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Schmitt, Stephanie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation considers the effects of national rankings, specifically the 2010 National Research Council (NRC)'s Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs, on higher education institutions' behavior. National research studies of graduate education require significant resources and data, yet it is uncertain how universities make…
Descriptors: Reputation, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Change, Higher Education
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Hofman, Roelande H.; Dijkstra, Nynke J.; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2009
In the last 2 decades, educational systems have developed accountability policies in which schools maintain autonomy for their pedagogical, instructional, and organizational practices (internal control). At the same time, they are held accountable to public authorities (external control) for the quality of their education. It is not clear whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Statistical Analysis, Accountability
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Bick-Har, Lam; See-Wai, Yeung Alison – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2005
152 elementary students age ranged from 8 to 11 were studied on their affective and social domains in a school with an inclusive policy in Hong Kong. Five questionnaires from the Assessment Program for Affective and Social Outcomes (APASO) [EMB (2001) Manual for Assessment Program for Affective and Social Outcomes. "Quality Assurance…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Inclusion, Student Attitudes, Quality Control