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Johnson, Katelyn Lea – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Preparing students to be successful in high school AP courses and exams begins at the middle school level. SpringBoard is a program created by the CollegeBoard to bridge content expected in high school with the current middle school curriculum. SpringBoard was introduced and piloted in the Colonial School District during the 2014-2015 school year…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Focus Groups, Feedback (Response), Correlation
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Farooq, Muhammad Sabil; Kai, Yuan Tong – International Online Journal of Primary Education, 2016
Education means all round development, this all round development means intellectual, social and emotional development. It is only education that can mould the behavior of an individual. READ (Rural Education and Development) Foundation is notfor-profit organization established in 1994 to address the dire need for education and literacy in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Out of School Youth, Foreign Countries, Rural Education
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Margolis, Peter A.; DeWalt, Darren A.; Simon, Janet E.; Horowitz, Sheldon; Scoville, Richard; Kahn, Norman; Perelman, Robert; Bagley, Bruce; Miles, Paul – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2010
Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) is a large system intervention designed to align efforts and motivate the creation of a tiered system of improvement at the national, state, practice, and patient levels, assisting primary-care physicians and their practice teams to assess and measurably improve the quality of care for chronic illness and…
Descriptors: Physicians, Quality Control, Chronic Illness, Measures (Individuals)
Magill, Kathleen; Hallberg, Kelly; Hinojosa, Trisha; Reeves, Cynthia – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2010
The Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program is part of the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) that was authorized under Title VI, Part B of the "Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965" ("ESEA"), as amended by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB"). The RLIS program provides additional funds…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, School Activities, Curriculum Evaluation, Federal Programs
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Sakura, Fubuki – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2007
This article reports on the New Zealand education quality assurance and school monitoring system, including its framework, and responsibilities of agencies. It first gives an outline of the education system in New Zealand, and then introduces the role of school charters and levels of schooling. To ensure the quality of schools, the methods of…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
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Mel, Michael A. – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2007
Education in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has experienced major shifts and changes over the last decade or so under the National Education Reform. In that context there is recognition for schools to appreciate their local contexts and conditions regarding assessment. The National Educational Department is also aware of the fact that there is need for…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
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Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2007
This study reports on the Hong Kong education quality assurance and school monitoring system. Three research questions were addressed: (1) Who controls the quality of school education in Hong Kong? (2) What strategies are used in the Hong Kong school education quality assurance process? (3) Agenda for Future Research on quality assurance and…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Policy
Watson, John; Gemin, Butch – International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2009
Online learning is growing rapidly as states and districts are creating new online schools, and existing programs are adding new courses and students. The growth reflects the spreading understanding that online courses and programs can serve a wide variety of students and needs. These include: (1) Creating opportunities for small and rural school…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Quality Control, Accountability
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Miller, Sutherland; And Others – Administration in Mental Health, 1983
Reports the implementation of a quality assurance program in Colorado mental health facilities, designed to help managers know how they were doing on operational issues. The program was simple, low cost, and easy to implement. All levels of management found it a useful tool. (Author/WAS)
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Mental Health Programs
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Gurr, David – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2007
School education in Australia is a complex interplay between federal and state governments, and between government and non-government schools. This article explores the supervision of schools in Australia through school accountability systems. Utilising publicly available documents a systematic analysis of the state and territory systems for…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of the Under Secretary. – 2000
This report provides an overview of the Department of Education's (ED) progress toward four main goals: (1) help all children reach challenging academic standards so they are prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment; (2) build a solid foundation for learning for all children; (3) ensure access to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Annual Reports, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Sachs, Judyth – 1994
This paper clarifies the problems of meaning and translation into practice of concepts of "quality" in higher education by examining a quality improvement program at Griffith University (Queensland, Australia). The paper notes that Australian government agencies have advanced a quality assurance (QA) approach concerned with the…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
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Kulski, Martijntje; Groombridge, Barbara – Tertiary Education and Management, 2004
Teaching quality emerged as a significant issue in higher education during the 90s. This led to the implementation of numerous quality control, assurance and enhancement schemes as institutions attempted to stay abreast of demands from various stakeholders in a rapidly changing educational environment. More recently, with the establishment of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Recognition (Achievement), Educational Quality, Quality Control
Palmer, W. P. – Online Submission, 1992
The author was employed as an inspector of education in Nigeria from 1973 to 1978, in what was a completely new system of national inspection. His experience as an inspector has given him a long term interest in educational administration, particularly in relation to the types of school inspection that different countries have in relation to their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Administration, Inspection, Comparative Education
Naidoo, Jordan – Center for Collaborative Education, 2002
All schools need to constantly reflect on the quality of their work and the progress and achievements that they make over time. The primary goal of an accountability system is to help schools improve through critical self-reflection. It enables students, teachers, and other members of the school community to evaluate their practices, especially…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Quality, Self Evaluation (Groups), Portfolios (Background Materials)
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