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Direct linkSony, Michael, Ed.; Karingada, Kochu Therisa, Ed.; Baporikar, Neeta, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Although initially utilized in business and industrial environments, quality management systems can be adapted into higher education to assess and improve an institution's standards. These strategies are now playing a vital role in educational areas such as teaching, learning, and institutional-level practices. However, quality management tools…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Program Implementation, Higher Education, College Administration
Eaker, Robert, Ed.; Marzano, Robert J., Ed. – Solution Tree, 2020
Dramatically improve schooling by harnessing the collective power of the High Reliability Schools™ (HRS) model and the PLC at Work® process. Featuring some of America's best educators, this anthology includes information, insights, and practical suggestions for both PLCs and HRS. The overarching purpose is to demonstrate how these two approaches…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness, Models
Linda McKee, Editor; Sylvia Read, Editor; Debbie Rickey, Editor – Myers Education Press, 2024
"Using Data for Continuous Improvement in Educator Preparation" provides case studies that illuminate and contextualize the ways in which educator preparation programs determine the data they need to improve, collect data, analyze data, share data with stakeholders, and close the loop by making focused improvements based on the data.…
Descriptors: Data Use, Educational Improvement, Teacher Education Programs, Data Collection
Clark, Hewitt B., Ed.; Unruh, Deanne K., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
This comprehensive professional handbook will help transition specialists, general and special educators, school psychologists, and administrators support youth and young adults in setting goals and achieving positive outcomes across employment, education, and community settings. Through up-to-date research and in-depth analyses of five successful…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Transitional Programs
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
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. School Improvement Program. – 1995
This packet contains a research synthesis and a collection of six research briefs. The research synthesis, "Effective Schooling Practices: A Research Synthesis, 1995 Update" (Kathleen Cotton), is the third edition of a research-synthesis document on effective schooling practices. It was originally used to support schools receiving training in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement, Effective Schools Research
Meyerson, Joel W., Ed.; Massy, William F., Ed. – 1994
This collection of seven essays from the Stanford Forum for Higher Education Futures focuses on how downsizing, quality management, and reengineering have are affecting higher education. An introductory paper, "Introduction: Change in Higher Education: Its Effect on Institutional Performance," (Joel W. Meyerson and Sandra L. Johnson)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accounting, Benchmarking, College Administration
O'Neil, Rosanna M., Comp. – 1994
Total Quality Management (TQM) brings together the best aspects of organizational excellence by driving out fear, offering customer-driven products and services, doing it right the first time by eliminating error, and maintaining inventory control without waste. Libraries are service organizations which are constantly trying to improve service.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Hospital Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services
Jenlink, Patrick, Ed. – 1995
Given the current social and economic changes, American education must change in order to connect students to the future. This book is comprised of a collection of essays on the topic of systemic change in education. The book focuses on reform for the future by bringing together systems theory with detailed examples of strategies and cases that…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
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
Pappas, Richard J., Ed. – 1994
Designed to inform the marketing efforts of community college presidents, this document describes the importance of marketing, presents a targeted approach, and outlines the specific roles and skills needed by the president to ensure successful efforts and effective institutions. The first chapter, "Developing a Marketing-Strategic…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Planning, College Presidents, Community Colleges
Hallinan, Maureen T., Ed. – 1995
Chapters in this book focus on a wide array of educational issues that command attention at the end of the 20th century. Various aspects of contemporary schooling are explored, and models of school organization and functioning are proposed in the following chapters: (1) "Achievement-Oriented School Design" (James S. Coleman); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Environment
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
Hoffman, Allan M., Ed.; Julius, Daniel J., Ed. – 1995
This book contains 19 papers describing the implementation of Total Quality Management in a variety of higher education settings. Following a Foreword by Peter Likins and a Preface by Daniel J. Julius, the chapter titles and authors are: (1) "TQM: Implications for Higher Education--A Look Back to the Future" (Allan M. Hoffman and Randall…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
