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Using the Independent Monitoring for Quality Program to Examine Longitudinal Outcomes for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Tichá, Renáta; Pettingell, Sandra L.; Lemanowicz, James; Feinstein, Celia S.; Bershadsky, Julie; Houseworth, James; Zhang, Alicia Q. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The purpose of this study is to lay a foundation for illustrating the importance of longitudinal data collection by sharing the results of the Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) program in Pennsylvania designed to collect data over time on the quality of services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this article,…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Quality Control, Longitudinal Studies, Intellectual Disability
Perspectives on Quality and Supporting Quality Improvement from Early Childhood Technical Assistants Working with Family Child Care Educators
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Alison Hooper; Myae Han; Martha Buell; Rena Hallam – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2023
Onsite, individualized support for early care and education providers has emerged as an effective strategy for supporting quality improvement. We explored how Technical Assistants (TAs) working with family child care (FCC) educators in a voluntary Quality Rating and Improvement System perceive FCC quality and the challenges they face in supporting…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Quality, Barriers, Family Environment
Integrating Information Governance as the Foundation for Information Dashboard Design Ontology
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Ahadi Haji Mohd Nasir; Ely Salwana; Mohammad Nazir Ahmad – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2025
Aim/Purpose: This paper addresses the lack of a standardized approach to information dashboard design and the absence of integrated Information Governance (IG) principles in this context. Background: This study addresses the critical role of IG principles in ensuring dashboards are reliable, secure, and effective. By integrating IG principles into…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Policy, Information Dissemination, Information Systems
An Experimental Evaluation of a Teaching Approach for Statistical Process Control in Computer Courses
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Furtado, Julio; Oliveira, Sandro Ronaldo Bezerra; Chaves, Rafael Oliveira – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
In organizations that are seeking a high degree of maturity, it is necessary to achieve a statistical control of software processes and to know their behavior and operational performance. The approach adopted for the research involves reading articles and experience performance reports, practical cases, discussion, the use of games and simulators,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods, Computer Software
What Is Good Service Quality? Day Service Staff's Perspectives about What It Looks Like and How It Should Be Monitored
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McEwen, Jade; Bigby, Christine; Douglas, Jacinta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Australian disability services must comply with quality standards defined by federal government. Standards are abstract, focus on paperwork and rarely describe what good service quality looks like in practice. This research explored frontline day service staff's perceptions of good service quality to identify ways that it may be better…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Quality Control, Standards
Report to Congress on Head Start Monitoring, Fiscal Year 2021
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Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2021
The Head Start Act mandates that each Head Start recipient receive a monitoring review at least once every 3 years; each newly designated recipient be reviewed after the completion of its first year (and then at least once every 3 years thereafter); and all recipients that "fail to meet the standards" receive Follow-up reviews. Reviewers…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education