The Quality Management of Teaching Among Instructors in Vocational Institutions in Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China

The purpose of this research was to examine the current state, desired state, and essential needs regarding teaching quality management among instructors in vocational institutions. The research sample consisted of 335 instructors from educational institutions in Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China. The sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s table, and participants were selected through proportional stratified random sampling. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire, validated with Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) values ranging from 0.67 to 1.00. The discrimination indices for current conditions ranged from 0.386 to 0.838, while those for desired conditions ranged from 0.495 to 0.872. Reliability coefficients for current and desired conditions were 0.974 and 0.975, respectively. Data analysis employed frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Additionally, a needs assessment was conducted using the Priority Needs Index (PNI Modified). The findings revealed that (1) the current state of teaching quality management among instructors in vocational institutions in Guilin was moderate, whereas the desired state was at the highest level, and (2) the priority ranking of essential needs for teaching quality management, from highest to lowest, was instructor team development, teaching resource management, and teaching quality control.