Improvement Of Educational Quality

Author : Bert P.M. Creemers,Leonidas Kyriakides
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136729829

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Improving Quality in Education by Bert P.M. Creemers,Leonidas Kyriakides Pdf

This book explores an approach to school improvement that merges the traditions of educational effectiveness research and school improvement efforts. It displays how the dynamic model, which is theoretical and empirically validated, can be used in both traditions. Each chapter integrates evidence from international and national studies, showing how the knowledge-base of educational effectiveness research can be used for improvement purposes. In a clear and practicable manner it outlines: Foundations of the improvement approach Research projects investigating the impact of the dynamic approach Guidelines and practical solutions to translating the approach into action Further developments for school improvement Exploring the crucial factors in the establishment of this environment, the authors outline a dynamic framework that helps schools collect data, through self-evaluation mechanisms, taking decisions about priorities for improvement, and developing appropriate policies and action plans. This approach emphasises educational targets and provides means to achieve them that are flexible enough to fit in with the circumstances of the individual school. The book draws upon research across the world, conducted especially in the United States, Europe, and Australasia, expertly showcasing how the dynamic approach can be used in a wide variety of educational settings A key book for all professionals working in education; academics, researchers, policy-makers, school advisors and practitioners will find it invaluable. Not only it is a must for graduate students, university libraries, and individual academics but also for school management teams, school support agencies and officials in educational policy.

Author : Jerry Arcaro
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1884015581

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Quality in Education by Jerry Arcaro Pdf

Although hundreds of school improvement programs have been launched in the United States over the past quarter century, very few of them have been successful. The author of Quality in Education: An Implementation Handbook, an experienced quality expert who specializes in education, believes that many of these programs could have succeeded had their developers understood and applied the theories and methods of Total Quality Management (TQM). This book explains how to avoid the pitfalls that doomed previous efforts to failure, and apply TQM to build a strong foundation for success. Beginning with the basic concepts and tools, this book is your complete guide as you embark on your quality journey. The handbook explains the importance of making a commitment to change and establishing a shared vision of quality, and discusses tools and techniques for overcoming resistance and developing a quality culture. The book covers new methods you can use to manage change, and includes exercises to help you apply the ideas in your organization. Examples from successful schools demonstrate how Total Quality Management can be applied to every area of education, from classroom management to building maintenance. Quality in Education: An Implementation Handbook teaches you how to make fundamental changes to the way people in your district or school view education and themselves as educators. Using the principles and methods in this book ,you can realize the tremendous benefits of quality - continuous improvement in every educational process.

Author : Claus Nygaard,Nigel Courtney,Paul Bartholomew
Publisher : Libri Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Academic achievement
ISBN : 1909818127

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Quality Enhancement of University Teaching and Learning by Claus Nygaard,Nigel Courtney,Paul Bartholomew Pdf

The challenge addressed by the international scholars and academic practitioners contributing to Quality Enhancement of University Teaching and Learning is how best to enhance the quality of university teaching and learning, and thereby generate a culture of quality in higher education. The book focuses on approaches to quality enhancement (QE), a process which has significant differences to the interrelated concept of quality assurance (QA), particularly in relation to aspirations for change. The contributors believe that the status quo is no longer a viable option if the role of higher education as a fundamental part of the knowledge (and wider) economy is to be safeguarded. Believing that the primary purpose of every institution's quality enhancement work should be the improvement of students' learning experiences, they argue that innovative QE initiatives offer better ways of handling students' intricate learning processes than does a focus on QA paradigms. Higher education institutions (HEIs) need to establish quality enhancement frameworks that focus explicitly on the relationship between the activities of learning and teaching and students' learning outcomes. All institutions need to follow approaches that seek out and value novel and effective practices and disseminate these where appropriate. Focusing on the dynamic and complex processes and relations that create their learning environments is necessary if HEIs are to move from cultures of compliance to cultures of enhancement. When successful, the outcome should be a culture where ownership of the institutional quality enhancement agenda extends down to the point of delivery. Since successful QE initiatives must always involve jointly the student, the teacher and the institution, the three sections of the anthology address the practice of QE in relation to each of these constituencies. Examples of quality enhancement in higher education from Australia, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, Scotland, and United Arab Emirates are presented, with each section starting from contributions offering microlevel approaches and progressing to those offering macrolevel perspectives.

