Criminal Justice Education Quality Assurance and Program Standard: Implications from a Case Study of SUCs Evaluation Reports

Mark Erana Patalinghug, Abelardo Peña Morrok, Bernard Godito Gilaga

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Abstract: Criminal Justice Education Quality Assurance and Program Standard: Implications from a Case Study of SUCs Evaluation Reports. Objectives: This study described the areas of deficiencies and compliance with the program standard as the basis for the Certificate of Program Compliance (COPC) issuance for Criminal Justice Education (CJE). Methods: Document analysis was the research method utilized in this study to examine the quality assurance and program standard deficiencies and compliance of six state colleges and universities (SUCs) with CJE programs in Region 9 of the Philippines. The data used for this study were the evaluation reports submitted by the Regional Quality Assurance Team (RQAT) after each onsite inspection conducted in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Findings: Results from the evaluation reports identified commonalities in the deficiencies noted and the recommended corrective actions. Conclusion: Based on the findings, physical facilities, laboratory holdings, and library holdings appear to be the areas that require improvement among SUCs.

Keywords: program standard, quality assurance for criminal justice education, certificate of program compliance.

Abstrak: Penjaminan Kualitas dan Standar Program Pendidikan Peradilan Pidana: Implikasi dari Studi Kasus Laporan Evaluasi SUCs. Tujuan: Studi ini menggambarkan bidang kekurangan dan kepatuhan terhadap standar program sebagai dasar penerbitan Sertifikat Kepatuhan Program (COPC) untuk Pendidikan Peradilan Pidana (CJE). Metode: Studi kasus analisis dokumen adalah metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini untuk menguji penjaminan mutu dan kekurangan standar program serta kepatuhan Sekolah Tinggi dan Universitas Negeri (SUC) dengan program CJE di Wilayah 9, Filipina. Data yang digunakan untuk analisis ini berasal dari laporan evaluasi yang disampaikan oleh Tim Penjaminan Mutu Regional (RQAT) setelah setiap inspeksi lapangan dilakukan pada tahun 2020, 2021, dan 2022. Temuan: Hasil dari laporan evaluasi mengidentifikasi kesamaan dalam kekurangan yang dicatat dan tindakan korektif yang direkomendasikan. Kesimpulan: Berdasarkan temuan tersebut, fasilitas fisik, kepemilikan laboratorium, dan kepemilikan perpustakaan tampaknya menjadi area yang membutuhkan perbaikan di antara SUC. Terakhir, hasil penelitian membantu sekolah memenuhi requ.

Kata kunci: standar program, penjaminan mutu pendidikan peradilan pidana, sertifikat kepatuhan program.


DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v13.i2.202326


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