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Metric analysis of the information visibility and diffusion about the European Higher Education Area on Spanish University websites

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  • María Pinto

    (University of Granada)

  • Dora Sales

    (Universitat Jaume I)

  • Anne-Vinciane Doucet

    (University of Granada)

  • Andrés Fernández-Ramos

    (University of Granada)

  • David Guerrero

    (University of Granada)

Abstract

The purpose of the study proposed in this paper is to evaluate the Spanish public university websites dedicated to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). To do so, the quality of these resources has been analysed in the light of data provided by a series of indicators grouped in seven criteria, most of which were used to determine what information is made available and in what way. The criteria used in our analysis are: visibility, authority, updatedness, accesibility, correctness and completeness, quality assessment and navigability. All in all, the results allow us to carry out an overall diagnosis of the situation and also provide us with information about the situation at each university, thus revealing their main strengths, namely authority and navegability, and also their chief shortcomings: updatedness, accessibility and quality assessment. In this way it is possible to detect the best practices in each of the aspects evaluated so that they can serve as an example and guide for universities with greater deficiencies and thus help them to improve their EHEA websites.

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  • María Pinto & Dora Sales & Anne-Vinciane Doucet & Andrés Fernández-Ramos & David Guerrero, 2007. "Metric analysis of the information visibility and diffusion about the European Higher Education Area on Spanish University websites," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 72(2), pages 345-370, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:72:y:2007:i:2:d:10.1007_s11192-007-1766-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1766-0
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    1. Maria Pinto & José Luis Alonso Berrocal & José Antonio Cordón García & Viviana Fernández Marcial & Carlos García Figuerola & Javier García Marco & Camarero Carmen Gómez & Rodríguez Ángel F. Zazo, 2005. "Quality assessment of Spanish universities’ web sites focused on the European Research Area," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 65(1), pages 67-93, October.
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    1. Saraite-Sariene, Laura & Gálvez Rodríguez, María del Mar & Haro de Rosario, Arturo, 2018. "Exploring determining factors of web transparency in the world's top universities," Revista de Contabilidad - Spanish Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 63-72.
    2. María Pinto & David Guerrero & Andrés Fernández-Ramos & Anne-Vinciane Doucet, 2009. "Information provided by Spanish university websites on their assessment and quality processes," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 81(1), pages 265-289, October.
    3. María Pinto & David Guerrero Quesada & Ximo Granell, 2014. "Dissemination of information and visibility of the European Higher Education Area through the websites of Spanish universities: a longitudinal metric analysis, 2007–2012," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 98(2), pages 1235-1255, February.

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