scholarly journals ADAPTATION ANALYSIS OF SOME ALTERNATIVE COMPETENCE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS’ IN A HUNGARIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-61
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Hanák ◽  
László Dorner
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
The Impact

Some international researches has proven that Hungarian students are below the desired level regarding the application of acquired knowledge in many areas. In recent years competence based education includes knowledge, attitudes and abilities, gained ground in Hungarian schools. Our research aims to analyze the sustainability of some competence based, alternative education programs in Hungarian public education. Additional objectives include: revealing the opinion, examining the impact, exploring the related experience of students, parents, and teachers towards the following competence-based education programs: „Student Cognition” „Lesson Differentiation”, „Project Based Education”, „Epochal Education”, „Cooperative Education” and „ICT tools”. Questionnaire was used as a research method, applying SPSS to evaluate our data. The survey was carried out in a public school which takes part in the dissemination of competence based trainings. Sample consists of 158 participants. Results: applying these practices students and teachers are more effective to discuss their problems, the quality of education improves. Meet the students’ age characteristics, establish better measurement and evaluation system, clearer rules. Adapt to the students’ abilities/skills increasing their self-sufficiency and performance orientation. Consequently, the new practices can be appropriate to meet the challanges of public education in the 21st century. Key words: Hungarian students, Hungarian public education, competence-based education programs.

scholarly journals SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madara Apsalone ◽  
Ērika Šumilo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
External Environment ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
The Other ◽  
Small Open Economies ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
Innovation Capacity ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Socio-cultural factors – shared values, norms and attitudes are significant, but less acknowledged sources of international competitiveness. Previous studies have found socio-cultural factors positively affecting various aspects of international competitiveness – entrepreneurship, innovation, productivity and international cooperation. These factors are more sustainable and less affected by external environment changes in comparison with the traditional factors. Socio-cultural factors provide an opportunity to develop competitiveness strategies based on unique advantages. This research aims to explore the impact of socio-cultural factors on international competiveness in small, open economies. Analysing relationship between 400 socio-cultural indicators and competitiveness indicators such as productivity, economic development, business and government efficiency, innovation capacity and infrastructure in 37 countries, six socio-cultural factors have emerged: Collectivism and Hierarchy; Future, Cooperation and Performance Orientation, Self-expression, Monochronism and Rationality, Economic Orientation and Social structure. The first factor – Collectivism and Hierarchy – tends to reduce the international competitiveness; the other five affect it positively.

Evaluating the Impact and ROI of Medical Education Programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 261-293
Author(s):  
Timothy R. Brock
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Organizational Excellence ◽  
Medical Education Program ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

Medical education programs must deliver valued results that stakeholders expect in return for their funding investments. In the past, healthcare organizations accepted reports about test results and participant perceptions of the program as adequate evidence of course outcomes. Today, program funders expect evaluations that provide evidence that medical education programs improve organizational excellence measures to justify ongoing funding. This chapter will explain four of the five elements required of a proven, comprehensive evaluation system. This five-element system is necessary to provide the desired organizational excellence evidence that medical educators can adopt to address the needs of stakeholders at different levels of an organization. Specifically, this chapter will overview an evaluation framework, a process model, and guiding principles that are crucial elements of this methodology. The chapter ends with a case study that shows how a medical education team used this measurement and evaluation methodology to plan how they would design and evaluate a medical education program requested by executives to solve an ICU central line infection problem.

scholarly journals Water And Other Drinks Consumption Evaluation In Kuwait

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasem M. Alhumoud ◽  
Jaber Al-Medij
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The People ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Number Of Classes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The problem of securing and gaining reliable water supplies has been an issue of great importance to the people of Kuwait, ever since the earliest days of settlement in the region. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the Kuwaitis' attitudes concerning water and other drinks consumption. A simple, yet structured questionnaire, which provides the data base for the study was designed, presented, and employed in a person-survey of a random sample of 2,500 individuals residing in the six governorates of Kuwait. The frequency distribution of the type of water (tap, filter and/or bottled), number of classes of water, number of classes of other drinks, and other socio-economic characteristics of the sample population are presented. Results show that although an overwhelming majority of Kuwaitis know that drinking water is health enhancing, most do not drink as much per day as they should. Results also show that people in Kuwait consume a lot of dehydrating drinks. More importantly, this research establishes a baseline of information about public opinion, knowledge, and behavior regarding drinking water and other drinks, so that the impact of public education programs, in particular, may be assessed and measured in the future.

