The focus of this article is on the legal requirement for schools in Scotland to ensure Religious and Moral Education (RME) is taught to all children in non-denominational secondary schools. In particular, the article pays attention to the mediating role of inspection in the relationship between the legal requirement and provision in schools. The…

This guide lists 13 capabilities subdivided into specific sub-capabilities that together constitute the overarching capability. The guide walks through a series of steps to help you identify and prioritise a short list of capabilities that can advance in order to meet a non-govermental organisation's (NGO's) current needs. See "How to Build…

Accountability policy and its negative effects on teachers' working lives and retention is internationally recognised as a problem in education with school evaluation and inspection being a particular issue, particularly in England. Research suggests that the school inspection system Ofsted impacts negatively on the health and well-being of staff…

Considerable attention has been paid to postsecondary students' higher-order skill development, which has students, parents, employers, and politicians questioning the value of a university degree. Agreement over an essential common core of knowledge or skill sets cuts across the liberal education and employment education divide. Both sides agree…

Purpose: As the school evaluator's role is multifaceted and the school elevator is the school principal's subordinate, this paper aims to present the school evaluator's complex conduct to achieve a better understanding of his or her functioning. Design/methodology/approach: Theoretical paper. Findings: The two critical dimensions connected to the…

Monitoring is an important component of state general supervision systems and typically encompasses various types of activities at different levels of intensity. States must monitor all local education agencies (LEAs) at least once every 6 years. Some states are grappling with the best way to meet this expectation in light of a large number of…

The study examines assessment and evaluation procedures in mega universities. Within the scope of the study, the literature focusing on mega universities offering open and distance education and their assessment and evaluation systems were examined first. Later, the results of the questionnaire administered in the study-specific mega universities…

This study compares the estimated grammar school effect in different regression models, and explains why previous evidence of the effectiveness of grammar school is mixed. Like most studies of school effectiveness evaluation, previous research on grammar school effect usually applies regression to control for confounding between-school factors and…

In the ever-evolving environment of higher education, where institutions are motivated by the pursuit of excellence and global recognition, the HE Higher Education Ranking stands as a transforming force. This book, "Introduction to HE Higher Education Ranking: Methodology, Criteria, and Indicators," beckons readers into a profound…

The core of brand citizenship behavior (BCB) is to find ways to improve a brand's standing in the market. The suggested model has two sides, the internal side is focused on organizational inputs that contribute to BCB and the external side is focused on the marketing side of BCB. The data has been collected from 245 respondents by using a…

Faculty engagement in assessment processes is critical but remains limited, especially in public doctoral research universities. In this article, we propose an engaged assessment model that emerged from our work at a leading doctoral university. Through the engaged assessment process, faculty members are involved throughout, centering on student…

The objectives of this inspection were to determine (1) the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) process for assessing the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and School's (ACICS) compliance with Federal regulatory criteria for recognition, and (2) what evidence the Department considered in its review of selected recognition…

At first sight, discussing the relevance of innovation, professionalisation and evaluation for higher education quality management seems to be redundant. Universities can legitimately be expected to be innovation-friendly, to pursue professionalism in their approaches to teaching and to be appreciative towards an evidence-supported management…

The efforts in establishing quality assurance schemes in Croatia have faced a relatively new task of evaluating their effect on multiple levels. The effects of institutional compliance with European and national quality assurance framework and introduction of higher education management approach tools for internal quality assurance are noticeable…

For centuries, academies of higher learning around the world have at times been subject to intense pressure to change such things as what is taught, how it is taught, who teaches it, and how the academies are run. While no academics in the United States have been burnt at the stake, American colleges and universities have, over the years, felt…