TT 6003: Quality Assurance in Education: One Earth One Family

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Assumption 

University of Thailand
Graduate School of eLearning

TT 6003: Quality
Assurance Unit 4:
QA Policy &
QA.
in Education QA. Strategy

Dr. Naree Aware Achwarin

TT 6003: Quality Assurance in Education


Unit 4: QA. Policy & QA. Strategy

By
Dr. Naree Aware Achwarin
M.Ed. in Teaching and Technology
Program
College of internet Distance Education,
Assumption University of Thailand

One earth One family

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Objectives:
Q1: What is School Policy?
Q2: What are Roles &
Responsibilities of school
planner?
Q3 How
Q3. H policies
li i were
formulating ?
Q4: What implications are for
Educational Leader in
School Policy & Planning ?

Contents to be Reviewed &


Discussed :
• What is School policy?
• School Roles & Responsibilities of School
Planner ?
• How policies were formulating ?
• Implications for Educational Leadership

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Articles for Reading
#1: Principal’s role in policy change: mediating
language through professional beliefs
#2: Lifelong learning: policy and practice in
further education
#3 Quality
#3: Q lit A Assurance and dAAccreditation
dit ti iin
Australian Higher Education: An assessment
of Australian and international practice
http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/highered/eipp
ubs/eip00_1/fullcopy00_1.pdf

What is School Policy???…


1. Policy is an assertion of intents or goals.
2. Policy is the accumulated standing
decisions of governing body by which it
regulates, controls, promotes, services, and
otherwise influences matters within its
sphere of authority.

What is School Policy???… Cont.


3. Policy is a guide to discretionary action.
4. Policy is a strategy undertaken to solve
ameliorate a problem,
5. Policy is norm of conduct characterized by
consistency
i t andd regularity
l it iin substantive
b t ti
area.

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What is School Policy???…
School may set policy that is consistent with
national and regional guidelines.

Principals also work with their School Board,


which
hi h iis an advisory
d i b
body
d

What are Roles Responsibilities


of school planner?
1. School principals have
the right to exercise
professional judgment in
managing the school.

How policies were formulating ?


• Education Reform
• Educational Act
• Quality Management
• Quality Education
• Roles of school and community
• Etc.

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School Planning Cycle

Collect
Review Information

WORKING
TOGETHER
Implement Analyze

Plan for
Improvement

Policy Cycle

1. Formulation of policy

1. 2.
Targets Budgeting
& &
Goals Finance

3.
Implementat
ion 4.
Agencies Beneficiaries

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2. Institutionalization

1. 2.
National Legislation
1
Constitution & Law

3. 4.
Budgeting & Agency
Finance Implementation

3. Implementation
How the policy addressed different
target groups?

1. Budgetary allocation
2. Mode of Deliveryy
3. Curriculum & material
4. Teacher training

4. Impact
1. Promotion of gender & social
Equality
2. Equal Learning opportunities
3. Results and outcomes

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5. Monitoring, Evaluation &
Assessment
1. Monitoring of Implementation
2. Evaluation of Strategy
3. Assessment of outcomes

What is the relationship between


Quality and Policy issues??
• It is emphasis on the pursuit of education
quality in ongoing educational reform.
• Policies issues: to implement educational
changesg for educational q quality
y in schools.
• Quality issues: to initiate planning for
educational changes for educational quality
in schools.

Implications for
School policy and planning
• Provided perspectives of the
Quality Education and
relationship between Quality
Education and School Policy and
School Planning.
• Provided perspectives of the
parental involvement and
community Partnership and
relationship between community,
Parental in School Policy and
School Planning.

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Reference:
Lunenburg & Ornstein (2004) Educational
Administration:
Concepts and Practice, 4th ed., Wadworth, U.S.A.

Olessen et.all (2004) Educational Policy:


Globalization,, Citizenship&
p Democracy,y, Sage
g
Publication, London.

Binkley (1997) “Principals 'role in policy change:


mediating language through professional beliefs”,
Journal of Educational Administration. Vol.35
No.1,pp.56-73.

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0040-0912.htm

Thank you

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