The Performance Assessment for Student Affairs Management under University Student Unions in Guangdong Province
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Student affairs management is one of the field for the specialization of university governance. It is not only an important content of educational administration in universities, but also the ultimate product of higher education in China. Based on it, this research aims to study the performance assessment for student affairs management under university student unions in Guangdong Province. And it is an explanatory sequential design of mixed methods in nature, which consists of both quantitative and qualitative researches at the same time. The research sample is 123 universities in Guangdong Province, the People’s Republic of China(PRC). Research instruments includes both a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. Data collection is completed through Wenjuanxing(www.wjx.cn)-a professional platform of survey online. Quantitative data analysis is conducted by SPSS 27.0, and qualitative data analysis is completed through content analysis by Weiciyun (www.weiciyun.com) -a powerful software of qualitative research. And research results found that: (1)mean scores of 103 items in the questionnaire ranges from 3.61 to 4.14, and Standard Deviation(S.D.) of 103 items in the questionnaire ranges from 0.76 to 0.97; (2)the performance assessment model for student affairs management under university student unions in Guangdong Province,P.R.China, mainly include 7 different components, namely: 1)organizational culture; 2)character education; 3)administrative support; 4)manpower management; 5)public relation; 6)information technology and 7) system innovation, respectively; (3)as a whole, 9 interviewees in semi-structured interview hold positive attitudes towards the impact of 7 factors in student affairs management in Guangdong Province, P.R.China. Based on the research results, we can draw conclusions that: (1)holistically speaking, the performance assessment for student affairs management under university student unions in Guangdong Province, P.R.China, is at a high level, even in an increasing status; (2)the application of the performance assessment model comprising of 7 factors, is found to be appropriate, accurate and in accordance with the conceptual framework of research.
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