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The effects of service quality dimensions on students’ satisfaction: hedperf model adoption
Siti Rapidah Omar Ali1.
Service quality has become one of the greatest imperative factors of students’ satisfaction in higher
education industry these days. As the education sector is primarily considered service providing
establishment, the service quality aspects are the key to sustainable competitive advantage. This study aims
to determine the relationship between service quality aspects namely academic aspects, non- academic
aspects and reputation towards students’ satisfaction. The HEDPERF model was used as a research
framework. A set of 265 questionnaires were distributed to the undergraduate students in a public university
in the East Coast of Malaysia by using stratified random sampling. A total of 260 of the questionnaires
were returned equivalent to 95.84%. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis, Pearson
Correlation and Multiple Regression. The findings revealed that all three dimensions of service quality
have a positive relationship with the students’ satisfaction. Academic aspect revealed to be the most
significant influence towards the students’ satisfaction. Suggestion to the management of higher education
also been made particularly in the areas where improvement is required.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Terengganu, Kampus Dungun, 23000 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, Malaysia
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