The Primary Factor Of Total Quality In Education

The Total Quality Management model is limited in its scope of improvement. Total Quality Management establishes targets for performance rather than focusing on continuous improvement. This perspective is to narrow because it fails to consider the overall improvement process. To be effective, management must incorporate all aspects of the business into a dynamic improvement process.

“The Essentials of a Good Education,” by Diane Ravitch, questions the current schooling system and acts surrounding the system.Imagine a world where everyone was the same, we all dressed, ate, and did the same thing everyday. That is basically what the, “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) act did. In the reading, ¨The Essentials of a Good Education,” it discusses how NCLB closes the academic gaps between economically advantaged students and students who are from different economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds as well as students with disabilities and how this is not a good thing; but as you read you will start to question yourself if it is or not.

Quality in education is one of the most discussed issues around the globe among educational community. There is an emerging consensus that quality in education depends on the enabling inputs, educational processes, teachers’ abilities, and learners’ characteristics and the specific context.

The article “Project-Based Instruction: A Great Match for Informational Texts” by Nell K. Duke, discusses the concept of implementing project based learning and how it can markedly improve student’s education. According to Duke, project based instruction involves “working over an extended time period for a purpose beyond satisfying a school requirement” (Duke 2016). This includes doing projects in order to “build something, to create something, to respond to a question [students] have, or to solve a real problem” (Duke 2016). The article maintains the benefits of this type of instruction and includes specific examples of how it can be implemented in the school curriculum and Common Core State Standards. Duke also emphasizes how the projects should serve a real- life purpose so students can feel more engaged knowing their work will be seen by

As a Middle School Coordinator at Roxby Downs Area School (RDAS) I have focused my research on creating an effective implementation plan to support RDAS with a pedagogical approach to project based learning (PBL) in the middle school years. This approach aims to better support students in their senior schooling. As the senior school currently aim to promote an adult learning environment which will incorporate project days, I have focused my direction on preparing students for this environment that will also assist in the development of 21st century learning. The implementation plan details the actions necessary to support the school in implementing and sustaining a PBL approach which serves as one of the key instructional methodologies to support the targeted middle school priorities identified in the school

According to Total Quality Management (TQM) (2013, pg 1), “Total quality management (TQM) can help a school monitor and evaluate its effectiveness. There are various TQM models, but they all have a common focus on customer satisfaction and continuous service improvement toward excellence. For schools, the customer is the student.” When a Total Quality Management (TQM) is implemented in an institution it can set it apart from the other institutions. It formulates task teams to manage the institution compared to having a chain of command. An effective Total Quality Management (TQM) institution “Mission Statement” is the foundation of the education process.

The concept of total quality management (TQM) has been applied to education, most notably by Edward Sallis. In attempting to apply quality management to education, however, Sallis proposes a compelling reason for why TQM should be applied to education, and that is, accountability”.

Landmark Collegiate has recently introduced project-based learning as a critical component of the school's pedagogical structure, purposefully incorporating project-based learning into student timetables. As a teacher, one of my primary professional goals is to encourage the intellectual engagement of my students and to develop their learning processes. I would like to balance periods of instruction, and a structured classroom, with inquiry based discussions that promote collaborative thinking and lead to independent projects, thereby making Landmark Collegiate relevant and important to my students in the 21st

A quality care and education program is one that provides the children a safe, healthy and nurturing environment where they can learn and develop emotionally, physically, intellectually and socially. This means that the program should not just meet the needs of the children but also their families. A good care and education program helps children grow as a strong individual as well as an important contributing member of the community.

required to learn from the time we enter school and many times beyond the time

As time goes on, new strategies and techniques are developed in the classroom to help the education process. However, these new ways of learning are not always effective. In order for a student to be successful, they need to be challenged, asked questions that require them to think, rather than fill in an answer on a scantron. They also need to be taught responsibility and how to manage their time that will be essential for them to become a successful adult. Are current schools providing the essentials of a good education? Most would think that schooling would be a place to challenge students, and make them become critical thinkers. It should make them ask why, instead of just doing what they are told. This enables the chance for students to develop their own learning techniques that they will use in the future as they grow older. The attention on such a topic is on the rise as schools make an effort to better their learning environments. In Diane Ravitch’s, “The Essentials of A Good Education,” she uses reasoning and facts to prove her claim that today’s schools need to increase educational productivity and the preparation for everyday adulthood.

A well-rounded education is necessary in life starting at a young age. Children will be taught in a classroom as they receive a traditional education, or they will have an opportunity to reach their educational goals at home as a parent or guardian teaches. There are two basic ways of teaching a child. First, traditional teaching is taught in a public school system or a private school system along with other children of the same age and grade. These children are taught by a teacher who is paid by the school or the state, and have an education of at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. Second, Homeschooling is being taught within the child’s home and environment outside of the home to receive the same education. Traditional teachers will teach certain subjects or al subjects according to what grade level they teach. Homeschool teachers will teach all subjects. Whether children should be homeschooled or traditional schooled is a question that should be answered by each individual. What does homeschool offer that traditional schooling cannot, and what can traditional schools give that homeschool will not provide? Freedom and flexibility, rest and relaxation and social interaction are some of the subjects that arise when thinking about which direction to take and what is best for your child.

Producing a world class education system to strengthen human capital and to produce the skills necessary for the citizenry, was a goal which drove Jamaica’s initiatives as they continue to strive to build strength to compete in the global economy (Davis, 2004). According to Davis (2004) to achieve this goal the Jamaican authorities formulated a task force to assess and propose the way forward in education in their country. From the assessment, the task force suggested a number of recommendations, one of which was the implementation of a seamless K to 12 system. This recommendation was categorized to specifically address the issue of chronic under achievement discovered in the country’s education system.

Most people would agree that children grow and learn when they are surrounded by strong communities that have their best interests in mind. Unfortunately, many children do not have that in their home lives. They are isolated and do not have people in their life that can provide the level of emotional support they need to develop into well-rounded individuals. I believe schools have a responsibility to create an environment where students can feel safe, take risks, and grow to be successful adults. The right combination of culture, collaboration and shared vision of learning is vital in creating an environment conducive to student achievement.

The most surprising thing that occurred during the interview process actually happened before the interview itself. It took us quite a long time to decide who will be our target on solving problems in connection with quality education. Initially, we planned on interviewing high school students for this project; however, it became a challenge because we realized that we could not interview them during regular school hours. Therefore, we interviewed students from San Francisco community college, with the purpose of knowing some challenges that they came across when they were still in high school. Furthermore, we wanted to know what sort of problems that they are currently dealing with in college and what they wish could have been different if they were more prepared for it.