MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

NGUYEN DUC TRUNG

MANAGEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION

IN THE CURRENT PERIOD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

INNOVATION

Specialty: Education management

Code: 9.14.01.14

SUMMARY OF PhD THESIS IN EDUCATION SCIENCE

HANOI - 2020

THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED AT

HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSTITY OF EDUCATION

SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISORS:

1. Prof. Sc.D. Thai Duy Tuyen

2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Vinh

Reviewer 1:

Reviewer 2:

Reviewer 3:

The thesis is defended at the PhD Thesis Examination Council of

Hanoi National University of Education

At: ........ Date: ……/……. /2020

The thesis can be found at:

- National library of Vietnam;

- Center of Information and Library of Hanoi National University of Education.

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INTRODUCTION

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1. Rationale 1.1. Globalization and international integration in education have become an indispensable trend of countries around the world. Facing the requirements for highly qualified human resources to serve the cause of national industrialization and modernization and international integration, the shift of human resources, the national educationhas many significant opportunities and challenges; Education, especially higher education, is requested to be strongly innovated in many aspects, including undergraduate admission.Admission is one of the important factors in the training process, which directly affects the training quality in schools. Futhermore,admission is a quite sensitive issue; Always under the attention andobservation of society. The quality of undergraduate admission depends on many subjective and objective factors, in which the most direct factor is the management of the State management levelsfor admission of the Ministry of Education and Training, Department of Education and Training, the management of the schools for admission of higher education institutions across the country. It can be affirmed improvementof undergraduate admission management quality will enhance the quality and ensure the objectivity, honesty, safety and fairness of undergraduate admission.

1.2. In recent years, the admissionpractice in our country has been constantly revised and supplemented in accordance with the purpose of admission of universities across the country in order to select the most worthy and suitable candidates. However, due to many objective and subjective reasons, the undergraduate admission has not met the expectations of the universities and the whole society, has not solved the problem of streaming, career counseling and orientation for candidates in information supply, selection of suitable schools and majors, etc.Admission practice and management of undergraduate admission of our country raises the issue to which the comprehensive theoretical and practical studies should be implemented as a scientific basis to take solutions for admission management at higher education institutions in the new period towards the improvement ofundergraduate admission quality in Vietnam.

1.3. In the field of higher education management, there have been many studies at doctoral thesis level on management of activities at higher education institutions such as training management, teaching management, studymanagement, managment of extracurricular activities for students, management of examination and evaluation of students' academic results, management of university lecturers, etc, however, the studies on the

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management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in a complete and systematic manner, especially in the current period of higher education innovationhave not been conducted.Therefore, the selection of the topic: "Management of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation" as a doctoral thesis for specialty of education management is the right choice. The thesis identifies new points and gaps in the study on the management of higher education and brings practical value with the desire to contribute a small portion to the admission in the form of formal education although the PhD studentgets a clear awareness of the difficulties in the studyon undergraduate admission in the current period- the period of higher education innovationacross the country.

2. Purpose of the study Based on theoretical and practical studies on the management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions, the thesis proposes the solutionsfor admission management in the current period of education innovation in order to improve the quality of undergraduate admission for satisfying the human resources for society.

3. Object and subject of the study - Object: Admissionat higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation. - Subject: Management of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation.

4. Scientific hypothesis In recent years, the management of higher education has been renovated and gradually improved to enhance the admission quality. The admission management at higher education institutions still faces the limitations in admission planning, organization of admission activities and especially inspection and evaluation of the admission, etc. Where the solutions for admission management are implemented, it is necessary to: Organize to raise awareness of the importance of undergraduate admission innovation in the period of higher education innovation, fostering enforcement capacity for managers and lecturers in charge of admission, etc in order to improve the quality of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in the current period.

5. Tasks of the study - Establishing a theoretical basis for undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation.

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- Surveying and assessing the current situationof undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation.

- Proposing solutions for management of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation.

- Testing the necessity and feasibility of solutions formanagement of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation.

improvement of innovation" for - Testing to affirm the efficiency of the solution "Organizing to foster the admission enforcement capacity for managers and lecturers to meet the admission requirements in the period of higher education the quality of undergraduate admission.

6. Limitations of the study - The thesis studies the undergraduate admission management in the complex approach: Management function approach and process approach, in which the management function approach is fundamental and runs throughout the thesis. limits thesis - Management subject: The the study on

the undergraduate admission management at Vietnam higher education institutions in which the subject identified as the leaders of higher education institutions. State management of the Ministry of Education and Training plays a leading role; the management of Departments of Education and Training of provinces plays the role of the coordinators of undergraduate admission management.

- Higher education institutions in the thesis are limited to the universities, institutes, and academies of science in charge of training at higher education level.

- Limitations of studied locations: North: Universities in Hanoi City; Central region: Universities in Danang; South: Universities in Ho Chi Minh City. - Limited time: Duration of source data collection: from 2002 to present; Survey duration :2018-2019.

7. Approach and study methods 7.1. Approach in the study of thesis topic: systematic approach; process approach; functional approach; practical approach. 7.2. Study methods:theoretical study method; practical study methods; Data processing method.

