Quality And Performance Excellence In Higher Education

Author : Charles W. Sorensen
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quality and Performance Excellence in Higher Education written by Charles W. Sorensen and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1987, the U.S. Congress established the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program to raise awareness about the importance of quality and performance excellence as a competitive edge. Since 1999, the program has outlined criteria for educational institutions to align their mission, values, goals, processes, and resources into a comprehensive, long-term, systematic improvement effort. The book profiles six unique institutions that have successfully implemented these criteria: the Montfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado, National University, New Mexico State University-Carlsbad, Northwest Missouri State University, University of Wisconsin-Stout, and Western Wisconsin Technical College. The University of Wisconsin-Stout was the first higher education institution to win the Baldrige Award in 2001, and has since worked with educational institutions in 39 states and 25 countries that are interested in implementing quality improvement through the application of the Baldrige criteria. This book will appeal to academic administrators at all levels and at all types of institutions who are interested in applying a systematic approach to leadership, quality improvement, and change management within their institutions"--Unedited summary from book cover.

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Author : Al Jaber, Ahmed Odeh
Publisher : River Publishers
ISBN 13 : 8793609558
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toward Quality Assurance and Excellence in Higher Education written by Al Jaber, Ahmed Odeh and published by River Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality Assurance is not a new concept in the education sector in general, and higher education in particular, though it is becoming increasingly more relevant and important. Higher education helps to improve an individual's quality of life by enabling them to inflate their knowledge and expertise, to grasp abstract concepts and theories, and to raise their awareness of the world and their community, and as such the assurance of quality is becoming more pivotal in the whole education process. There is no simple definition of the concept of quality in education, though numerous models and theories have been devised. Toward Quality Assurance and Excellence of Higher Education is a new episode of the Quality Assurance perception in higher education, which identifies the quality culture and orientation from the beginning, integrating crucial factors to build a “pyramid” of higher education excellence. The book compares concepts from the main theories of Quality Assurance, management and control when they are applied to educational systems in higher education. The book also presents a new model of excellence in higher education. Excellence is an architecture of building blocks that includes process performance, effectiveness, harmony and collaboration, and these bocks should be incorporated in a quality-oriented concept for sustainable excellence of higher education. The model integrates four main facets: the Educational System, Quality Assurance Managing and Control, Strategic Planning and Globalization. Also presented are international “best-practices” in quality assurance in higher education, from Japan and Finland.

Author : Brent D. Ruben
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351293540
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quality in Higher Education written by Brent D. Ruben and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of quality in higher education is by no means a new one. By one set of definitions or another, colleges and universities throughout the world have always held the pursuit of excellence as their primary goal. Why then has the quality approach, developed and popularized in industry, and how increasingly applied in health care and government, receiving so much attention in higher education at this moment? What does this perspective add to the approaches to excellence with which they have long embraced?These are the two primary questions that this book seeks to address. Chapters and contributors include: "The New Productivity" by Peter F. Drucker; "World War n and the Quality Movement" by J. M. Juran; "The Quality Approach to Higher Education: Context of Concepts for Change" by Brent Ruben; "The Big Questions in Higher Education Today" by L. Edwin Coate; "An American Approach to Quality" by Marilyn R. Zuckerman and Lewis J. Hatala; "Quality hi Higher Education: Critical Issues in Definition and Assessment" by Brent Ruben; and "Ten Areas for Future Research in Total Quality Management" by A. Blanton Godfrey. The volume is graced with an opening essay by Francis L. Lawrence, president of Rutgers University.Higher education is in the public spotlight today due to the many challenges it now faces: rising tuition costs; frustration about a tight job market for graduates; calls for increased faculty productivity; concerns about political correctness; and criticisms regarding the use of grant and research funds, among others. Quality in Higher Education is a particularly timely book that will greatly benefit educators, university administrators, students, and sociologists, and all those who are interested in higher education today.

