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Michelsen, Svein; Stensaker, Bjorn – Tertiary Education and Management, 2011
The article discusses the question of student participation in higher education governance at the national and the institutional levels in Norway. Two ideal-type perspectives on governance are developed in order to illuminate the Norwegian case: a democratic perspective and a market perspective. The article provides a brief overview of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Participation, Governance, Quality Control
Bone, T. R., Ed.; Ramsay, H. A., Ed. – Educational Administration, 1981
An introduction, keynote address, and 12 selected papers present the conference's proceedings. Also provided are summaries of the seven other conference papers and of the final plenary session, along with a list of conference participants. The keynote address questions whether quality control is possible in education. It notes that the concept of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Atkinson, Tim – 1990
Quality circles (QCs) are small volunteer groups of workers who meet weekly with a trained leader operating to a strict code of conduct. They use techniques of brainstorming, cause and effect classification, pareto analysis, and presentation to consider work-related problems and recommend solutions to management. QCs have been tried in educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Research
Moore-Norman Vo-Tech Center, Norman, OK. – 1991
A study was conducted to provide vocational educators with resources regarding implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM). Data were gathered through development of a bibliography of resources; a survey of all Oklahoma vocational-technical schools regarding specific industries in their area using TQM components (10 responses); and site…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Business Administration, Educational Administration, Employee Attitudes
Pol, Milan; Rabusicova, Milada – Online Submission, 2003
This article wants to present the National Education Development Programme of the Czech Republic, also known as the White Book, to large international audiences. The vision of Czech education is hereunder discussed within the framework of the development of the Czech educational policy in the 1990's, pointing out the Programme's essential ideas.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Slavic Languages, Educational Policy, Educational Change