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8. Defended points Point 1.Undergraduate admission in the current period of education innovation has its own characteristics, affected by the changes of economy, culture, politics, society, education and international integration. A good understanding of typical characteristics of undergraduate admission in the current period will be the basis to take the suitable management solutions for improvement of the quality of undergraduate admission in the current period of education innovation.

Point 2. Facing the requirements for higher education innovation, the management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions has shortcomings in admission planning, organization of admission activities, admission inspection and evaluation etc, leading to a decrease in the quality of undergraduate admission, specifically, the admission has not been objectively implemented and the right selection of candidates to enter Vietnam universities have not been made.

Point3.Organizing the implementation of solutions for management of undergraduate admission under a coordinated approach, in accordance with legal basis, requirements of current education innovation and the reality of higher education institutions will improve the quality of undergraduate admission in Vietnam higher education institutions. 9. New contributions of the thesis 9.1. In terms of theory: The thesis establishes and completes the for undergraduate admission and management of theoretical basis undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation, makes theoretical contributions to a rarely studied field in management of higher education in Vietnam.

9.2. In terms of practical meaning: The thesis discovers and assesses the current situation of undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation; In addition, the thesis proposes and affirms the urgency, feasibility and efficiency of management solutions to improve the quality of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation; The thesis can be used as a reference for study and application into the reality of undergraduate admission management in the coming years.

10. Structure of the thesis In addition the to introduction, conclusion, recommendations, references and appendices, the thesis includes 3 chapters. Chapter 1: Rationale for management of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation.

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Chapter 2: Practical basis of undergraduate admission management in the period of higher education innovation in Vietnam. Chapter 3: Solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation.

Chapter 1 RATIONALE FOR MANAGEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION IN THE CURRENT PERIOD OF HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATION

1.1. Overview of the study 1.1.1. Studies on undergraduate admission Undergraduate admission means selecting learners in line with the profession of society in order to create the high-quality human resources for society towards the social development, therefore, there are many admission opinions of feudal kings such as Le Thanh Tong (1434), Le Hien Tong (1499), King Minh Menh (1822), etc and study works of scientists in the world and Vietnam such as: Vannevar Bush - Frank T. Rhodes (2006),Dr. Jim Black, (2008), Helms, R. M. (2008), Ngo Kim Khôi (2014),Nguyen Quang Thang (2005),Nguyen Thi Binh (2003), Ngo Bao Chau - Pierre Darriulat, Cao Xuan Thuan - Hoang Tuy (2011), Nguyen Xuan Xanh - Pham Xuan Yem, Ngo Viet Trung - Vu Quang Viet (2011), related to the theoretical and practical issues of undergraduate admission in different periods of the country.

theoretical

1.1.2. Studies on the management of undergraduate admission There are studies on management of undergraduate admission in the form of scientific documents, scientific topics, scientific articles, etc of the scientists and groups of scientists such as: James F. Gyure, (2003), Dr. Jim Black, (2008) Paul M. OrehovecBarbara Lauren, PH.D.,J.D, (2008), Bontrager, Bob, (2004), Ho Canh Hanh (2013), Ngo Xuan Binh (2015), Dang Viet Xo (2016), Do Thi Thanh Toan (2019), etc. The studies focuses issues of undergraduate admission management and on specifically detects the current situation, proposes management solutions for improvement of the quality of undergraduate admission in the current higher education innovation. 1.1.3. Assessment of previous studies and determination of the thesis’s contents

a) Theoretical and practical studies for proposing management solutions to improve the quality of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation have not been implemented in an adequate and comprehensive manner. This is an open-question to be further

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studied to satisfy the needs for undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in the context of innovation, integration and competition.

b) Determination of the thesis’s contents: Establishing theoretical and practical bases and proposing solutions for management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation. 1.2. Current higher education innovation and the requirements for undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission

1.2.1. Higher education innovation a) Higher education: Higher education is a form of educational organization for high school graduates at training levels: college, university, master's degrees or doctorates.

b) Higher education innovation: In Vietnam, in domestic and international context, Vietnam higher education has a comprehensive fundamental innovation reflected in the direction of higher education innovation up to 2020, the common and specific goals; solutions for higher education innovation in the current period: 1) Connecting higher education innovation with the socio-economic development strategy; 2) Modernizing the higher education system; 3) Creating obvious changes through breakthroughs; 4) Innovating the thinking and mechanisms of management; 5) Higher education innovation is the cause of the whole people under the Party’s leadership. 1.2.2. Requirements for innovation and management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions

The undergraduate admission must ensure systematization, long-term vision, consistence with each type of subjects and levels of education; The undergraduate admission is requested to satisfy the objectives, training programs, qualifications, occupational skills, examination and assessment, outcome standards, educational and training quality accreditation standards, standardization of teachers, managers, management mechanisms, facilities and other conditions to ensure practicality, efficiency and uniformity of admission task and admission management, etc. 1.3. Theory of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in higher education innovation

1.3.1. Concept of undergraduate admission: The undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation means the selection of students to study at university level in a certain filed of study at higher education institutions based on the regulations approved and recognized by the competent authorities in order to satisfy requirements for the current higher education innovation.

