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American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1994
This collection of papers introduces the core ideas of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), as Total Quality Management is known in the field of higher education, and underscores its usefulness and relevance for higher education. Papers have the following titles and authors: "The Roots of the TQM Movement" (Warren Schmidt and Jerome Finnigan);…
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Quality
Download full textFincher, Cameron, Ed. – 1994
The seven papers in this monograph focus on defining and assessing quality. The paper are: (1) "Reflections on Design Ideals" (E. Grady Bogue), which addresses some "governing ideals" of collegiate quality; (2) "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Investment and Quality in Higher Education" (Sven Groennings), which sees…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Diversity (Student), Educational Quality
Sims, Serbrenia J., Ed.; Sims, Ronald R., Ed. – 1995
The 11 essays in this book address the issue of whether total quality management at institutions of higher learning offers the same benefits and promises as it does in other sectors. Titles include: (1) "Toward an Understanding of Total Quality Management: Its Relevance and Contribution to Higher Education" (Ronald R. Sims and Serbrenia…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Educational Assessment
Burgess, David G., Ed; Dedmond, Rebecca M., Ed. – 1994
Schools are not what they used to be because our society is not what it used to be. The articles appearing here discuss ways that schools can supply future societal need. The articles include: (1) "The Educational Quality Improvement Process Model" (David G. Burgess); (2) "Total Quality Management: How It Works in Schools"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Personnel
Harris, John W., Ed.; Baggett, J. Mark, Ed. – 1992
This volume contains 17 articles on the emergence and potential of "Quality Improvement" (QI) efforts in higher education. Quality Improvement is defined as continuous improvement of processes in a cycle of plan (administration of instructional processes), do/check (assess), act (on the assessment and then continue to), plan-do-check-act. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Ruben, Brent D., Ed. – 1995
This volume contains 21 new and classic papers and readings on quality philosophies and concepts, first, as they have been applied in business and industry but primarily as they relate to and can be applied in higher education. The introduction is titled "The Quality Approach in Higher Education: Context and Concepts for Change" by Brent…
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Administration, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment
Ellis, Roger, Ed. – 1993
This book, written from a British perspective, presents 17 papers on quality assurance in teaching at the university level. The first eight papers address issues of assuring quality and include: (1) "Quality Assurance for University Teaching; Issues and Approaches" (Roger Ellis); (2) "A British Standard for University…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Bragg, Debra D., Ed. – 1992
This document describes six different approaches to outcomes assessments, approaches that are named in the titles of chapters 2 through 7. The chapters and authors are as follows: "Perspectives on Assessment Policy and Practice" (Bragg, Harmon); "Total Quality Management" (Bragg); "Assessing Student Success" (Harmon);…
Descriptors: Accountability, Concept Mapping, Educational Quality, Higher Education
