Descriptor
| Elementary Secondary Education | 7 |
| Problem Solving | 7 |
| Quality Control | 7 |
| Educational Planning | 2 |
| Accountability | 1 |
| Administrative Problems | 1 |
| Administrator Role | 1 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Blindness | 1 |
| Budgets | 1 |
| Career Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Staff Development | 1 |
| Journal of Visual Impairment… | 1 |
| NASSP Bulletin | 1 |
| Phi Delta Kappan | 1 |
| School Administrator | 1 |
| Teaching Exceptional Children | 1 |
Author
| Brown, Malcolm | 1 |
| Dillon, Linda | 1 |
| Gable, Robert A. | 1 |
| Howze, Y. S. | 1 |
| Lalley, Richard A. | 1 |
| Lindner, Jack | 1 |
| Louis, Karen Seashore | 1 |
| Rossett, Allison | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| New Hampshire | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedDillon, Linda; Brown, Malcolm – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
The Quality Circle--an approach to problem solving and quality control now used in industry--can be used as well in educational situations. (JW)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedRossett, Allison; And Others – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Examines staff development in light of performance technology, a systematic and pervasive approach to professional development. Performance technology can be used by staff developers to investigate the cause and context of a problem before selecting solutions. The article discusses the use of performance technology in public education. (SM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving, Public Education
Lindner, Jack – School Administrator, 1984
Stressing that in order for quality circles to work, members must believe that their participation makes a difference, the author outlines procedures for setting up quality circles within schools and school districts and describes their successful operation. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making
Peer reviewedHowze, Y. S. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
The Quality Circle Model of Planning is presented as a program evaluation approach for schools serving students with blindness. The model helps administrators solve problems using creative, innovative approaches; identifies human and monetary resources for successful implementation of the plan; and provides a framework for evaluating the plan's…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Studies, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Lalley, Richard A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
A former superintendent explains the value of teamwork for solving problems involving bus passes, budgets, and faculty attrition. His continuous-quality-improvement initiatives sparked creative impulses while underscoring the importance of redesigning work procedures and giving people the time and encouragement to be inventive. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Budgets, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedGable, Robert A.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article outlines the last step in a five-step process for preparing students to engage in a systematic mathematics problem-solving and decision-making process. The lesson plan teaches students to reread the problem, reexamine the question, check selection of operation, and recheck calculations and compare answers. (JDD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Learning Strategies
Download full textLouis, Karen Seashore – 1980
The Research and Development Utilization Program (RDU) was intended to apply research and development products to local school problems; to develop a problem-solving and product selection process usable by local schools; and to organize a linkage system making national, state, and other external resources available to local school personnel. The…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