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1.3.2. Subjects of undergraduate admission: Regulations on admission of higher education level (Enclosed with the Circular No. 09/2020/TT-BGDDT dated May 7th, 2020 by the Minister of Education and Training).

1.3.3. Methods and forms of undergraduate admission: The undergraduate admission methods include the basic methods and forms: entrance examination, selection and combination of examination and selection.

1.3.4. Principles of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation: Ensuring quality; objectivity, seriousness, science; openness, democracy, fairness; autonomy of higher education institutions consistency, uniformity, inheritance and practicality.

1.3.5. Process of undergraduate admission: Establishing admission criteria; The autonomous higher education institution shall determine the admission criteria, and be responsible for announcing the admission criteria; The Minister of Education and Training stipulates the determination of admission criteria and promulgates admission regulations; admission preparation, admission organization; admission summary.

the forces involved 1.3.6. The conditions to ensure the admission organization: For quality, safety and objectivity of admission organization, there are many conditions related to legal corridors, facilities as well as mental and mental conditions of in undergraduate admission and management. 1.4. Management of higher education admission in the current period of higher education innovation 1.4.1. Concept of management of higher education admission at higher education institutions

Management of higher education admission at higher education institutions is the directional impact of higher education institution leaders on admission activities and joining forces through planning, organization, direction and inspection of implementation of admission plan to achieve the goals of undergraduate admission for selection of good students. 1.4.2. Management decentralization in undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation

Management of undergraduate admission includes: Ministry of Education and Training plays a role of State guidance on undergraduate admission; The Departments of Education and Training in the localities and higher education institutions play a role of implementing the Ministry's guidance on undergraduate admission at higher education institutions (universities, research institutes, academy of sciences).

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1.4.3. Contents of undergraduate admission management at higher the current period of higher education institutions in education innovation

1.4.3.1.Undergraduate admission planning In order to make plans for undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation, the higher education institutions should implement the following tasks: 1) Studying legal documents on admission of Ministry of education and Training approved by the State; 2) Analyzing and assessing the current situation of admission activityover the past time; 3) Determining the objectives of admission, contents of admission process and methods (examination, selection, combination of examination and selection) at higher education institutions, etc. 1.4.3.2. Personnel organization for implementation of the plan of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions

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Personnel organization for undergraduate admission: Establishing a Council of university entrance examination at higher education institutions: Establishing examination/admission; department Implementing the mechanism of close coordination in the admission between higher education institutions and the Ministry of Education and Training and localities; Specific determination of the departments and their participation level in undergraduate admission at higher education institutions; Specific determination of admission functions and tasks of the units inside and outside the higher education institutions, etc. 1.4.3.3. Direction and control of admission at higher education institutions

Directing admission at higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation is expressed by management tasks: Receiving legal documents, admission direction of Ministry of Education and Training; Making admission decisions; Organizing the admission according to the process of higher education admission; Encouraging units, officers and employees inside and outside the schools to implement the admission in an effective and responsible manner, etc. 1.4.3.4. Inspection and evaluation of admission implementation at higher education institutions

In the process of inspection and supervision of admission plans implementation, the higher education institutions should: Identify criteria to inspect and evaluate the implementation of admission plans; Organize the inspection and evaluation of admission; Detect errors and unsuitable aspects during the implementation of admission plan; Adjust the implementation of

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admission plan; Summarize and evaluate the whole process of admission implementation.

1.5. Factors affecting higher education admission at higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation 1.5.1. Objective factors outside higher education institutions 1.5.1.1. Political factors: This factor governs the guiding viewpoints on admission management. The efficiency of admission is greatly affected by political institutions. A stable political regime will create favorable conditions for education and training management in general and admission management in particular to develop and achieve the goals of improving undergraduate admission quality.

1.5.1.2. Legal factor: Admission management is primarily associated with the development of legislation on education and training. The efficiency of admission management is affected by the quality of the current legal system. That these regulations are clear and suitable with the reality will create a favorable environment, favorable conditions for universities to well implement the regulations of undergraduate admission.

1.5.1.3. Factor of regional and international integration:Regional integration and international cooperation have become an indispensable trend for survival and development. This is an objective external factor, however, it has a relatively significant impact on the management of education and training, including admission.

1.5.1.4. National admission environment: The higher education admission takes place in a large social environment of the whole country. Vietnam has 63 provinces and cities in very different natural, geographic, climatic, economic, social and educational environments. The above- mentioned factors of the macro admission environment in the national scope andthe current period of higher education innovation have greatly affected the undergraduate admission.

1.5.1.5. Economic - cultural - social factors: The economic, cultural and social conditions and development of the country and localities have a great impact on undergraduate admission: Therefore, the higher education managers should get a clear awareness of current economic, cultural and social conditions of the country, localities and regions to well organize the process of undergraduate admission.

1.5.1.6. Family and career orientation change: Undergraduate admission and higher education institutions are in close relation with the factor of family and career orientation for children in the family. This factor has a significant impact on undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission in terms of admission input and admission quality;

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the objective is one of impacts on admission environment. This undergraduate admission in Vietnam higher education institutions.

