scholarly journals The Role of the Education Quality Assurance Agency (LPMP) in the Education Quality Assurance System (Multi Site Study at 3 Assisted Junior High Schools in Manado City)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Florens S.T. Panungkelan ◽  
J.F Senduk ◽  
Philoteus E A Tuerah ◽  
J A M Rawis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Report Cards ◽  
Quality Assurance Agency ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Quality Report ◽  
Education Quality Assurance

This study focuses on the role of the North Sulawesi Education Quality Assurance Agency (LPMP) in the education quality assurance system in 3 junior high schools (SMP) assisted in Manado City. This research includes quality mapping which refers to quality report cards, supervision activities, and facilitation activities carried out at the target schools that are the research locations. The problem of this research is formulated as follows: What is the role of the Education Quality Assurance Agency (LPMP) in mapping the quality of education in 3 assisted junior high schools in Manado City? 3) What is the role of the Education Quality Assurance Agency (LPMP) in facilitating education at 3 target SMP in Manado City?. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analytic methods designed by a multi-site study design. Data collected through observation and documentation. Analysis of the data used includes the flow of activities that occur simultaneously, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that: 1) The role of North Sulawesi LPMP in quality mapping in the target schools of Manado City is carried out with training and guidance as well as workshops at the target schools. Dissemination of filling in quality report cards and making quality report cards a reference in the preparation of school activity plans and budgets (RKAS). The 3 schools assisted by LPMP in North Sulawesi paid attention by inviting the target schools for each activity; 2) Quality supervision carried out by North Sulawesi LPMP at the target schools can be seen from the stages that are passed such as problem identification, recommendations, implementation assistance, monitoring and evaluation, and quality changes. During the Covid 19 pandemic, the implementation of quality supervision was carried out by utilizing information technology that could minimize the transmission of Covid 19. 3) The role of facilitation and assistance of LPMP in North Sulawesi was carried out by implementing the strategy for implementing the facilitation and mentoring activities of the target schools with three stages: preparation of the target school work program. SPMI, then the implementation and assistance of SPMI target schools, as well as dissemination activities.

Implementation of External Quality Assurance System in North Sulawesi

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-517
Author(s):  
Merry E. Wawo ◽  
Joulanda A.M. Rawis ◽  
Deitje A. Katuuk ◽  
Jeffry S. J. Lengkong
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Quality Assurance System ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Quality Planning ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
Education Quality Assurance

The role of external institutions in education quality assurance is very important in the External Quality Assurance System (SPME). This research is about the Implementation of Education Quality Assurance in North Sulawesi especially at Bitung City and Tomohon City. This research was conducted on planning the quality of education, quality of education, and evaluation of the quality of education in the Department of Education and Culture of Bitung City and Tomohon City. The research problems are: 1) How is the quality of education planning in Bitung City and Tomohon City?; and2) How is the implementation of the quality of education in Bitung City and Tomohon City?.This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive methods designed for a multi-site study design. Data were collected through observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis used includes simultaneous process flow of activities, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions.The results of this study indicate that: 1) Education quality planning in Bitung City and Tomohon city is carried out through joint meetings to focus more on program activities and strengthen appropriate and targeted activity programs. Planning for quality fulfillment in Bitung City is the result of recommendations for improvement from quality mapping activities, namely quality data analysis, namely standards, recommendations for improvement, volume, funding requirements. Quality planning in Tomohon City is carried out by implementing the implementation steps of the preparation of a quality fulfillment plan within the Tomohon City Education and Culture Office carried out by forming a regional education quality assurance team (TPMPD).2) Implementation of Education Quality Fulfillment in Bitung City is focused on process standards, facilities and infrastructure standards and educator standards. This is adjusted to the conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teacher Competency Improvement Program, namely activities carried out in the form of Distance Learning (PJJ) socialization, RPP Simplification Workshop, and Basic Competency Analysis. The implementation of quality fulfillment is carried out online and face-to-face for certain areas that are difficult to connect to the internet by paying attention to health protocols.

scholarly journals Conceptualising External and Internal Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Pragmatist Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Ansah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Practical Relevance ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Internal Quality Assurance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Education Quality Assurance

The traditional tension between external and internal quality assurance implementation in higher education appears to be declining, based on a rethinking of the relationship between the two concepts. Although there are quality assurance agencies that still consider external and internal quality assurance as separate entities, most quality assurance agencies now regard the two concepts as complementary. In this paper, a case is put that the present rethinking of external and internal quality assurance in most higher education settings is guided by pragmatism, but not explicitly acknowledged in the literature. For a better appreciation of pragmatists’ influence on the current understanding of the relationship between external and internal quality assurance in higher education, this paper provides a further pragmatist conceptualisation of the two concepts to enhance stakeholders’ appreciation of employing a pragmatist approach to quality assurance practices in higher education. The conceptualisation is done through a pragmatist analysis of selected international accounts on higher education quality assurance. The paper concludes that pragmatism helps to understand external and internal quality assurance as nested concepts with reciprocities of accountability and improvement roles, and influences which call for alignment of perspectives through negotiations and settlements in order to focus on their practical relevance for implementation in higher education. La tension traditionnelle entre l’implémentation de systèmes d’assurance qualité interne et externe dans l’enseignement supérieur semble s’affaiblir grâce à la reconsidération de la relation entre ces deux concepts. Bien qu’il existe des agences d’assurance qualité qui continuent à considérer les assurances qualité interne et externe comme deux entités distinctes, la plupart des agences considèrent désormais qu’elles sont complémentaires. Cet article soutient que la nouvelle manière de penser les assurances qualité interne et externe dans l’enseignement supérieur est guidée par un souci de pragmatisme mais est encore peu reconnue dans la littérature. Pour mieux apprécier l’influence des pragmatistes sur la compréhension actuelle de la relation entre les assurances qualité interne et externe, cet article offre une conceptualisation pragmatique approfondie de ces deux concepts dans le but d’augmenter l’appréciation des parties prenantes pour l’utilisation d’une telle approche. La conceptualisation proposée provient d’une analyse pragmatique d’un choix d’expériences internationales en matière d’assurance qualité pour l’enseignement supérieur. En conclusion, cet article affirme que le pragmatisme aide à comprendre les assurances qualité interne et externe comme des concepts imbriqués qui ont des rôles réciproques en ce qui concerne la responsabilisation du système et son amélioration. Ces rôles ainsi que l’influence exercée par ces deux types d’assurance qualité requièrent des négociations et accords, pour s’accorder sur les perspectives et pouvoir ensuite se concentrer pleinement sur la pertinence pratique de leur implémentation dans les systèmes d’enseignement supérieur. 

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