The search for quality : planning for improvement and managing change
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The search for quality : planning for improvement and managing change
Paul Chapman Pub., c1992
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Note
Bibliography: p. [227]-233
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The book is recomended for headteachers, teachers, advisers, inspectors, as well as politicians, parents and governors. Those involved in the training of teachers should be added to this list, and all should be encouraged to consider the issues raised' - Education Review
`An excellent text for heads advisers, officers, appraisal coordinators, trainers, governers and students about to enter, or already in, education' - Management in Education
The Search for Quality makes the case for a deeper understanding of the concept of quality as well as for a recognition that there are well established principles and processes for developing quality, which should lie at the heart of the work of the education service.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: DEFINING QUALITY
The Elusive Ideal
Quality in Education
The Current Context
PART TWO: LESSONS FROM HISTORY
A History of Change
Change Today
The Managerial Phase
PART THREE: IMPROVING QUALITY THROUGH UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT
The Development Process
Learning
Managing Multiple Initiatives
Evaluation and Accountability
The Proactive and Consciously Developing School
PART FOUR: PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE
Learning from Experience
Principles of Change
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