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Positive Deviance: Learning from Positive Anomalies
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LeMahieu, Paul G.; Nordstrum, Lee E.; Gale, Dick – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume, each elaborating different approaches to quality improvement in education. The purpose of this paper is to delineate a methodology called positive deviance. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the origins, theoretical foundations, core principles and a case study demonstrating an…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Case Studies
Deliverology
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Nordstrum, Lee E.; LeMahieu, Paul G.; Dodd, Karen – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume elaborating different approaches to quality improvement in education. This paper aims to delineate a methodology called Deliverology. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the origins, theoretical foundations, core principles and a case study showing an application of Deliverology in the…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Case Studies
Lean for Education
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LeMahieu, Paul G.; Nordstrum, Lee E.; Greco, Patricia – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume that aims to elaborate different approaches to quality improvement in education. It delineates a methodology called Lean for Education. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the origins, theoretical foundations, core concepts and a case study demonstrating an application in US education,…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Case Studies
Networked Improvement Communities: The Discipline of Improvement Science Meets the Power of Networks
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LeMahieu, Paul G.; Grunow, Alicia; Baker, Laura; Nordstrum, Lee E.; Gomez, Louis M. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to delineate an approach to quality assurance in education called networked improvement communities (NICs) that focused on integrating the methodologies of improvement science with few of the networks. Quality improvement, the science and practice of continuously improving programs, practices, processes,…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Total Quality Management
Six Sigma in Education
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LeMahieu, Paul G.; Nordstrum, Lee E.; Cudney, Elizabeth A. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume that aims to elaborate different approaches to quality improvement in education. It delineates a methodology called Six Sigma. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the origins, theoretical foundations, core principles and a case study demonstrating an application of Six Sigma in a…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Statistical Analysis
Implementation Science: Understanding and Finding Solutions to Variation in Program Implementation
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Nordstrum, Lee E.; LeMahieu, Paul G.; Berrena, Elaine – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume elaborating upon different approaches to quality improvement in education. This paper aims to delineate a methodology called Implementation Science, focusing on methods to enhance the reach, adoption, use and maintenance of innovations and discoveries in diverse education contexts.…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Educational Improvement, Science Education
Design-Based Implementation Research
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LeMahieu, Paul G.; Nordstrum, Lee E.; Potvin, Ashley Seidel – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: This paper is second of seven in this volume elaborating different approaches to quality improvement in education. It delineates a methodology called design-based implementation research (DBIR). The approach used in this paper is aimed at iteratively improving the quality of classroom teaching and learning practices in defined problem…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Educational Research