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Westerheijden, Don F.; Hulpiau, Veerle; Waeytens, Kim – Tertiary Education and Management, 2007
Attention shifted in recent years from design and implementation to use and usefulness of quality assurance. Scientific studies focus increasingly on quality assurance's impact on curricula and individual teachers. Which factors influence follow-up activities and what is their relation to improvement of education? One factor that we single out is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Program Effectiveness, Social Environment
Weischadle, David E. – 1974
This document describes how a local district can prepare for the implementation of the community education concept. It proposes a planning system that utilizes community involvement in assessment, goal setting, and program design. Specific implementation strategies are presented. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Community Education, Community Involvement
Davis, Celestine, Ed.; Sonnenberg, Bill, Ed. – 1993
This is the third periodic report on the programs and plans of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The challenge facing the NCES is to collect and analyze data that track the growth and change in educational experience in the United States. Current programs toward this goal, future plans, and major publications of the NCES are…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Databases, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1984
In 1980, the Ontario Ministry of education published "Issues and Directions," a set of initiatives drafted in response to the effects of declining school enrollments in Ontario. This publication is a retrospective report, looking back at the initiatives set out in "Issues and Directions" and reporting on their results as of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Bryant, Theodore; And Others – 1976
This third volume of the final report on urban cooperative work education programs contains summaries or case studies of the programs in 19 secondary and 11 postsecondary schools throughout the country. (Volume 1, an overview of the entire study, describes the methodology and findings, and Volume 2 is a detailed analysis of the followup study of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Assessment
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1979
The teaching of English as a second language (ESL) to adults and students in the United Kingdom is examined with respect to teacher training program design. Articles are devoted to ESL teacher training programs at the University of Edinburgh, the University College of North Wales at Bangor, the University of Lancaster, and the University of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bachelors Degrees, Classroom Communication, College Language Programs
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Instructional Support Services. – 1978
Following an introduction and a definition of career education, Pennsylvania's state plan for career education is presented in six chapters. Pennsylvania's need for career education is presented in chapter I, which also includes a career education status survey and a summary of needs. Chapter II lists the state's career education accomplishments…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Corley, Mary Ann; And Others – 1992
This document presents seven papers prepared by experts in the field of adult education on the issues related to developing and implementing quality indicators from the perspective of their program areas or organizational affiliations. "Indicators of Program Quality for Adult Basic Education" (Mary Williams) addresses the appropriateness of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Community Organizations
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Walsh, John; Breglio, Vincent J. – 1976
The first of a three-volume final report, this portion presents an overview of the entire study, which was conducted to assess the effectiveness of secondary and postsecondary cooperative education programs in the nation's hundred largest cities and to analyze the postprogram experiences of participants and nonparticipants. (Volume 2 is a detailed…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Cooperative Education