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Vondra, Zdenek – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2017
Quality control mechanism that allows long term improvements of a study field or a study program is necessary for good functioning of educational institution or department in actual nature of competitive universities' environment. This paper focuses on quality control mechanisms in general and more closely on professional study fields. The…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Professional Continuing Education, Higher Education
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Coy, Steven; Adams, Jeffery – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2012
This article provides results from a three semester case study of the pedagogical efficacy of an innovative quality management field exercise. A series of direct and indirect measures were used to assess the extent to which the field exercise met a set of learning objectives. The results indicate that the assessment framework is useful in…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Program Improvement, Case Studies, Innovation
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Bradham, Tamala S.; Hoffman, Jeff; Houston, K. Todd; Guignard, Gayla Hutsell – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that consisted of 12 evaluative areas of EHDI programs. For the quality improvement area, a total of 218 items were listed by 47 EHDI coordinators, and themes were identified in each…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Coordinators
Sirinides, Phil; Fantuzzo, John; LeBoeuf, Whitney; Barghaus, Katie; Fink, Ryan – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2015
High-quality care in the earliest years of life has been shown to relate to positive developmental outcomes for children, including improved early academic skills, social-emotional competencies, and cognitive functioning. Unfortunately, the early care experiences of many children are not always high quality; rather, research suggests that…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Research Reports, Educational Quality, Quality Control
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Sharabi, Moshe – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the influence of the human resource (HR) manager on the quality of service in an academic college, and the human resource management (HRM) outcomes of the process. Design/methodology/approach: The paper relates to a customer satisfaction survey. More than 120 questionnaires were completed by the…
Descriptors: College Environment, Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Participant Satisfaction
Akiva, Tom; Yohalem, Nicole – Forum for Youth Investment, 2006
During 2006, High/Scope worked with the Forum to provide training and technical assistance to several state and regional networks which are building quality improvement and accountability systems. In each community, High/Scope staff presented to local decision-makers and provided one- or two-day pilot training workshops for parishioners and…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Accountability, Quality Control, Program Evaluation
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Pathirage, Chaminda; Haigh, Richard; Amaratunga, Dilanthi; Baldry, David – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2007
Purpose: This paper sets out to examine methods that can be used to enhance the quality and consistency of dissertation assessment. Design/methodology/approach: The paper includes a review of literature on quality, consistency and criteria of dissertation assessment to highlight the current practices in higher education. A case study approach was…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Workshops, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Applebaum, Robert; Kunkel, Suzanne; Wilson, Ken – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: As funds have increased for the provision of in-home care, so too have concerns about the quality of services. In response, care management agencies and home-care providers have developed an array of monitoring activities designed to ensure the quality of services. In this article, we show how an area agency on aging both collected and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Caregivers, Data Analysis, Program Effectiveness
Neylon, Kevin; And Others – 1988
The TAFE (Technical and Further Education) National Centre for Research and Development conducted a survey to determine industry needs for quality training in Australia. Interviews were conducted with managers in manufacturing and tourism/hospitality companies throughout Australia, especially with firms with a high reputation. Interview forms were…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Hospitality Occupations, Job Skills
Spikes, Kenneth D. – 1989
A study investigated the value of professional certification within the context of Massachusetts manufacturing companies with reported sales of at least $10 million but no more than $25 million. The specific certification evaluated was that of Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) as awarded by the American Production and…
Descriptors: Certification, Credentials, Employer Attitudes, Manufacturing
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Wilkerson, Judy R.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1993
To help institutions meet National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education standards, the article presents a research-based accreditation self-study process model incorporating three factors: recognition that program improvement is worthwhile, a well-designed curriculum benefiting from continuing improvement and a strong knowledge base, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation
Conrad, C. Carson – 1978
The author, Executive Director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, examines the state of physical education in secondary school programs and presents twelve commonalities of quality physical education programs. Those common characteristics are identified as: (1) high student and staff morale; (2) frequent methods…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Lifetime Sports
Mobray, Deborah, Ed. – 1983
Papers on local area networks (LANs), modelling techniques, software improvement, capacity planning, software engineering, microcomputers and end user computing, cost accounting and chargeback, configuration and performance management, and benchmarking presented at this conference include: (1) "Theoretical Performance Analysis of Virtual…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Cost Estimates, Data Processing
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Greenwood, Charles R.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1993
A computerized teacher/advisor for a Classwide Peer Tutoring Program was developed, and initial tests were conducted. This paper reports the development of the system and results of two small-scale tests of its accuracy and its use by teachers. Implications of combining behavioral and computer technology in assessing fidelity of treatment are…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Methods, Expert Systems
Bragg, Debra D., Ed. – 1992
This document describes six different approaches to outcomes assessments, approaches that are named in the titles of chapters 2 through 7. The chapters and authors are as follows: "Perspectives on Assessment Policy and Practice" (Bragg, Harmon); "Total Quality Management" (Bragg); "Assessing Student Success" (Harmon);…
Descriptors: Accountability, Concept Mapping, Educational Quality, Higher Education
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