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Direct linkAmaral, Alberto; Rosa, Maria Joao; Tavares, Diana Amado – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2009
There have been calls to increase the autonomy of higher education institutions in Europe for a number of years. They have been counterbalanced by demands for increasing accountability and a European quality assurance system. In London in 2007, the European ministers of education decided to implement a European register of accredited quality…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Regulation, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
Download full textHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2006
This report provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of the integrated inspection arrangements put in place by the Care Commission and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) to evaluate the quality of early years' day care and education services. It is based on the first round of inspections of these services which were carried out…
Descriptors: Child Care, Foreign Countries, Inspection, Educational Quality
Wang, Qi – International Journal on E-Learning, 2006
Educators have long sought to define quality in education. With the proliferation of distance education and online learning powered by the Internet, the tasks required to assess the quality of online programs become even more challenging. To assist educators and institutions in search of quality assurance methods to continuously improve their…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness, Quality Control, Distance Education
Fried, Jochen; Glass, Anna; Baumgartl, Bernd – Higher Education in Europe, 2006
In November 2005, UNESCO-CEPES organized a conference on Private Higher Education in Europe and Quality Assurance and Accreditation from the Perspective of the Bologna Process Objectives. Thirteen country reports and a comparative analysis study were commissioned for this specific initiative. The countries included in the project were: Albania,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Private Education
Brownlow, Sue, Ed. – 1995
This publication presents seven papers as well as workshop summaries from a conference on managing quality assurance frameworks of further education and higher education validating bodies in the United Kingdom. Two opening papers reflect on managing quality assurance: "Key Issues" (Anne Stennett) and "Quality Fears at the FE/HE…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, College Administration, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Jamentz, Kate – 1998
The text's primary purpose is to influence the actions of local school leaders, and it argues that standards-based reform is as much about confronting strongly held beliefs and values about schooling as it is about creating standards, documents, and assessment tools. Examples of organizational learning activities designed to increase individual…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Principles, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Sullivan, Michael F. – 1992
This document consists largely of paper versions of the transparencies used by the author to give his conference paper on Total Quality Management (TQM) in the college and university setting. An introduction lists a series of definitional phrases, a list of what TQM is not, and 11 fundamental principles describing what TQM is. The three major…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Higher Education, Office Management, Organizational Change
Riefer, David M. – 1987
Two experiments investigated the effectiveness of reading backwards as a proofreading technique. Experiment 1 examined the general usefulness of backwards vs. forwards proofreading strategies and the effects of these strategies for two types of typographical errors: misspellings and contextual errors. Subjects, 36 undergraduate students at a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Editing, Error Patterns, Higher Education
Karrer, Urs – 1987
Arguing that the production system for computer courseware has a strong impact on quality courseware development, this report offers an introduction into the relationships between instructional system design and software engineering, and investigates courseware quality as a means of identifying quality enhancement factors that can make the…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedEnvironmental Science and Technology, 1974
Information is provided regarding the Association of Environmental Laboratories which consists of environmental analysts concerned with the quality of laboratories charged with providing information in the field of environmental measurements. Included is a list of charter members and a statement of the goals of the organization. (MLB)
Descriptors: Environment, Environmental Influences, Environmental Technicians, Laboratories
Peer reviewedEnvironmental Science and Technology, 1974
This special report reviews air quality control plans formulated by each state. Comparisons of these plans and discussions on the degree of implementation achieved by state governments are presented. Problems surrounding the establishment and implementation of EPA approved plans are discussed. (JP)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Environment, Federal State Relationship, Pollution
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs. – 1975
This volume resulted from the formal papers and comments presented at an invitational symposium by recognized water experts representing a variety of disciplines and societal interests. The focus of the symposium was on the definition and interpretation of water quality integrity as viewed by representatives of state governments, industry,…
Descriptors: Conferences, Conservation (Environment), Environment, Legislation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
The Department of Labor has fallen far short of requirements of auditing all organizations receiving Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds every two years. Overall, fewer than half the required audits have been performed, the principal reason being a lack of audit resources. An evaluation of three of ten regional offices…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Employment Programs, Expenditures
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1980
This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…
Descriptors: Administration, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Nuclear Energy
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1980
This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…
Descriptors: Electricity, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Nuclear Energy