Author : Baporikar, Neeta,Sony, Michael
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799810193

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Quality Management Principles and Policies in Higher Education by Baporikar, Neeta,Sony, Michael Pdf

One of the key elements in determining the socio-economic significance of education is quality. Quality management plays an integral role in higher education by ensuring that quality benchmarks are being met, thereby attributing to its prestige, increased enrollment, and student success. Quality management policies must be successfully implemented for the institution to thrive. With quality management still in the growing stage, research is needed regarding the applications, challenges, and benefits of these policies within advanced academics. Quality Management Principles and Policies in Higher Education provides emerging research exploring the theoretical aspects of quality management policies and applications within the educational field. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as faculty involvement, administration practices, and critical success factors, this book is ideally designed for educators, administrators, educational consultants, researchers, policymakers, stakeholders, deans, provosts, chancellors, academicians, and students seeking current research on successfully implementing quality management systems in teaching, learning, and administrative processes.

Author : Daniel A. Wagner,Nathan M. Castillo,SuzanneGrant Lewis
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781800642034

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Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries by Daniel A. Wagner,Nathan M. Castillo,SuzanneGrant Lewis Pdf

Improving learning evidence and outcomes for those most in need in developing countries is at the heart of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG4). This timely volume brings together contributions on current empirical research and analysis of emerging trends that focus on improving the quality of education through better policy and practice, particularly for those who need improved 'learning at the bottom of the pyramid' (LBOP). This volume brings together academic research experts, government officials and field-based practitioners. National and global experts present multiple broad thematic papers – ranging from the effects of migration and improving teaching to the potential of educational technologies, and better metrics for understanding and financing education. In addition, local experts, practitioners and policymakers describe their own work on LBOP issues being undertaken in Kenya, India, Mexico and Ivory Coast. The contributors argue persuasively that learning equity is a moral imperative, but also one that will have educational, economic and social impacts. They further outline how achieving SDG4 will take renewed and persistent effort by stakeholders to use better measurement tools to promote learning achievement among poor and marginalized children. This volume builds on the second international conference on Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP2).* It will be an indispensable resource for policymakers, researchers and government thinktanks, and local experts, as well as any readers interested in the implementation of learning equity across the globe. *The first volume Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP1), may be obtained at: http://www.iiep.unesco.org/en/learning-bottom-pyramid-4608

Author : Leonidas Kyriakides,Bert P.M. Creemers,Anastasia Panayiotou,Evi Charalambous
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351401173

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Quality and Equity in Education by Leonidas Kyriakides,Bert P.M. Creemers,Anastasia Panayiotou,Evi Charalambous Pdf

Quality and Equity in Education draws attention to the importance of developing and testing theories of educational effectiveness and using these theories for improvement purposes. It makes a major contribution to knowledge and theory building in research on promoting quality and equity in education. The book presents an improved version of the dynamic model of educational effectiveness based on the empirical data emerged from studies testing its validity, claiming that the proposed theory can be used for establishing links between educational effectiveness research and school improvement. Towards that end, the book presents the Dynamic Approach to teacher and school improvement, demonstrating its impact on quality and equity in education. The book not only proposes an agenda for further research on developing and testing the dynamic theory of educational effectiveness but also refers to research methods that can be used to test the assumptions of this theory and search for relevant cause and effect relations. The agenda also refers to the need of identifying the conditions under which the dynamic approach to teacher and school improvement can have an effect on student learning outcomes. This book will be of great interest for academics, researchers and postgraduate students working in education research and the area of quality and equity in education. It will also be of interest to policymakers, school advisors and other stakeholders in education.

