Evaluation of educational quality through the servqual model in the tourism career of UFA-ESPEL

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Jenny Carolina Molina-Herrera
Inés Verónica Parreño-Herrera

Abstract

The present study had the objective of evaluating the quality of the education service in the tourism career through the application of the SERVQUAL model for the recognition of the perceptions that the students have for the improvement of the environment of the quality of the service of the University of the Armed Forces ESPE headquarters Latacunga (UFA-ESPEL). The data was collected through a structured questionnaire containing perception elements based on the SERVQUAL scale for adaptation to the higher education perspective. The data collected was obtained from a sample of 191 students of the faculty. The components of the construct were: tangible, service quality, reliability, responsibility, security, and empathy. The statistical analysis method used was exploratory factor analysis. The findings revealed that security is the component that stood out in the conglomerate, since students, when surrounded by a military environment, understand that care towards the organization's interest groups, both at a personal and technological level, will be more comfortable. The investigative conclusion showed that there is a theoretical and statistical relationship between the quality of the service and student satisfaction. However, the correlation coefficients showed moderate levels, for which continuous processes of quality management of university services must be carried out.

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Molina-Herrera, J. ., & Parreño-Herrera, I. . (2023). Evaluation of educational quality through the servqual model in the tourism career of UFA-ESPEL . 593 Digital Publisher CEIT, 8(2-1), 262-275. https://doi.org/10.33386/593dp.2023.2-1.1791
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Author Biographies

Jenny Carolina Molina-Herrera, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE sede Latacunga - Ecuador

  • Finance Audit Engineer 
  • Economics Applied to Public Policy Degree 
  • Accounting Analyst ESPE-L 

Inés Verónica Parreño-Herrera, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE sede Latacunga - Ecuador

  • Commercial Engineer 
  • Diploma in University Teaching 
  • MBA 
  • ITSA Teacher 
  • Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE Teacher 
  • Kaffe´s Hotel Manager 
  • Huasicama Hostal Manager 

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