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1.5.2. Subjective factors inside higher education institutions 1.5.2.1. Management of management levels at higher education institutions: Management decides the efficiency and quality of undergraduate admission. That the managers at higher education institutions correctly determine the departments in charge of the undergraduate admission; Planning, organization, direction inspection of undergraduate admission; Establishment and good implementation of working coordination mechanism between the Ministry of Education and Training - Department of Education and Training - Higher education institution /relationship of management inside higher education institutions greatly affect on the quality of undergraduate admission.

1.5.2.2. Lecturers of higher education institutions: In the admission task, the lecturers must be aware of the importance of undergraduate admission and undergraduate admission in the period of education innovation, update information to well understand the admission profession, and seriously implement the regulations on admission, proficiency in information technology in admission in response to the reform of the contents, forms and methods of undergraduate admission in the current period of education innovation.

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1.5.2.3. Admission environment in the universities: Undergraduate admission take place in a higher education institution, therefore, the internal environment of higher education institutions directly affects the admission process from to final stage of undergraduate admission. Establishing and creating a favorable admission environment at higher education institutions are one of the positive impact factors and contribute to the success of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation.

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1.5.2.4. Promotion and consultancy of admission of higher education institutions:Promotion and consultancy are one of the measures that bring information directly or indirectly to students and persons related to the admission process. In order to achieve such purposes, the admission promotion and consultancy must be implemented in many diverse and regular forms, television channels, etc. Good through propaganda on implementation of admission promotion and consultancy has a direct impact on undergraduate admission at higher education institutions.

1.5.2.5. Relationship of higher education institutions and localities:The relationship between higher education institutions and localities, especially the Departments of Education and Training in the provinces and enterprises in

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the localities, will contribute to the success of undergraduate admission. Therefore, the higher education institutions should well establish the above- mentioned relationships in order to bring positive impacts on the universities' training in general and undergraduate admission in particular.

1.5.2.6. Higher education institution and social needs: In the current innovation period of the country as well as the world, especially in the labor market mechanism of supply - demand, competition, value, etc, the undergraduate admission is greatly affected by social needs and labor markets. The undergraduate admission in the current period must satisfy the labor market. The influence of social needs and labor market is very obvious in the whole process of training and admission at higher education institutions.

CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER 1

By analysis of international and domestic documents, the thesis identifies the issue to be studied - management of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation. The thesis clarifies the theoretical issues about undergraduate admission, management of undergraduate admission and the factors affecting management of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the innovation period. The theoretical framework is identified as a scientific basis for surveying the practice of undergraduate admission management at Vietnam higher education institutions.

Chapter 2 PRACTICAL BASIS OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION MANAGEMENT IN THE PERIOD OF HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATION IN VIETNAM

2.1. Overview of the undergraduate admission process in Vietnam Undergraduate admission in Vietnam is a process of passing through different periods in the history of national education: The period after peace resoration (1954 to 1969); The period from 1970 to 1979; The period from 1980 to 1990; The period from 1991 to 2001; The period from 2002 to 2014; The period from 2014 - 2017. There were changes, from basing on the results of academic records of students for admission instead of organizing the separate entrance exams to the innovation for high school graduation examination and university, college admissionsin which the core content is to organize the National High School Exam to get the results for evaluation and recognition of High School qualification, and provide data for higher education institutions to implement university and college admission.

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2.2. Organizing a survey on current situation of undergraduate admission management in the context of Vietnam's higher education innovation

2.2.1. Survey purpose: To establish a practical basis to provide solutions for undergraduate admission managementat higher education institutions in order to improve the quality of admission task and the quality of human resources for the country.

2.2.2. Survey contents: Survey and evaluation of current situation of undergraduate admission; management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions; evaluation of impact level of the factors on the management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in Vietnam today; evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission in Vietnam’s universities in the current context of higher education innovation.

2.2.3. Survey method: The thesis uses a combination of the following basic scientific research methods: Investigation by questionnaires; Interview and study on activities; Data processing methods, etc.

2.2.4. Scoring method: Good, profoundly influential (4 points); Fair, greatly influential (3 points); Average, insignificantly influential (2 points); Weak, uninfluential (1 points). Evaluation standard: Level 1 (3.25  4), level 2 (2.50 3.24), level 3 (1.75 2.49), level 4 (< 1.75).

(7 criteria); Personnel organization

2.2.5. Standards and criteria for evaluation of undergraduate admission management: Based on 4 standards and 26 criteria: planning for undergraduate admission for undergraduate admission (7 criteria); Guiding undergraduate admission (7 criteria); Inspection of implementation of undergraduate admission plans at higher education institutions (5 criteria).

2.2.6. Sample and location of survey:766 evaluation forms from: 75 managers, specialists of the units in Ministry of Education and Training, the offices of Departments of Education and Training; 528 managers and lecturers of universities; 163 parents, students, and social forces.

Location of survey: Ministry of Education and Training, Departments of Education and Training, higher education institutions in the North, Central Region and South of the country.

