University students perceptions with regard to "quality and quality university concepts?: Example of Gazi University Faculty of Gazi Education

In this study, the most important stakeholders of higher education students with quality, quality universities, quality education and quality teaching staff to determine perceptions of the properties.This research is in descriptive form an qualitative research method is used fort his study. With the help of data collection tool, the analysis of written interprotations which were attained from students has been carried out by content analysis method.In research, with the aim of collecting data, a questionary which has including personal features of students and consisting of four open-ended items has been prepared.The target population of the study; all the students who have education in Gazi University during the period 2009-2010, and accessible population is consisted of the pupils are educated in faculty of education. The sample is chosen as 493 students first and serior classes who study in the departments of Turkish, Social Sciences, Physics, Mathematics, English, Music, Art teaching and Psychological Councelling and Guidance. In choosing the sample, maximum variation sampling method is used which is one of the lower dimension of purposeful sampling and that is not from random sampling methods (Yıldırım ve Şimşek, 2006; Büyüköztürk ve diğerleri, 2008; Böke, 2009).In findings of research, it is determined that students focus on the most common point of view from Harvey and Green (1993) is that ?in the terms of expendiency in quality ? on the other hand. When pupils are questioned about features of quality of university it is stated that they are features which should be achieved in education.In all service areas, the studies of improving the quality are carried out. So to determine all share holders needs to ask their opinions and to include these opinions in evaluation is so important approach. While quality studies are carried out in institutions of higher education, in order to make institutions qualified in whole, it is a must to review educational curriculum, successes of students the number of graduate students etc. constantly taking students opinions in to consideration.