Author : Richard Arum,Josipa Roksa,Amanda Cook
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119268529

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Improving Quality in American Higher Education by Richard Arum,Josipa Roksa,Amanda Cook Pdf

An ambitious, comprehensive reimagining of 21st century higher education Improving Quality in American Higher Education outlines the fundamental concepts and competencies society demands from today's college graduates, and provides a vision of the future for students, faculty, and administrators. Based on a national, multidisciplinary effort to define and measure learning outcomes—the Measuring College Learning project—this book identifies 'essential concepts and competencies' for six disciplines. These essential concepts and competencies represent efforts towards articulating a consensus among faculty in biology, business, communication, economics, history, and sociology—disciplines that account for nearly 40 percent of undergraduate majors in the United States. Contributions from thought leaders in higher education, including Ira Katznelson, George Kuh, and Carol Geary Schneider, offer expert perspectives and persuasive arguments for the need for greater clarity, intentionality, and quality in U.S. higher education. College faculty are our best resource for improving the quality of undergraduate education. This book offers a path forward based on faculty perspectives nationwide: Clarify program structure and aims Articulate high-quality learning goals Rigorously measure student progress Prioritize higher order competencies and disciplinarily grounded conceptual understandings A culmination of over two years of efforts by faculty and association leaders from six disciplines, this book distills the national conversation into a delineated set of fundamental ideas and practices, and advocates for the development and use of rigorous assessment tools that are valued by faculty, students, and society. Improving Quality in American Higher Education brings faculty voices to the fore of the conversation and offers an insightful look at the state of higher education, and a realistic strategy for better serving our students.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Teachers
ISBN : UIUC:30112067601549

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Improvement of Educational Quality by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045246647

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Improvement of Educational Quality by United States. Congress. House. Education and Labor Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare,United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Education
ISBN : LOC:00118557815

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Improvement of Educational Quality Act of 1962 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare,United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Education Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:31951D01732136H

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Improvement of Educational Quality Act of 1962 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Education Pdf

Considers S. 2826, the Improvement of Educational Quality Act of 1962, to provide Federal grants to states and state educational institutions for teacher training, and pilot programs for teaching methods improvement.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Education
ISBN : LOC:00186599457

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The Improvement of Educational Quality Act of 1962 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor Pdf

Author : Anthony S. Bryk,Louis M. Gomez,Alicia Grunow,Paul G. LeMahieu
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781612507934

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Learning to Improve by Anthony S. Bryk,Louis M. Gomez,Alicia Grunow,Paul G. LeMahieu Pdf

As a field, education has largely failed to learn from experience. Time after time, promising education reforms fall short of their goals and are abandoned as other promising ideas take their place. In Learning to Improve, the authors argue for a new approach. Rather than “implementing fast and learning slow,” they believe educators should adopt a more rigorous approach to improvement that allows the field to “learn fast to implement well.” Using ideas borrowed from improvement science, the authors show how a process of disciplined inquiry can be combined with the use of networks to identify, adapt, and successfully scale up promising interventions in education. Organized around six core principles, the book shows how “networked improvement communities” can bring together researchers and practitioners to accelerate learning in key areas of education. Examples include efforts to address the high rates of failure among students in community college remedial math courses and strategies for improving feedback to novice teachers. Learning to Improve offers a new paradigm for research and development in education that promises to be a powerful driver of improvement for the nation’s schools and colleges.

Author : Dr Colin C Bayne-Jardine,Charles Hoy,Dr Margaret Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135700997

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Improving Quality in Education by Dr Colin C Bayne-Jardine,Charles Hoy,Dr Margaret Wood Pdf

*Explores the best acknowledged ways to maintain and improve school education in the UK *Highlights ways for achieving required standards (such as DfEE standards) *Explores the need to find the right balance between external inspection and internal self-examination as methods for identifying sustainable improvements in schools. While predominantly directed at quality in schools, the book looks outward to quality assurance routes used in FE/HE colleges. It provides a practical opportunity for assessing the effectiveness of methods of quality measurement and shows that inspection is a necessary, but not solely sufficient, condition to develop quality.

Author : David Hopkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015012276815

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Improving the Quality of Schooling by David Hopkins Pdf

Based on a conference held at Nene College, Northhampton, in April 1986, organised by the United Kingdom ISIP Steering Group.