The relationship between budgetary evaluation, firm size and performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 973-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azzouz Elhamma
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the main results of the first empirical study done in Morocco and attempts to highlight the impact of the firm size on the budgetary evaluation and its performance according to the firm size. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected using a questionnaire sent to the Moroccan firms. A total of 62 questionnaires were correctly returned. The response rate was 15 per cent. Findings – In this research, we identified three principal styles of budgetary evaluation: “strict budgetary evaluation” adopted by 21 per cent of the sample; “moderate budgetary evaluation” adopted by 27.4 per cent of the surveyed enterprises; and “lower budgetary evaluation” adopted by 51.6 per cent of the sample. The first style is adopted especially by large firms. The firm’s performance is significantly and positively correlated with the budgetary evaluation in large enterprises. This correlation is not significant in SMEs. Practical implications – The findings of this research can help managers of companies in emerging economies in the choice of a better budgetary evaluation system. Originality/value – The outcomes of the study are relevant both to the literature on budgetary evaluation in particular and on management control in general, since they determine that the correct fit between budgetary evaluation and firm size causes a positive and significant change in the firm’s performance.

scholarly journals Employee Performance in the Context of the Problems of Measurement and Evaluation in Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (41) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Szabó ◽  
Miroslava Mĺkva ◽  
Jaromíra Vaňová ◽  
Petra Marková
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Competitive Ability ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Performance Development ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
A Company ◽  
Conceptual Work

Abstract Employee performance is a condition and an assumption for the performance and success of a company on the market. In order to ensure competitive ability, the quality of human resources, their management, and related measurement and performance assessment are at the forefront of company interest. Employee assessment affects the performance, development and motivation of people and also provides the necessary information about the employees. It allows the organization to monitor employee performance and compare their work with other collaborators. Many companies have the problem of setting up evaluation system so that it carried itself elements of responsibility and objectivity. The result of conceptual work in this area is the ultimate use of tools whose deployment, if possible, motivates employees to perform better. The aim of the paper is to refer to problems that arise in companies in evaluating the performance of employees.

An empirical examination of individual green policy perception and green behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1021-1040
Author(s):  
Liyan Yang ◽  
Yuan Jiang ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Hao Gong
Keyword(s):  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Policy ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
Green Behavior ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to verify and extend the application of the policy acceptance model (PAM) in the field of green behavior. Under the PAM framework, the authors develop and empirically examine on how employee perception of corporate green policy (perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness) increases the acceptance of corporate green policy, which further leads to two types of employee green behavior. The authors also test the moderating roles of moral reflectiveness and performance orientation on these relationships. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected complete survey data from 223 work professionals in this study. Multiple regression method was used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results showed that there were significant positive impacts of two types of employee perceptions of corporate green policy (perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness) on their attitudes toward corporate green policy. Second, this study reported positive relationships between employees’ attitudes toward corporate green policy and their two types of green behavior. Finally, supplemental analyses supported moderated mediation models, that is, moral reflectiveness and performance orientation, respectively, and moderated indirect effects of employee perceptions on green behaviors through attitude toward corporate green policy. Research limitations/implications The data came from a narrow demographic population, which restricts the generalizability of the findings and also raises questions about the specificity of green behaviors manifest in different industries. Besides, this study used cross-sectional, self-reported data, which limits our ability to draw causal conclusions. Practical implications Companies can shape employee perceptions regarding the usefulness and ease of corporate green policy to induce and consolidate employees’ task-related and proactive green behaviors. Social implications This research will help companies to pay more attention to employees’ reflections and attitudes toward green policies, thus effectively promoting employees’ green behavior in the workplace. These actions will further promote the green development of the economy and society. Originality/value The authors extend the PAM framework to the area of green behavior. The PAM is applied to a more micro level of corporate green policy. Further, this paper points out that employees’ instrumental value (performance orientation) and moral trait (moral reflectiveness) moderate the impact of employees’ policy perceptions on their green behaviors.