2.2.7. Survey durationFrom May 2018 to June 2019 2.3. Current situation of undergraduate admission in Vietnam’s universities in the period of higher education innovation (2015 - 2019)

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Table 2. Current situation of undergraduate admission in Vietnam’s universities in the period of higher education innovation

Levels

NO

Contents

̅ Level

Good Amount %

Fair Amount %

Average Weak Amount %

Amount %

267 34.81 292 38.09 173 22.56 35 4.52 3.03

1

Fairly good

280 36.56 282 36.79 177 23.09 27 3.54 3.06

2

Fairly good

3

287 37.51 278 36.34 171 22.28 30 3.87 3.07

Fairly good

Preparation for undergraduate admission Organizing implementation of undergraduate admission Conditionsto guaranteefor undergraduate admission

Average

278 36.29 284 37.07 173 22.64 31 3.97 3.05

Fairly good Managers at all levels and lecturers of higher education institutions evaluate the undergraduate admission at higher education institutions at a fairly good level: ̅ =3.05 (min=1, max=4). Level of implementation of undergraduate admission: 1- Conditions to guarantee for undergraduate admission (3.07); 2-Organizing implementation of undergraduate admission (3.06);3-Preparation for undergraduate admission(3.03).

2.3.4. Current situation of advantages and disadvantages when organizing undergraduate admission at universities

Advantages: The level of advantages is very high, ranging from 74.28% to 83.94%, including basic advantages such as: Dissemination and propaganda of guidelines and policies on admission of the Ministry of Education and Training: 83.94% of ideas; Written instructions and guidance documents of Ministry of Education and Training are sufficient, clear and transparent for higher education institutions to easily implement: 81.07%;Disadvantages: The level of disadvantages through the survey ranges from 71.15% to 83.94%. The basic disadvantages include: Expenses for admission implementation have not fully met the job contents: 83.94% of ideas; Propaganda, brand promotion and ineffective admission counseling are ineffective and expensive: 79.50% of ideas.

2.4. Current situation of undergraduate admission management at Vietnam higher education institutions in the period of higher education innovation

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Tablet 2.19.Summary of contents of undergraduate admission management at higher education institutions

Level

NO

Contents

̅ Level

Good Amount %

Fair Amount %

Average Amount %

Weak Amount %

1

279 36.42 283 36.94 175 22.85 29

3.79 3.06

Fairly good

2

251 32.79 270 35.25 204 26.69 40

5.28 2.95 Fair

3

274 35.77 309 40.30 152 19.84 31

4.08 3.08

Fairly good

4

290 37.91 254 33.21 190 24.75 32

4.13 3.05

Fairly good

Planning undergraduate admission Organizing the resources for undergraduate admission Directing undergraduate admission Inspecting implementation of undergraduate admission

Average

274 35.72 279 36.43 180 23.53 33

4.32 3.04

Fairly good

The management of undergraduate admissionat higher education institutions is assessed by the participants in the survey at failry good level: ̅= 3.04 (min=1, max=4).

3.08

3.06

3.05

2.95

X 3.10 3.05 3.00 2.95 2.90 2.85

Planning- Organizing resources- Directing- Inspecting

The level of implementation of the admission management contents is assessed according to the implementation order: 1- Directing undergraduate admission ( ̅=3.08 – fairly good level); 2- Planning the undergraduate admission ( ̅=3.06, fairly good level); 3- Inspecting the implementation of undergraduate admissionplan ( ̅=3.05, fairly good level); 4- Organizing resources for undergraduate admission ( ̅=2.95, fairly good level), etc.

Chart 2.1. Summary of the contents of undergraduate admission management at higher education institutions

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2.5. Current situation of impact levels of the factors on the management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions

Table 2.22.Summary of impact levels of the factors on the management of undergraduate admission

Level

No Factors

̅ Level

Profound influence Amount %

Great influence Amount %

Littele influence Amount %

No influence Amount %

1

22

84

364

10.92

2.80 3.31

47.49 297 39.0

2

87

439

57.28 221 29.0

2.61 3.41

11.31

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Objective factor Subject factor

Average

52.40 259 34.00 86

2.71 3.36

11.10

402

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Profo- und Profo- und Profo- und Overally, the influence level of the objective and subjective factors on the management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutionsis profound, ̅ = 3.36 (min=1, max=4).The influence level of subjective factors is greater than that of objective factors, with the average points: ̅= 3.41 and 3.31, difference X= 0.10.

2.6. International experience on admission and management of undergraduate admission and lessons for Vietnam

By analysis of experiences on undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission in the United States, Australia, Japan, China, etc, many experiences in management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions such as management of setting exams, examination organization, evaluation, and calling for successful candidates to the university. Lessons from international experience will be a practical basis to propose management solutions for improvement of the quality of undergraduate admission at Vietnam higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation.

2.7. General evaluation of current situation of undergraduate admission and management of undergraduate admission in the current context of higher education innovation

2.7.1. Strengths:Reducing stress and costs for candidates, family and society; Creating a good effect on the candidates' selection of school or career; Contributing to improving the quality of school selection; Ensuring the priority policy in admission, balancing the social class structure among students; Creating a good effect on teaching and learning in high schools and examination regulations.

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2.7.2. Shortcomings: The direction of undergraduate admissionsometimes has shortcomings in some examination locations, as a result, there are troubles in organizing the admission; the application of regulations is sometimes rigid; The separation between State management and administrative activities in educational and training institutions is unclear. The coordination between State agencies, social organizations and families is loose, etc.

CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER 2

Through the survey results and analysis of 766 ideas of managers at all levels, lecturers and social forces, the thesis discovers the current situation of undergraduate admission, management of undergraduate admissionand the influence level of subjective and objective factors on management of undergraduate admissionin Vietnam higher educationin the current period of higher education innovation.

Chapter3 SOLUTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION IN THE PERIOD OF VIETNAM HIGHER EDUCATIONINNOVATION 3.1. Principles of proposing solutions

for management of undergraduate admission in Vietnam in the current period of higher education innovation: ensuring the legality; systematization; inheritance; practicality. 3.2. Solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the period of Vietnam higher education innovation

3.2.1. Organizing to raise awareness for human resources in charge of undergraduate admission to satisfy the quality requirements of higher education.

implement contents The purpose of the solution is to raise awareness for managers, lecturers, etc about the importance, position, and role of innovation of undergraduate admission in the current period so that the managers and lecturers have a basis of theory and awareness to form the right attitude on current undergraduate admission and fully in compliance with the State’s regulations of undergraduate admission.

3.2.2. Organizing to foster enforcement capacity for university managers and lecturers to satisfy the requirements for admission in the period of higher education innovation.

Managers, lecturers and staff are the forces that directly participate in undergraduate admission at higher education institutions. The efficiency and quality of undergraduate admission depends on such human resource.

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Therefore, fostering to improve admission enforcement capacity for managers, lecturers and staff will directly improve the quality of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions and the country in the current period of higher education innovation. 3.2.3. Directing undergraduate admission to ensure the admission innovation process in the current period of higher education innovation

Undergraduate admission has many innovations in the current period of admission education innovation. The purpose of the measure is to direct undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in accordance with the new admission process in consistence with the reality in order to ensure admission quality in the current period of higher education innovation.

3.2.4. Directing to strengthen the application of information technology to ensure the quality of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation

Higher education innovation poses many problems for the admission task and will be solved in an effective and quick manner by using information technology in admission and management of admission. The purpose of the solution is to promote the use of information technology in the whole process of undergraduate admission to ensure the quality of admission at higher education institutions. 3.2.5. Inspection and supervision of the admission process according to the requirements of higher education innovation The purpose of

inspection and supervision of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions is to supervise and evaluate the efficiency of admission management contents, the planning, organization and direction of the admission process so that the enforcement of admission achieves the goal of improving the quality of undergraduate admission, satisfying the current higher education innovation.

3.3. The relationship between solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the context of Vietnam higher education innovation

The thesis proposes 5 solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the period of higher education innovation: a) Each admission management solution has its own purpose in the proposed solutions system, therefore, it is necessary to use the solution for the right purpose; b) The proposed admission management solutions have their own application conditions, therefore, when applying the solutions, it is necessary to take specific considerations and take account of specific circumstances and conditions of each higher education institution in order to achieve the efficiency; c) The solutions for management of undergraduate admission

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have a mutual and interactive relationship in the system of solutions, therefore, when applying and using the management solutions, it is necessary to consistently implement in order to create aggregate strength towards the quality and efficiency of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions.

3.4. Testing the necessity and feasibility of solutions for undergraduate admission management in the period of Vietnam higher education innovation 3.4.1. Purposes The test aims to confirm the necessity and feasibility of the solutions for undergraduate admission management in the period of Vietnam higher education innovation proposed in the thesis.

testing methods 3.4.2. Testing method, scoring method and evaluation standard The

include questionnaires, expert method, interview, mathematics and statistics, etc to test the scientific value of solutions for undergraduate admission management in the context of higher education innovation.

Evaluation criteria and scoring method: Very necessary, very feasible (4 points); Necessary, feasible (3 points); Slightly necessary, slightly feasible (2 points); Unnecessary, infeasible (1 point). Evaluation standard: Level 1 (3.25  4), level 2 (2.50 3.24), level 3 (1.752.49), level 4 (< 1.75).

3.4.3. Testing location and sample: 389 managers and experts of units under the Ministry of Education and Training, Departments of Education and Training; Managers and lecturers of higher education institutions under the Ministry of Education and Training, Department of Education and Training and universities in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh Cities. 3.4.4. The results of

testing solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the period of Vietnam higher education innovation Table 3.5. The relationship between the necessity and feasibility of solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the period of Vietnam higher education innovation

NO Management solutions Necessity Feasibility ̅ Level ̅ Level

3.69 1 3.69 1

1 Organizing to raise awareness for human resources in charge of admission about undergraduate admission innovation to satisfy the quality requirements of higher education.

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NO Management solutions Necessity Feasibility ̅ Level ̅ Level

3.66 2 3.64 3

2 Organizing to foster enforcement capacity for university managers and lecturers to meet the requirements for admission in the period of higher education innovation.

