School Inspection in Tanzania as a Motor for Education Quality: Challenges and Possible Way Forward

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the factors and issues within the policy context of education and the school inspection system which might affect education quality in China and examine stakeholder perceptions of inspection content and context in one city region in China. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods design was used. In all, 365 teachers, headteachers and administrative staff from ten schools across the urban and rural area have responded the questionnaires. A total of 13 interviewees including teachers and headteachers from two urban schools and a rural school, city and national inspectors and an educational officer were conducted. The interview instrument was informed by both international and local literature and some of the quantitative findings. Findings This paper argues that student non-academic outcomes were perceived by participants to be more important than academic achievements in demonstrating education quality. The prevailing exam-oriented evaluation system still sets barriers for student all-round development. Educational equity in student performance has not drawn sufficient attention from the inspectorates of Shandong province. Practical implications School inspection standards remain to be improved to better support student all-round development and equity in educational outcomes within and between schools, and better accommodate policy contexts and local needs. Originality/value This study examines the school effectiveness factors which have been rarely tested in Chinese context and collects new empirical evidence to explore participants’ perceptions on the quality of school inspection criteria and education quality in Shandong province.

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Ped Hospitalist Advocates for Education, Quality

Hospitalist News ◽

10.1016/s1875-9122(11)70175-4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 (8) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Mary Ellen Schneider

Keyword(s):

Education Quality

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Measuring engineering technology education quality from students' perspective

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e582772013-011 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Nurul Na'imy Wan ◽

Norzalina Othman ◽

Mohd Fauzi Zainol Abidin ◽

Mazwin Tan ◽

Azhar Aziz

Keyword(s):

Technology Education ◽

Education Quality ◽

Engineering Technology

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UPAYA PENINGKATAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DI PONDOK PESANTREN HJ. HANIAH MAROS SULAWESI SELATAN

EDUKASI Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Agama dan Keagamaan ◽

10.32729/edukasi.v10i2.162 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Abdul Muin

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Method ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Boarding School ◽

Education Quality ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

The People ◽

Interest And Motivation

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to reveal how the quality of education in this Islamic boarding school is, particularly related to education facilities, curriculum and strategies of education quality improvements. This study used the qualitative method. Findings of this study are: first, education infrastructure and facilities are relatively complete and adequate, which are supported by the atmosphere of the Islamic boarding school that is full of simplicity and modesty by habituation in implementing clean and healthy lifestyle. Second, the tafaqquh fi-al din (understanding of religion)-based curriculum compiled by the Islamic boarding school occupies the same degree (equal) to the curriculum prepared by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, so that both tafaqquh fi-al din (understanding of religion) studies and general studies have high electability, which is able to increase the quality of education and also generates interest and motivation of the people (parents) to put their children to the Islamic boarding school. Third, education in the Islamic boarding school has a strong independency because it is supported by substantial financial resources.AbstrakTujuan tulisan ini untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana mutu pendidikan di pondok pesantren ini, khususnya berkaitan dengan sarana pendidikan, kurikulum dan sterategi peningkatan mutu pendidikan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Hasil temuan studi ini adalah: Pertama, sarana dan fasilitas pendidikan relatif lengkap dan memadai, ini didukung oleh suasana kehidupan pondok pesantren yang penuh kesederhanaan dan kebersahajaan dengan pembiasaan menerapkan pola hidup bersih dan sehat. Kedua, kurikulum yang berbasis tafaqquh fi-al din yang disusun oleh pondok pesantren ini menempati derajat yang sama (equal) dengan kurikulum yang disusun Kementerian Agama, sehinga baik kajian tafaqquh fi al-din maupun pelajaran umum memiliki electabilitas yang tinggi, hal ini mampu meningkatkan mutu pendidikan dan sekaligus membangkitkan animo dan motivasi masyarakat (orangtua) untuk memasukkan anaknya ke pesantren ini. Ketiga, penyelenggaraan pendidikan di pondok pesantren ini memiliki kemandirian yang kuat, karena didukung oleh sumber dana yang besar.

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STUDENTS’ RESEARCH WORK AS AN IMPROVING FACTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION QUALITY

Personality and Society ◽

10.32743/2658-6487.2019.2.2.72 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Victor Hladkouski ◽

Alexander Pinchuk ◽

Tatsiana Kushner

Keyword(s):

Research Work ◽

University Education ◽

Education Quality ◽

The University

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KINERJA KOMITE SEKOLAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN DI SMP AL-KHAIRAAT KALUMPANG KOTA TERNATE

EDUKASI ◽

10.33387/j.edu.v13i1.26 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anwar Ismail

Keyword(s):

Education Quality ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Committee Meeting ◽

Student Parents ◽

Teacher Student ◽

School Committee ◽

School Programs

The purpose are (1) to know the school committee to improve the quality of education at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Ternate; ( 2 ) to know the work achievement of school committee to improve the education quality at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Ternate.The approaches used in this research is a qualitative approach.Research result indicates that ( 1 ) a school committee at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Ternate has formed by 2012 in accordance with the decree no. 325 / B-III / SMP.BP. Alkh / 11 / 2010 and has the school committee structure, namely; chief; secretaries, and the treasury; ( 2 ) the school committee meeting periodically, that is four times in a year. Involved in the talks is the principal, the teacher, student parents, Al-Khairaat foundation and the school committee. Things had been spoken in the meeting are; the school fee, standards graduation, the school programs plan ; ( 3 ) the school committee does not make a written report yet orally. This is a form of violations Kepmendiknas number 044 / u / 2002 about the school committee.( 4 ) the school committee ' s active, this could influence the development of education at SMP Al-Khairaat Kalumpang Tenate.It is a part breach Kepmendiknas number 044 / u / 2002 about the school committee. The keywords: performance, the quality, the school committee

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

Jurnal Dinamika Pendidikan ◽

10.33541/jdp.v8i1.108 ◽

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

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