Results show that scientific production has increased since the policy implementation, but 47% of the papers produced in the universities of Manabí have received zero citations during the selected period. One of the top-ranked universities in the country was included in the study to establish a comparison, and only 15% of their papers have not been cited. The government relies on the evaluation outcomes to determine university budget allocation, increasing inequalities among Ecuador's Higher Education institutions.
Keywords: educational quality, educational evaluation, research.
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