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Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, 2018
This occasional paper is the sixth in a series on the National Quality Framework (NQF). It examines trends in quality improvement from the perspective of services rated Working Towards National Quality Standard (NQS) under the 2012 NQS. In this paper, a service is considered to have improved its quality at reassessment where it: (1) receives a…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, National Standards, Educational Improvement, Teacher Recruitment
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Fowler, Susan A.; Thomas, Dawn V.; Tompkins, Jill; Hartle, Luminita; Corr, Catherine – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2013
Six agencies in Illinois received 18 months of funding from the governor's office to develop effective and innovative strategies to recruit young children from traditionally underserved families into early childhood education (ECE) programs. The five agencies that provided families with immediate follow-up and some services shortly after…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Outreach Programs, Family Programs, Student Recruitment
Rebell, Michael A.; Wolff, Jessica R.; Kolben, Nancy; Holcomb, Betty – Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2013
The research is conclusive: Providing a high-quality early childhood education is crucial if we are to reach our state and national goals of educational equity and excellence, preparing children for college and career. The federal government, states throughout the country, and the courts are increasingly recognizing this reality. This report…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Young Children
Ryerson, Dean – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This was a study of an education doctorate program at a small, private college. It examined the following nine components: theory of leadership for school improvement; candidate recruitment and selection based on leadership; coherent curriculum; use of active learning strategies; knowledgeable faculty; high quality internships; social and…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Small Classes, Private Colleges
Online Submission, 2013
Each year, Austin Independent School District Department of Research and Evaluation (DRE) staff develop a plan of work to describe the scope of work for the coming year. The plans that make up this document identify programs to be evaluated and services to be provided by DRE staff and provide the blueprints for evaluation that staff will follow…
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Educational Planning, Strategic Planning
Kolozak, Katherine S. – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2004
In order for children to succeed in a diverse society, it is necessary to educate the world's teachers to embrace, value, and create multi-culturally friendly classrooms. Valuing diversity is simply defined as embracing and incorporating the unique experiences, culture, and life practices of others to create a more cohesive view of the world.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Parents, Preschool Children, Preschool Education