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Pehlivan, Davut; Cicek, Kadir – Quality in Higher Education, 2021
A quality management system is an essential and mandatory instrument for maritime higher education institutions mandated by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. To design an effective quality management system, it is strongly recommended to take the most comprehensive model of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, College Administration, Marine Education
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Heyvaert, Mieke; Wendt, Oliver; Van den Noortgate, Wim; Onghena, Patrick – Journal of Special Education, 2015
Reporting standards and critical appraisal tools serve as beacons for researchers, reviewers, and research consumers. Parallel to existing guidelines for researchers to report and evaluate group-comparison studies, single-case experimental (SCE) researchers are in need of guidelines for reporting and evaluating SCE studies. A systematic search was…
Descriptors: Standards, Research Methodology, Comparative Analysis, Experiments
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Motova, Galina; Pykko, Ritta – European Journal of Education, 2012
This article considers the relevance and implementation of European approaches to quality assurance in the context of the Russian educational system. It covers the issues of transformation of the higher education system during the post-Soviet period, specific features of the state accreditation system, the impact of the European Standards and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Stephens, Samuel A. – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2016
This Research-to-Policy Resource List compiles research-based policy documents published in 2010 and later on the following topics: Early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers; Program standards for settings serving infants and toddlers; Core competencies and credentials for caregivers of infants and toddlers; Use of infant/toddler…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, Infants, Toddlers
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Hay, Iain – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2012
The Australian federal government is preparing a new higher education quality assurance framework under the leadership of the recently established Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). Groundwork for this framework included a major national demonstration project to develop outcome-based graduate standards in a selected range of…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Geography, Foreign Countries, Demonstration Programs
ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), 2012
In accordance with the ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) membership criteria laid down in the Statutes of ENQA, member agencies are required to undergo external reviews against the membership criteria, and thereby the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Quality Control, Evaluation Criteria
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Battel-Kirk, Barbara; Van der Zanden, Gerard; Schipperen, Marielle; Contu, Paolo; Gallardo, Carmen; Martinez, Ana; Garcia de Sola, Silvia; Sotgiu, Alessandra; Zaagsma, Miriam; Barry, Margaret M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
Background: The CompHP Pan-European Accreditation Framework for Health Promotion was developed as part of the CompHP Project that aimed to develop competency-based standards and an accreditation system for health promotion practice, education, and training in Europe. Method: A phased, multiple-method approach was employed to facilitate consensus…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Health Promotion, Competence, Quality Control
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Aerden, Axel; De Decker, Frederik; Divis, Jindra; Frederiks, Mark; de Wit, Hans – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
Internationalisation has transformed into mainstream strategy in higher education and is increasingly seen as adding value to the life of universities through improving its quality. But how do we assess the quality of internationalisation? This article evaluates a pilot project that aimed to qualitatively assess the internationalisation of…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Outcomes of Education
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Huisman, Jeroen; Westerheijden, Don F. – Quality in Higher Education, 2010
This contribution looks critically at the achievements regarding the Bologna action line "European cooperation in quality assurance". Much has been realised but most of the visible achievements are at the supranational level: the development of the European Standards and Guidelines, the launch of the European Network of Quality Assurance…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Learning Experience, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
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Politynska, Barbara; van Rijsselt, Rene J. T.; Lewko, Jolanta; Philp, Ian; Figueiredo, Daniella; De Sousa, Lilliana – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
Quality assurance (QA) in gerontological and geriatric education programs is regarded as essential to maintain standards, strengthen accountability, improve readability of qualifications, and facilitate professional mobility. In this article the authors present a summary of international developments in QA and elaborate four international trends,…
Descriptors: Nurses, Academic Education, Professional Training, Quality Control
Teacher Education Accreditation Council, 2011
This handbook is primarily for the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) auditor. It is intended to help in preparing for audits of "Inquiry Briefs" and "Inquiry Brief Proposals" and to contribute to the writing of the audit report. This handbook contains a full description of the audit process, the responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Guides, Guidelines, Reports
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Ross, Valerie – Music Education Research, 2009
External music examiners play a significant role in assessing, verifying and maintaining musical standards. Educational output endorsed by external examiners serves to verify, modify and legitimise internal behaviour. This article examines some of the "inside practices" of external music examiners in the context of quality assurance. It…
Descriptors: Music, Leadership Styles, Quality Control, Examiners
Teacher Education Accreditation Council, 2012
The Teacher Education Accreditation Council's (TEAC's) "Guide to Accreditation" is primarily for the faculty, staff, and administrators of TEAC member programs. It is designed for use in preparing for both initial and continuing accreditation. Program personnel should understand and accept all the components of the TEAC accreditation process…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Formative Evaluation, Distance Education, Glossaries
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Martin, Michaela – Quality in Higher Education, 2009
This article presents the findings of exploratory research on the relationship of external quality assurance (EQA) systems and equity policies conducted at the UNESCO Institute for Educational Planning. Authors from Australia, Brazil, India and South Africa were invited to discuss this relationship in the context of their respective higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Planning, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
Iossifova, Albena; Hemphill, Dennis; Brest, Diana; Albert, Scott – Facilities Manager, 2009
Founded in 1889, Slippery Rock University (SRU) is a state university with 8,500 students and 400 faculty. Facilities and planning (F&P) employs 178 staff, of which 50 are custodians. F&P is responsible for the maintenance of 560 acres and 60 major buildings that comprise approximately 2.3 million gross square feet. Currently work is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, School Maintenance, Equipment Maintenance
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