3.64 3 3.66 2 3 Directing undergraduate admission to ensure the admission innovation process in the current period of higher education innovation

3.60 4 3.56 5

4 Directing to strengthen the application of information technology to ensure the quality of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation

3.56 5 3.60 4 5 Inspection and supervision of the admission process according to the requirements of higher education innovation Grade point average 3.63 3.53

Managers and lecturers of higher education institutions affirm the high necessity and feasibility of the solutions for management of undergraduate admission proposed in the thesis. In order to affirm the relationship between the necessity and feasibility of the solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the current context of higher education innovation, the thesis uses the hierarchical correlation formula:

Spiecman r = 1 -

The result r  +0,8concludes that the above correlation is positive and close, which means that regardless of awareness levels about solutions for undergraduate admission management in the current period of education innovation, such solutions always achieve suitable feasibility.

3.5. Testing solutions for management of undergraduate admission in the period of Vietnam higher education innovation

Name of tested solution: “Organizing to foster enforcement capacity for university managers and lecturers to meet the requirements for admission in the period of higher education innovation”. 3.5.1. Basis for selection of testing solution a) The role of human resources in charge of undergraduate admission (managers, lecturers, students participating in undergraduate admission) in improving the quality of undergraduate admission. b) The actual survey

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results show that: “Organizing to foster enforcement capacity for university managers and lecturers to meet the requirements of admission in the period of higher education innovation” has the necessity = 3.66and feasibility = 3.64 at levels 2/5 and 3/5.

3.5.2. Testing purposes The purpose of testing is to verify the efficiency of the solution “Organizing to foster enforcement capacity for university managers and lecturers to meet the requirements of admission in the period of higher education innovation” in improving the qualification of managers and lecturers in charge of admission, thereby, enhancing the quality of undergraduate admission in universities. 3.5.3. Testing hypothesis If the management solution “Organizing to foster enforcement capacity for university managers and lecturers to meet the requirements of admission in the period of higher education innovation" is applied, the qualification of managers and lecturers in charge of admission shall be improved, which enhances the quality of undergraduate admission in universities.

3.5.4. Testing sample and location Testing in the thesis is conducted by testing one group before and after testing. The tested group consists of 110 managers and lecturers from Hanoi University of Industry.

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3.5.5. Evaluation standards and scale of the test 3.5.5.1. Evaluation standards *Indicator 1: Level of knowledge mastery about admission task: 1) Getting awareness of importance of undergraduate admission innovation; 2) Getting awareness of basic requirements of undergraduate admission; 3) Getting awareness of responsibilities of cadres and lecturers in the implementation of undergraduate admission task; 4) Getting awareness of responsibilities of candidates and community the implementation of undergraduate admission; 5) Getting awareness of legal documents on undergraduate admission.

*Indicator 2: Level of achievements for the skills of admission enforcement1) Skill of independent implementation of undergraduate admission task; 2) Skills of solving problems arising during implementation of undergraduate admission task; 3) Skills of co-operating with members in

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solving undergraduate admission task; 4) The skill of proposing measures to innovate undergraduate admission in accordance with the requirements of education innovation and reality; 5) Skills of adapting to changes in undergraduate admission innovation.

3.5.5.2. Rating scale - Evaluating the levels of knowledge mastery about admission tasks of managers and lecturers through the 20-question test; with 2 points for each correct answer: Good (30-40 points); Fair (20-29 points); Average (10- 19 points); Weak (<10 points).

- Evaluating the changes of admission enforcement skills of managers and lecturers according to 4 levels: Good (4 points); Fair (3 points); Average (2 points); Weak (1 point). Evaluation standard: Level 1: = 3,25  4; Level 2: = 2,5  3,24; Level 3: = 1,75  2,49; Level 4: < 1,75. - Evaluating the admission enforcement skills through the indicators of completeness, correctness and efficiency at four levels: high (3.25-4), relatively high (2.5-3.24), average (1.75-2.49), low (<1.75). 3.5.6. Testing stages:1) Preparation stage; 2) Testing stage; 3) Measurement stage after testing

Testing duration: From April 2018 to May 2019 3.5.7. Method of testing evaluation In order to evaluate the efficiency of management solution in the test, the thesis uses the following methods: 1) Evaluation through a 20-sentence test on undergraduate admission task; 2) Evaluation of expressions of undergraduate admission skills by questionnaires; 3) Evaluation by indicators of observing the admission enforcement actions of officials and lecturers. 3.5.8. Testing results

Table 3.12.Summary of testing results of undergraduate admission management solution

Pre-test

Post-test

Criteria

Difference

Awareness Skill Average

̅ 2.92 2.81 2.87

Level Fair Fair Fair

̅ 3.25 3.18 3.22

Level Good Approximately good Approximately good

+0.33 +0.37 +0.35

Based on the measurement results of two criteria, the change of knowledge about admission task (2.92 and 3.25; difference: +0.33) and skills of admission enforcement (2.87 and 3.18; difference:+0.37) of university managers and lecturers in charge of undergraduate admission before and after the test, it can be concluded that: the management solution

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thereby contributing improving in the test: “Organizing to foster the admission enforcement capacity for human resources in charge of undergraduate admission to satisfy the requirements of higher education innovation” brings high efficiency in improving the quality of human resources in charge of undergraduate admission, the efficiency of to undergraduate admission at higher education institutions.

