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Download full textClaus, Richard N.; Chen, Hsing – 1982
Information was gathered from the central office, elementary, and junior and senior high school administrators of the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools regarding the quality control operation in the schools. All administrators were polled to determine an actual level of need based on the difference between what "is" and "what should…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Development
Mitchell, Stephen M. – 1997
This guide draws on case studies to identify lessons for small and midsized firms who wish to improve the quality of their services and facilitate change. Following an introduction, section 2 describes the context in which the research was undertaken after a needs analysis was conducted of small and midsized businesses and service providers, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems
Costin, Lela B.; And Others – 1977
This paper examines child day care needs and ways that federal and state approaches to day care standard setting and enforcement might be improved. Chapter I documents the magnitude of child day care needs, citing Department of Labor, Census, and other survey statistics on the numbers of children needing day care and the number of day care centers…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Certification, Coordination, Court Litigation
Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC. – 1992
This booklet provides practical "how-to" information to federal employees on the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM). The booklet is intended primarily for program officials who have begun to think seriously about or have already begun a TQM effort and want guidance on the training effort to support it. Background information on TQM…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Plant, Peter – 2001
This paper examines quality issues in career guidance, counseling, and information services in Europe and elsewhere from a range of different perspectives related to economic, ethical, and/or effectiveness criteria. Selected examples from the European Union member states, Canada, and the United States are used to illustrate how quality is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance
PDF pending restorationHughes, Maria; Smeaton, Barry – 2001
The factors responsible for the atypical success experienced by some English further education (FE) colleges were examined through case studies of eight FE colleges that have managed to extend their high-quality vocational education and training (VET) provision in recent years. The 8 colleges were selected from only 56 identified as having…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Apprenticeships