Author : James R. Evans
Publisher : Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 9781285069463
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence written by James R. Evans and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provide a description about the book that does not include any references to package elements. This description will provide a description where the core, text-only product or an eBook is sold. Please remember to fill out the variations section on the PMI with the book only information. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Author : Louise Morley
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335226531
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Quality And Power In Higher Education written by Louise Morley and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2003-04-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the power relationships that organize and facilitate quality assurance in higher education. It investigates power in terms of macro systems of accountability, surveillance and regulation, and uncovers the ways in which quality is experienced by academics and managers in higher education. Louise Morley reveals some of the hidden transcripts behind quality assurance and poses significant questions: * What signs of quality in higher education are being performed and valued? * What losses, gains, fears and anxieties are activated by the procedures? * Is the culture of excellence resulting in mediocrity? Quality and Power in Higher Education covers a wide range of issues including: the policy contexts, new managerialism, the costs of quality assurance, collegiality, peer review, gender and equity implications, occupational stress, commodification and consumer values in higher education, performance, league tables, benchmarking, increasing workloads and the long-term effects on the academy. It draws upon Morley's empirical work in the UK on international studies and on literature from sociology, higher education studies, organization studies and feminist theory. It is important reading for students and scholars of higher education policy and practice, and for university managers and policy-makers.

Author : John R. Dew
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Continuous Quality Improvement in Higher Education written by John R. Dew and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2004-08-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuous improvement is so important for leaders in higher education today because they find it now being embedded in the re-accreditation process for many accrediting associations.

Author : Harry S. Hertz
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437921841
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education Criteria for Performance Excellence (2009-10) written by Harry S. Hertz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will help org. respond to the diverse needs of students, the need for enhanced curriculum and educ. delivery methods, changing regulatory require., demanding accreditation require., and the growing role of the Internet. Whether your org. is small or large, is involved in K-12 or higher educ., or has one facility or multiple sites, these Criteria provide a valuable framework that can help you plan in an uncertain environment. Use the Criteria to assess performance on a range of key indicators: student learning, student and stakeholder satisfaction, educ. design and delivery, financial, faculty and staff development and well-being, and operations. Can help you align resources; improve commun., productivity, and effectiveness; and achieve strategic goals. Illus.

Author : Ralph G. Lewis
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Total Quality in Higher Education written by Ralph G. Lewis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a framework for implementing total quality principles in the college or university environment. It includes the history and principles of quality management and an assessment of factors in the college and university environment that are leading to serious questions concerning higher education effectiveness and efficiency.

Author : Brent D. Ruben
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000980774
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Excellence in Higher Education Guide written by Brent D. Ruben and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new (eighth) edition of the Excellence in Higher Education Guide: A Framework for the Design, Assessment and Continuous Improvement of Institutions, Departments and Programs updates and extends the classic EHE series. This edition includes a broad and integrated approach to design, assessment, planning, and improvement of colleges and universities of all types, as well as individual academic, student affairs, administrative and services units. The framework included in the Guide is adaptable to institutions and units with any mission, and is consistent with the current directions within regional and programmatic accreditation.Based on the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award framework, this bestseller is the definitive tool for college and university administrators. The flexibility of the EHE model makes it appropriate for use with administrative or academic departments, with administrative or faculty councils or senate, and with programs, centers, or institutes. Moreover, the framework can be used by an entire college or university or with a particular department, division or campus.The EHE program includes everything you need to conduct a self-assessment workshop. The Guide provides facilitators with a solid understanding of the EHE model, providing detailed guidance in each of the seven areas:• Leadership• Purposes and Plans• Beneficiary and Constituency Relationships• Programs and Services• Faculty/Staff and Workplace• Metrics, Assessment and Analysis• Outcomes and AchievementsThe eighth edition series also includes a Workbook and Scoring Instructions (available in print and electronic format) and Facilitator’s Materials (available only by download). The Guide is also sold as an ebook bundle with the Facilitator's materials.