3.25 3.18

2.92 2.81

3.40 3.20 3.00 2.80 2.60 2.40 Awareness Skill

Pre-test Post-test

Chart 3.4.Changes in awareness and enforcement skills of admission of managers and lecturers in the test

CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER 3 five The solutions thesis proposes

to manage Vietnam’s undergraduate admission during the period of undergraduate admission innovation and tests the solutions for management of undergraduate admission proposed in the thesis. The testing results affirm the necessity, feasibility and efficiency of management solutions in improving the quality of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions during the current period of higher education innovation.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Conclusions 1.1. The thesis gives an overview of study on admission and management of admission at universities to identify new issues in the thesis. – management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation. The thesis establishes a

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theoretical framework for management of undergraduate admission, including the following issues:

- Management of higher education admission at higher education institutions is the directional impact of higher education institution leaders on admission activities and joining forces through planning, organization, direction and inspection of implementation of admission plan to achieve the goals of undergraduate admission for selection of good students.

- Contents of undergraduate admission management at higher education institutions: Planning for undergraduate admission; organizing personnel system at the higher education institutions to ensure good human resources in charge of admission; directing, leading, controlling and inspecting the implementation of undergraduate admission plan in order to ensure the quality, efficiency, safety and objectivity.

- Factors affecting management of undergraduate admission at higher education institutions in the current period of higher education innovation include objective and subjective factors.

according functions

1.2.Through the survey results and analysis of 766 ideas of managers at all levels, lecturers and social forces related to undergraduate admission, it can be initially concluded that the current situation of admission process including preparation, organization and the conditions to guarantee that undergraduate admission at higher education institutions is evaluated at fairly good and fair levels by the surveyed subjectes. Higher education institutions, implementsthe to management management contents and implementation is assessed at a fairly- good and good levels, in the order as follows: 1- Directing undergraduate admission; 2- Planning for undergraduate admission; 3. Inspecting the implementation of the undergraduate admission plan; 4- Organizing human resource in chare of admission.

The influence level of many factors are significant, in which subjective factors have a higher level of influence than external objective factors on undergraduate admission at higher education institutions.

1.3 The thesis proposes 5 solutions for management of Vietnam’s undergraduate admission in the period of higher education innovation: 1) Organizing to raise awarenes for human resources in charge of undergraduate admission to satisfy the quality requirements of higher education; 2) Organizing to foster the admission enforcement capacity for managers and lecturers to meet the admission requirements in the period of higher education innovation; 3) Directing undergraduate admission to ensure the

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admission innovation process in the current period of higher education innovation; 4) Directing to strengthen the application of information technology to ensure the quality of undergraduate admission in the current period of higher education innovation; 5) Inspection and supervision of the admission process according to the requirements of higher education innovation.The testing results highly appreciate the necessity and feasibility of the admission management solutions proposed in the thesis.

The thesis tests the solution: “Organizing to foster enforcement capacity for university managers and lecturers to meet the requirements for admission in the period of higher education innovation”. The testing results through the changes of knowledge and skills for admission implementation affirm the efficiency of the solution for management of undergraduate admission in improving the quality of human resources in charge of admission and enhancing the quality of undergraduate admission.

2. Recommendations 2.1. For Ministry of Education and Training The Ministry of Education and Training should ensure the Party's guidelines and policies, well meet the requirements of higher education. There is a focal, consistent and timely direction from the Government to the in the guidelines and measures of Ministry, ocalities and schools implementation; importance of the Ministry always attaches great propaganda and explanation to reach an increasing consensus of candidates, parents and society. There is a unity of will and action, a synchronous coordination among ministries, branches and localities, etc.

in the preparation and organization of 2.2. For Departments of Education and Training The Departmetns should proactively publicize the criteria for selecting candidates to study according to specific majors and training level of each school. Higher education institutions are autonomous and self-responsible in admission organization. There must be a uniform coordination between the Ministry and the Departments, the Ministry and the schools, schoolsand department the examination, evaluation,selection and calling for successful candidates, etc.

LIST OF ANNOUNCED PROJECTS

1. Nguyen Duc Trung (2012), Innovation in university and college admission- an important measure for fundamental and comprehensive higher education innovation, Journal of Education (ISSN 21896 0866 7476), Special issue, April 2012, p.29.

2. Nguyen Duc Trung (2012), Solutions for innovation in university and college admission, Journal of education and science (ISSN1859 - 3917), Issue 17 (77) July 2012, p.23.

3. Nguyen Duc Trung (2012), Some requirements for guaranteeing the quality of admission at universities and colleges, Journal of Teaching and Learning today (ISSN1859 - 2694), Issue in July 2012, p.13.

4. Nguyen Duc Trung (2019), Studying the factors affecting the management of university and college admission in order to improve the efficiency of the management of university and college admission in Vietnam today, Journal of Education and Society (ISSN1859 - 3917), Special issue in September2019, p.30.

5. Nguyen Duc Trung (2019), Overview of the study on the management of university and college admission today, Journal of Education and Society (ISSN1859-3917), Special issue, September 2019, p.18.

6. Nguyen Duc Trung (2020), Admission management at Vietnam's higher education institutions in the period of educational innovation, Journal of Education and Society (ISSN1859-3917), Special issue, April 2020, p.23.