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School Teachers' and Administrators' Opinions about Disability Services, Quality of Schools, Total Quality Management and Quality Tools
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Ozberk, Ozge; Sharma, Ramesh Chander; Dagli, Gokmen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2019
The aim of this study is to determine primary school administrators' and teachers' opinions about the quality of their schools; the school administrators and teachers' knowledge about Total Quality Management and quality tools and the quality tools used in primary schools. The research has been carried out with a qualitative approach and it is in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, School Effectiveness, Total Quality Management
Applying Online Peer Assessment with Total Quality Management to Elevate Project-Based Learning Performance
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Shu-Hsuan Chang; Li-Chih Yu; Yen-Kuang Kuo; Yi-Ting Mai; Jen-De Chen – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2015
Undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum emphasize project-based learning (PBL) with peer assessment/on-line peer assessment (PA/OPA). Many studies have stressed that students did not improve over two rounds in PBL with OPA studies and PBL with PA have to adopt team mutual cooperation to reap effective…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Active Learning, Student Projects, Design
Seven Keys for Implementing the Self-Evaluation, Periodic Evaluation and Accreditation (AVA) Method, to Improve Quality and Student Satisfaction in the Italian Higher Education System
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Murmura, Federica; Casolani, Nicola; Bravi, Laura – Quality in Higher Education, 2016
This paper develops a theoretical framework that could facilitate the application of the Autovalutazione, Valutazione periodica, Accreditamento (AVA) method in Italian universities, trying to simplify the use of this approach, and to cover the existing gap between Italy and others European academic institutions. The new competitive environment in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Implementation, Self Evaluation (Groups)
Reconciling Market Requirements and Operations Resources: An Opportunity for Action Learning
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Coughlan, Paul; Coghlan, David – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2009
This article brings together the fields of action learning and operations strategy. It presents a case of action learning focused on strategic operations improvement in the extended manufacturing enterprise. As the third article in the set of explorations in this journal within the fields of action learning, operations strategy and collaborative…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Operations Research
Solving Reshelving Backlogs in a University Library: A Case Study Using an Interactive Problem-Solving Technique with a TQM Application.
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Sheather, Graeme; Nolan, Tony – Australian Library Journal, 1995
Describes the application of the General Purpose Utility Problem-Solving technique that was developed at the University of Technology, Sydney, to the problem experienced by a satellite university campus library where there were periodic shelving backlogs. Highlights include cluster methods, total quality management applications, and the use of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Case Studies, Cluster Analysis
Total Quality Leadership: Expert Thinking Plus Transformational Practice.
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Leithwood, Kenneth; Steinbach, Rosanne – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1993
A combination of total quality management and transformational leadership is necessary for successful change in organizations. Data about the thinking and problem solving of nine secondary school principals in Ontario (Canada) demonstrate that one principal displayed high levels of expert thinking and transformational leadership, meeting the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries