Building a better measure of school quality

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Schneider ◽  
Rebecca Jacobsen ◽  
Rachel White ◽  
Hunter Gehlbach
Keyword(s):  
School Culture ◽  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Community Members ◽  
New Framework

When it comes to measuring the quality of a school, policy leaders tend to embrace standardized tests as the go-to indicator, whereas parents and community members tend to rely on reputation, word-of-mouth, and what they perceive with their own eyes. The authors suggest a better approach: a new framework that looks at three categories of inputs (the teaching environment, school culture, and resources) as well as two categories of outputs (academic learning and cultivation of student character and well-being). Parents and community members who used the new interactive tool came away with significantly more positive perceptions of unfamiliar schools.

SEKOLAH GRATIS DAN MUTU SEKOLAH: STUDI KASUS DI SMAN 2 BABAT TOMAN MUSI BANYUASIN SUMSEL

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Afriantoni Afriantoni ◽  
Ibrahim Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
School Quality ◽  
School Policy ◽  
School Education ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Free School ◽  
School Costs

This study aimed to describe in depth between the link of school policy and the school quality improvement. The method in this study is a qualitative method using the case study presented descriptively. This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 2 Babat Tomat Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin. Based on this study it was found that the First, free school policy can help the economy / ease the burden of school costs to be incurred by the parents. Second, the policy constraints of the application for free school educa-tion at SMAN 2 Babat Toman is not very effective, so that the students' interest is not increasing, infrastructure is one of the obstacles in the implementation of free school education, how the quality of schools will be increased if it is not supported by facilities and complete infrastructure. Third, the quality of school education free SMAN 2 Babat Toman already realized well with regard to input, input turns unselected maximum, that is the students. Fourth, the implementation of free school education in Banyuasin, the quality of school SMAN 2 Babat Toman Muba Sumsel was not increased. This means that the implementation for free school education quality of school SMAN 2 Babat Toman was not increased.Keywords : free schools, school quality, case studies

Events as Sustainable Experience for Local Communities of a Tourist Destination

2021 ◽  
pp. 214-222
Author(s):  
Cecília Lopes Lobo ◽  
Rui Costa
Keyword(s):  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Key Dimensions

There is an increasing concern for public stakeholders to develop sustainable tourism strategies, in order to satisfy the needs of today's society, without compromising future generations. Considering the key dimensions of sustainable tourism, this chapter aims to analyse the well-being of a destination's local community and its relationship with tourist events. This exploratory research used a qualitative approach by employing a semi-structured interview with the most relevant stakeholders of the destination. It is possible to conclude that local events can have different positive impacts on the quality of life of the residents. Greater support for local political strategies, better feedback, and word-of-mouth, translating into a positive and sustainable promotion of the destination by the local community are results that can be expected from organising events also designed for the residents of the destination, as a sustainable and inclusive experience.

Growth and the Good Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-99
Author(s):  
Jack Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Good Life ◽  
Moral Virtue ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
New Framework

This chapter presents a new framework to integrate two dominant models of the good life: hedonia and eudaimonia. Hedonia emphasizes the primacy of pleasure (e.g., satisfaction and happiness), whereas eudaimonia emphasizes the primacy of meaning (e.g., well-being, meaningfulness, moral virtue, wisdom, growth, and self-actualizing). The two function on different levels of context. Three facets of value facilitate their integration. Value orientation refers to one’s values, motives, and needs. Value fulfillment is the successful enactment of value orientation, typically experienced as hedonic satisfaction or eudaimonic meaningfulness. Value perspectivity (a newly theorized feature of value and a key quality of wisdom) is the degree of complexity and coherence by which value orientations and fulfillments are interpreted. The transformative self emphasizes eudaimonic growth, which emphasizes humane and organismic value orientations. The three facets of value reconfigure into four superordinate categories of goods in life: happiness, love, wisdom, and growth.

School quality of life: Cross-national comparison of students’ perspectives

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-581
Author(s):  
Asnat Bar-Haim Erez ◽  
Stefan Kuhle ◽  
Jessie-Lee McIsaac ◽  
Naomi Weintraub
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Student Teacher Relationship ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Cross National

BACKGROUND: Cross-national comparisons of students’ school quality of life (QoL) can support our understanding of factors that may affect students’ health and well-being at school. OBJECTIVE: To compare Canadian and Israeli students’ perception of their school QoL. METHODS: The Quality of Life at School Questionnaire (QoLS) was administered to 1231 students in 4th to 6th grades from Canada (n = 629) and Israel (n = 602), measuring: Physical Environment, Positive Attitudes, Student-Teacher Relationship, and Psychosocial. RESULTS: The Canadian students scored significantly higher than the Israeli students on all domains. The two-way ANOVA did not show a statistically significant interaction between country and gender nor age. However, within each country, girls and 4th grade students reported higher overall QoLS. CONCLUSIONS: This study lends support for the universal aspects of perceived QoL at school. This information may serve clinicians and educators in setting goals and developing programs to enhance students’ school QOL.

scholarly journals Toward a Sustainable Future: The Case of the Municipality of Milan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 876
Author(s):  
Silvia Ivaldi ◽  
Francesca Bertè ◽  
Sergio Sorgi ◽  
Giuseppe Scaratti
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Delphi Approach ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Social Organizational ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
New Framework

In the new framework of the Psychology of sustainability and sustainable development, this paper addresses the issue of building socially sustainable processes to develop a better quality of life in an urban context. The aim is to explore and highlight the connection between the acknowledgment of a pluralistic and multi-stakeholder scenario, the entwined implications for sustainability at different levels (personal, social, organizational), and the enhancement of the participatory process of planning for future accomplishments. A case study supported by the Municipality of Milano (Italy) is analyzed with the aim to understand the key issues to improve the well-being of the citizens. The paper describes the context of the experience, highlighting the Delphi approach adopted and the ways applied to involve citizens in urban development policies. Discussion and conclusions address the lesson learnt from the case study, pointing out how to prompt and nurture sharing and knowing opportunities and the specific conditions that can support plural stakeholders’ engagement in a sustainable urban future.

scholarly journals Teachers' Physical Activity: A Necessity for Stability of Schools' Culture During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-191
Author(s):  
Gerby Parra ◽  
Emily Tan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Culture ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Health Teachers

The recent COVID-19 outbreak has caused confusion and uncertainty to many educational organizations worldwide, forcing school leaders to weave through many school priorities. As schools take on online teaching, teachers were compelled to sit on their chairs, interacting with students using the screens for more than four hours every day. This has resulted in a decrease in physical activity, affecting their health and quality of teaching. Unfortunately, the dichotomy is as teachers care for their students' physical and mental health, teachers' physical well-being is not a priority in most schools' culture during this pandemic.   This paper aims to address this gap in teacher's lack of Physical Activity, which is necessary to help stabilize the school culture during this pandemic. It will highlight school leaders' critical role in promoting physical well-being as part of the school culture.  Moreover, it will discuss the benefits of teachers staying active, and it will also present possible ways to foster a culture geared toward teachers' involvement in physical activities.

scholarly journals Child well-being in a rural context: Shifting to a social sustainability lens

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Jaqueline T. Naidoo ◽  
Nithi Muthukrishna
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Barriers To Education ◽  
Rural Context

This article is based on findings drawn from a large-scale study aimed at mapping barriers to education in the context of social disadvantage. The research sites focused on in this paper are: one early childhood facility, four primary schools and the communities of these learning centres. Participants included learners, teachers, caregivers and parents and interested community members. Findings from the study were published widely in a research report, book chapters and peer-reviewed publications. In this article an attempt is made to revisit the findings on child well-being and quality of life, drawing on debates on sustainable development, in particular on the concept of social sustainability. The analysis draws attention to the importance of creating cultures of social sustainability within social institutions and communities to enhance the well-being of children. The article highlights the significance of values that are rights based and collective networks in cultures of sustainability.

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