Teachers' unions and the transformation of employment relations in public education in Portugal

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Stoleroff ◽  
Irina Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Performance Evaluation System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Teachers Unions ◽  
Public Sector Unions ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance

This article examines the ongoing transformation of employment relations within the Portuguese public education sector as it affects teachers. It focuses on the negotiation over the amendment of the Teachers' Career Statute, initiated in May 2006, and the subsequent phases of its implementation, highlighting the recent conflict over the application of the performance evaluation system and performance-related pay. It analyses the positions of the teachers' unions and the conflicts that have emerged within the education sector, as well as the interaction of these conflicts with those of the public sector unions with regard to the overall reform of public administration. The significant resistance of teachers and the unified position of their unions in opposition to the reform measures have produced a particular dynamic in their conflict with the government.

Listening to the voice of students, developing a service quality measuring and evaluating framework for a special course

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-472
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Eszter Tóth ◽  
Vivien Surman
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
First Results ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
The Voice

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a service quality measuring and evaluating framework for courses that are not part of the regular end-of-semester course evaluation system because of their special characteristics. The results of an academic year-long application are also to be demonstrated. Design/methodology/approach Based on the SERVQUAL methodology and specific models proposed in the literature, altogether 26 statements related to project works were formulated, in case of which, students rated both the importance and performance addressed in each statement on a seven-point Likert scale. With an average 68 per cent response rate and more than 500 filled out questionnaires, importance-performance analyses complemented with statistical analysis were executed to investigate whether there are any differences between the different levels of project work courses, programmes, levels of studies and sub-departments. These results were then followed by focus group interviews by further addressing the importance issues. Findings Based on the joint conclusions drawn from the statistical analyses and extracted from focus groups, those statements were highlighted that can be considered as dealing with critical to quality issues. The results have been utilized to adjust the questionnaire according to the “voice of students”. Research limitations/implications A complex approach is adopted to measure and evaluate service quality on a course level in the form of a post-course questionnaire. The first results lay the foundation for managerial decisions related to project work courses and supervising processes according to the plan–do–check–act philosophy. Originality/value During project works, students can master the necessary professional knowledge and those inevitable soft skills that are needed to be successful in the labour market. Therefore, the measurement and evaluation of project work courses may provide new information on course-level service quality and may be linked to total student experience results.

Il ciclo della performance negli Enti Locali: un'analisi empirica sull'adozione del piano della performance

2012 ◽  
pp. 13-31
Author(s):  
Antonio Nisio ◽  
Rossella De Carolis ◽  
Stefania Losurdo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Measurement Systems ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Term Performance ◽  
The Impact

Performance has aroused considerable interest both nationally and internationally. Only with the 150/2009 Legislative Decree the term performance was introduced in the practice of the Italian public administrations (PA). These institutions are used to operating in a context where the performance measures have primarily focused on inputs rather than on results and impacts; moreover, managerial processes follow a mere compliance logic. The introduction of measurement systems and performance includes elements of absolute novelty in particular with regard to the effectiveness of the measurement and to the impact of public actions on the community. The research aims to assess the extent to which municipalities have started using the system of performance measurement and evaluation and, in particular, what the distribution of "Piano della Performance 2011-2013". This is to determine the Italian municipalities susceptibility regarding the performance management, make a first reflection on good practices and problems that emerged.

scholarly journals Saving Babies: The Impact of Public Education Programs on Infant Mortality

Demography ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Moehling ◽  
Melissa A. Thomasson
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Impact
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