在埃塞俄比亚高等教育背景下，质量保证（QA）是一个相对较新的现象，需要制度化。对于大学质量保证机制的制度化，教育部和高等教育相关与保证机构采取了不同的行动。制度化是一个持续的过程，在这个过程中，通常的行为、结构和价值观成为组织（大学）的基本和合理的部分。尽管科学文献研究了质量保证机制的制度化问题及其在质量教育领域的影响，但仍然缺乏关于质量保证机制的制度化及其在埃塞俄比亚背景下的影响的数据。因此，这项定性研究的目的是以埃塞俄比亚新建大学为例评估质量保证机制的制度化及其在高等教育机构中的效果。                   

该研究使用制度理论来研究高等教育机构的规则、结构和组织，并实现其现实内部和现实之间的互动。除了该理论之外，该研究还使用了由(Silimperi et al., 2002; Askov et al., 200)开发的将质量保证制度化的过程。因此，通过查阅文献，设计了概念框架，用于分析质量保证机制制度化的制度背景及其效果。开发的概念框架用于访谈和上、中、下级官员以及高级讲师组成的焦点小组讨论，研究参与者总数为40人；上级领导3人，中层领导15人，下级领导16人，高级指导员6人。编码过程用于通过数据分析获取信息，来分析访谈和焦点小组讨论的内容、划分类别以及主题。                   

数据分析的结果表明，在所分析的案例大学中，质量保障制度化的内部有利环境被忽略了，即使大学建立了适当的规则、政策和组织结构，它们也没有正确实施，并且一直缺乏应用质量保证机制制度化的基本要素。本次调查表明，案例的高校领导和高级讲师的不重视法律框架的实用性以及质量保证体系的制度化。除此之外，研究表明案例大学缺乏基础设施和资源，缺乏支持优质教育的专业文化。此外，研究表明，质量保证机制制度化的结构性内部有利环境没有得到适当实施。              

研究建议案例大学领导者必须重视质量保证制度化，在埃塞俄比亚新成立的大学中，有利的环境必须有利于质量保证机制的制度化，前提是质量保证机制制度化的补充方面安排仔细捕捉制度化程序，以提高内部质量保证的方向。立法文件对质量保障机制制度化的适应和制度化的结构安排必须适用。大学必须适当地实现和衡量质量保障机制制度化的多维阶段，而不是质量的重点方面，与补充关键结构的评估相结合是非常关键的。最后，该大学没有足够的结构和系统来将质量保证机制制度化，建议内部质量保证结构应采用制度化方式。

In the Ethiopian higher education context, quality assurance (QA), is relatively a new phenomenon which needs to be institutionalized. For institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms in the university, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Relevance and Assurance Agency takes different actions. Institutionalization is a continuing process in which the usual actions, structures, and values become a fundamental and justifiable part of an organization (University). Although scientific literature has investigated the issue of institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms and its effect in the area of quality education there is still lack of data on the institutionalization of the quality assurance mechanisms and its effect in the Ethiopian context. Therefore, the objective of this qualitative study is to assess the institutionalization of the quality assurance mechanism and its effect in higher educational institutions in the case of newly established universities in Ethiopia.

The study used institutional theory, for higher education institutions rules, structure, and organization and enabled the interaction within and between its realities. In addition to that theory the study used the process of institutionalizing quality assurance which was developed by (Silimperi et al., 2002; Askov et al., 200). Therefore, based on the review literature, the conceptual framework was designed for analyzing the institutional context of institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms and its effect. The developed conceptual framework was used in interview, and focus group discussion that was constructing upper, middle and lower level officials as well as senior instructors. The total number of the research participants’ were 40;  3 from upper level leaders, 15 from middle level leaders, 16 from lower level leaders,  and 6 from senior instructors. Coding cycles were used to obtain data through the data analysis and to examine the interviews, focus group discussions and define categories and themes.

The result that was obtained from the data analysis indicated that the internal enabling environments for quality assurance institutionalization are omitted in the situation of the case University, even if in there are proper rules, policies, and organizational structure established in the university, they are not implemented  properly. And there has been a shortage of the essential element for applying institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms. This investigation indicated that the case of University leaders and senior instructors, obtainability of legal framework, and official value on institutionalizing quality assurance role is poor. In addition to this the study indicated that the case university has lack of infrastructure and resources, the absence of a supportive professional culture for quality education. Also, the study indicated that the structural internal enabling environments for the institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms are not properly implemented. .

The study recommended that the case university leaders have to value-added quality assurance institutionalization, in newly established universities in Ethiopia the enabling environments must be conducive for institutionalization for quality assurance mechanism. Provided that supplementary aspect of institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms arrangement to carefully capture institutionalization procedures in the direction of increasing internal quality assurance. The adaptation of institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms in legislative documents and structural arrangements of institutionalization must be applicable. The university has to appropriately realize and measure the multi-dimensional phases of institutionalization of quality assurance mechanisms instead of focused aspects of quality, it is highly crucial to incorporate with assessment of supplementary key structures. Lastly, the university does not have adequate structures and systems in place to institutionalize quality assurance mechanisms. It is recommended that internal quality assurance structure should be by an institutional way.