Quality and performing arts education: a case study of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

• Other Authors: Sin, Wai-ling Winnie.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Chinese University of Hong Kong 1995
• Subjects: Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.; Performing arts > Case studies; Performing arts > China > Hong Kong > Case studies; Total quality management
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5888591; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-320721

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