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Mufic, Johanna – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2022
'Quality' in education has become a global phenomenon, and is frequently discussed in transnational and national policy. In such discussions, 'quality' seems to be both worthwhile and demanded, but at the same time, the concept has also been criticised in previous research as it seems to have attained a 'common sense' status. In this context, the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Theories, Educational Policy
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Honingh, Marlies; van Genugten, Marieke; de Gooyert, Vincent; Blom, Rutger – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2022
The principle-based approach is at the heart of the inspection philosophy of the Netherlands Inspectorate of Education. In this paper, we present the results of complementary qualitative and quantitative studies analysing the impact of this approach. In the first study, we apply a system dynamics approach to provide insight on the impact of the…
Descriptors: Inspection, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Educational Quality
Rothman, Robert – Jobs for the Future, 2018
This report examines the potential for school quality reviews to assess and promote a broader set of outcomes than are currently being measured in most districts and states. These outcomes include a deep understanding of content as well as the ability to use that knowledge to think critically to solve complex problems, communicate effectively,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Rothman, Robert – Jobs for the Future, 2018
This executive summary highlights research findings regarding the potential for school quality reviews to assess and promote a broader set of outcomes than are currently being measured in most districts and states. These outcomes include a deep understanding of content as well as the ability to use that knowledge to think critically to solve…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
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Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Lander, Rolf; Myrberg, Eva – Education Inquiry, 2014
The article outlines a programme theory for the Swedish school inspection. The theory has a format of 'if … then … because', whereby the last term states one or more generative mechanisms behind the reactions to inspection, and the former terms imply what the inspectorate does and which reactions it receives. The assumptions of the theory are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inspection, School Visitation, Educational Quality
Education Scotland, 2011
This report examines the contribution of self-evaluation to internal review processes in Scotland's colleges. It identifies the range of methodologies used by colleges, what makes these effective and what needs to improve further. It explores in particular, the extent to which self-evaluation has a positive impact on learners' experiences. The…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Inspection, Equal Education, Diversity (Institutional)
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Alade, Oluwatomi M. – African Higher Education Review, 2008
The Nigerian Government and other stakeholders invest heavily in Education. The Education system should therefore be held accountable to be sure that value is being given to justify the financial investments and the period of time spent schooling. This is only possible through the process of quality control of the Education system and it is…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Educational Quality, Case Studies, Surveys
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2008
This document supplements the advice given in "How good is our school?" (HGIOS)--third edition and "The Child at the Centre"--second edition which set out comprehensive quality frameworks and provide helpful advice on the process of improvement through self-evaluation. In particular, this document provides advice on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Improvement Programs
Grubb, W. Norton – 1998
This paper provides an overview of inspections in England's schools. The paper describes four approaches to inspection: inspection in the pre-1993 days; the current inspection system in elementary-secondary education; inspections initiated by the schools themselves; and inspection in further-education colleges, which are similar to community…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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McNamara, Gerry; O'Hara, Joe – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2006
Evaluating schools has become a contentious issue in many countries. There seems to be a broad and growing consensus that some form of evaluation can on the one hand play a significant role in school improvement efforts, and on the other is also required to provide a reasonable level of public accountability appropriate in democratic societies.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Accountability, Institutional Evaluation, Institutional Research
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Grubb, W. Norton – Teachers College Record, 2000
Examines English school inspection before and since 1993 reforms, observations procedures that some schools have adopted, and procedures of various colleges. The balance of accountability and support for improvement varies depending on the details and culture of inspection. In the United States, some experiments with inspection are occurring, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
De Grauwe, Anton, Ed.; Naidoo, Jordan P., Ed. – International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, 2004
The papers brought together in this volume are a selection from among those presented at the seminar organized in Kuala Lumpur, in July 2002 by the Asian Network of Training and Research Institutions in Educational Planning (ANTRIEP). The network consists of institutions whose main mandate includes training and research in educational planning and…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, School Supervision, Community Involvement, Governance
Harlen, Wynne – 1994
This paper gives an overview of the methods of moderation, or quality assurance and quality control, as they may be more widely known, that are used to enhance the quality of student assessment. The discussion is based on the educational systems of the United Kingdom but is applicable to assessment in other countries. Quality in assessment is seen…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Criteria, Data Collection, Data Interpretation