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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Performance of Portuguese Secondary Schools: An Exploratory Study
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Sarrico, Claudia S.; Rosa, Maria J.; Coelho, Ines P. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure and compare the performance of Portuguese secondary schools. Design/methodology/approach: Some data on the schools were collected via an electronic questionnaire sent to 103 secondary schools of the centre region of Portugal; other needed data were available through the Centre Regional Education…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Dropout Rate, Benchmarking, Educational Assessment
Principals' and Students' Perceptions on Parental Contribution to Financial Management in Secondary Schools in Kenya
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Koross, Peter Kiplangat; Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Sang, Anthony Kiplangat – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2009
Purpose: The management of secondary schools in Kenya has faced a number of challenges over the past few years. These challenges have been manifested in the many ways including lack of financial transparency, which culminate in unaffordable secondary schools fees. The aim of this paper is to present the findings of an investigation into the…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Student Attitudes, Parent Participation, Money Management
Raising School Attendance: A Case Study of Good Practice in Monitoring and Raising Standards
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Reid, Ken – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to discuss the issue of managing and reducing school absenteeism and truancy. Design/methodology/approach: The article proposes the development and implementation of some long-term strategic approaches to tackling truancy and other forms of non-attendance from school. This article focuses on the innovative…
Descriptors: Truancy, Attendance Patterns, Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning
Business Planning for the Vocational Education and Training in Hong Kong
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Chan, Catherine Y. P.; Chan, S. F.; Chan, K.; Ip, W. C. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a thinking model to recommend to the vocational education institutions for planning their educational business in the face of marketization. Design/methodology/approach: The systems approach is adopted for developing the model. It is not only used for the conceptualization of the principles of…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Planning
TQM-Based Self-Assessment in the Education Sector: Experiences from a Swedish Upper Secondary School Project
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Svensson, Magnus; Klefsjo, Bengt – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe a self-assessment project, the steps taken and the tools used, and above all, focus on the evaluation made after the decision to discontinue, learning and acquiring knowledge about self-assessment as a methodology in educational organizations. Design/methodology/approach: In order to investigate…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Principals, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods
Total Quality Management in Secondary Schools in Kenya: Extent of Practice
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Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Wamukuru, David Kuria; Odebero, Stephen Onyango – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: To investigate the extent to which secondary schools practiced aspects of total quality management (TQM). Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional research design was used in this study. A sample of 300 teachers in a residential session during a school holiday provided their perceptions on the practice of TQM in their schools. Data…
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, Participative Decision Making, Secondary Schools, Total Quality Management