A Study on the Construction of the Quality Estimation Index System of the Research-oriented Postgraduates in Military Medical College

The education quality of postgraduates belongs to the category of teaching quality of which domestic and foreign experts hold different perspectives. Currently, the definition and connotation of both teaching quality and education quality of postgraduates remain unresolved. This study, based on the review of the related documents, the classification of the prominent arguments and the formation of new concepts, is proposed to create a set of quality estimation index system which, with its high credibility and effectiveness, can be applicable for our army and motivate the modernization of our national defense medical care by providing the education quality estimation of research-oriented postgraduates in military medical college with a scientific measurement.With the employment of document review, experts interview, questionnaire, Delphi approach and strata analysis, this study analyzed the related documents on the estimation of postgraduates' education quality, carried out the expectation survey on the education quality estimation of military medical research postgraduates, constructed a set of estimating system after three rounds of experts consultation and had a discussion of it. Totally there are five parts involved in this study:In the first part, the theoretic study on the related concepts of postgraduates' education quality has been made. Through comparison, analysis and induction, the related concepts such as teaching estimation, quality, teaching quality and education quality of postgraduates have been analyzed and defined, and the connotation of the quality estimation index system of postgraduates has been explained, which implied that this study was a microcosmic study on the education quality of postgraduates.In the second part, the target of the education of research-oriented postgraduates in military medical college has been determined. According to the related concepts discussed in the first part, it is well known that the first step to estimate postgraduates' education quality is to nail down the education target of postgraduates. Therefore, the collective target of postgraduates' education, the education target of postgraduates in the army and the education target of research-oriented postgraduates in military medical college have been expounded respectively.The third part contains the description and reflection of the current situation of the postgraduates' education estimation both in China and foreign countries. After the definition of the related concepts and the determination of the education target, this part analyzed the current situation of the postgraduates' education quality in our country and the education quality estimation both in China and other countries. And reflection on the construction of the quality estimation index system of the research-oriented postgraduates in military medical college has been made as well.In the fourth part, the quality estimation index system of the research-oriented postgraduates in military medical college has been constructed. With the employment of material investigation, document analysis, comparison research and expert interview, this part put forward the quality estimation index system of the research-oriented postgraduates in military medical college. After consulting the experts with this system and the concept of postgraduates' education quality through Delphi approach, we have determined all levels of estimation index, estimation criteria and ratio of index.In the fifth part, the ratio of index in this system has been determined. Through strata analysis, the ratios of index at all levels have been calculated and then the related quotieties have been determined. In addition, the estimation methods system has been discussed.Discussion is involved in the sixth part. The credibility and effectiveness of the estimation index system, the difficulties and notation of this study, and further development and research have been discussed in this part.