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Peer reviewedKassebaum, Nancy Landon – American Psychologist, 1994
Senator Kassebaum introduces the Head Start Quality Improvement Act which aims at building on the success of Head Start by connecting an increased budget with measures designed to improve program quality. The five-pronged approach of the legislation also mandates increased program accountability through performance measures. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Children, Early Childhood Education
Download full textNilsen, Sigurd R. – 2001
A study reviewed the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Labor's (DOL's) Veterans' Employment and Training Service's (VETS's) administration of the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) and Local Veterans' Employment Representative (LVER) program. While veterans received priority employment services at one-stop centers, VETS did…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Centers, Data Collection, Disabilities
Kaufman, Roger – Educational Technology, 2000
Examines popular approaches to performance and organizational improvement to see what flaws they contain and how continued practice will impede progress. Discusses benchmarking; quality management/continuous improvement; needs assessment; training; downsizing; reengineering; system(s) approach; and strategic planning. Describes the Organizational…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Organizational Development, Organizational Objectives, Performance
