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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Standards of Quality"”.
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The effects of implementation of standards of quality policy on the quality of education in Virginia, 1972-1980
The present investigation took place in the State of Virginia, where the instrument of Statewide change was the Standards of Quality (hereafter SOQ). For the first time in the history of Virginia, performance standards for education were prescribed by the State constitution. The State Board was …
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An assessment of the attitudes of selected respondents toward the standards of quality for public education in Virginia
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of local school board members, division superintendents, local elected officials, state department of education personnel, and state legislators towards the approach taken to improve the public schools in Virginia by the enactment of state …
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The evolution and effect of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's reports on Funding the standards of quality, part I and part 2 as seen through key actor interviews
The purpose of this study was to detail the history of the formulation of the JLARC studies in 1986 and 1988 on funding the Standards of Quality, background surrounding that formulation, political reaction, and the effect that the reports had regarding changes in the funding methodology for public …
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The evaluation criteria and procedures employed to assess the performance of secondary public school principals in Virginia
Problem The problem of this study was to ascertain the answer to the following question: What are the criteria and procedures used in the formal evaluation of secondary public school principals' performance in Virginia, and how important are these to the process? Further inquiries were made to …
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A Measure of Time A Sense of Place
Sustainable design is often conceived of only in terms of applied technologies, without a concern for quality of life of residents. This thesis is an investigation of sustainable design that meets standards of quality of life for residents. The study focuses on balancing the needs for integration …
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Cost-side equalization and the Virginia pupil transportation funding formula
… designed to determine whether the 1988-89 method of distributing state pupil transportation funds in Virginia met generally accepted standards of quality for such distribution methods, and whether the method of distributing pupil transportation funds served to enhance fiscal equalization in …
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Effects of the USS Thresher disaster upon submarine safety and deep-submergence capabilities in the United States Navy
The loss of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher (SSN 593) acted as a catalyst that accelerated improvements in submarine design, construction and operations. Such improvements resulted in a substantially safer submarine force, thereby making it more operationally reliable. The disaster also …
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Quality Control Recommendations for Structural Interventions on Historic Properties
… thesis presents recommendations for controlling quality in structural interventions on historic properties. Recognizing that establishing quality in the early stages of an intervention can set the standard of quality for an entire project, these recommendations are for the first phase of an …
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An assessment of the principals' perceived use and effectiveness of the State of Virginia's suggested teacher evaluation procedures
The Virginia Department of Education suggested that its school divisions adopt an Evaluation by Objectives (EBO) teacher evaluation system as a means for its school divisions to satisfy the personnel evaluation section of the Standards of Quality mandate. This study surveyed Virginia's principals …
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An analysis of employing adjusted gross income measures as a proxy for fiscal capacity in the local composite index for selected Virginia school divisions
Fiscal capacity is some type of quantifiable measure of economic resources existing within a political subdivision, jurisdiction, or governmental unit which may be utilized to support a wide array of public functions. Measures commonly used throughout the United States as indicators of economic …
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Exploring Leadership in Theater Arts
… leading a theater troupe in my hometown of Great Falls, Montana. In my lifetime, three theaters began, thrived and perished in Great Falls. The Green Room, Center Stage and Summer Musicale started as little more than groups of friends who loved theater putting up a show. All three …
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Exploring Leadership in Theater Arts
… leading a theater troupe in my hometown of Great Falls, Montana. In my lifetime, three theaters began, thrived and perished in Great Falls. The Green Room, Center Stage and Summer Musicale started as little more than groups of friends who loved theater putting up a show. All three …
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Explaining the increase of competitiveness in the Colombian car industry after the end of import substitution industralization [sic] policies
At the beginning of the decade of the nineties, Import Substitution Industrialization - ISI- policies were dismantled all over Latin America, including Colombia. This meant that tariff protection for locally produced products were lowered and that cheap imports increased. For the motor vehicle …
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Scale-up of a high technology manufacturing start-up : framework for analysis of incoming parts, inspection procedure and supplier capability
… setups to have a structured system and culture of quality control to maintain product performance and customer satisfaction. An integral part of this system is to check incoming parts through inspection and to ensure that suppliers uphold the same standards of quality. As a company scales up, …
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Analysis of Fiscal Equity in Virginia: 2004 - 2020
… research completes several statistical analyses of per pupil expenditure data in the Commonwealth of Virginia to assess the degree of fiscal equity in the statewide finance model for public elementary and secondary education. Five years, between 2004 and 2020, were selected for analysis to …
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New Teacher Induction Programs: A Case Study of an Exemplary School District and How It Prepares Its New Teachers for the Use of Instructional Technology in the Classroom
… examined Generation Y new teachers, the process of new teacher induction, and the most effective methods for providing professional development in instructional technology for Generation Y teachers.</p> <p>The main research questions for this paper were as follows:</p> <p>1. What constitutes a …
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Quality assurance in higher education : an international survey of current practice and lessons for South Africa
Quality has been one of the most talked about issues in higher education in the last fifteen years. Concerns about the quality of higher education have been directed predominantly at publicly-funded institutions which have been required increasingly, in the last decade, to do more with less and …
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An investigation of differences in selected curriculum and student characteristics in regular and gifted English classes in Area I Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax County, Virginia
… and national studies reflect concerns about the quality of differentiated education that is offered to gifted and talented students. Fairfax County Public Schools, in Virginia, has made a commitment to providing differentiated education to gifted and talented students, as mandated by the Virginia …
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City competitiveness and attractiveness: a new approach to evaluate economic development in Mexican cities
… model to evaluate the economic development level of cities using a set of factors associated to the concepts of competitiveness and attractiveness. Traditionally competitiveness has only been related to rankings with a very limited contribution to regional and urban economics. At the same time, …
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An analysis of differences in classroom routines of regular teachers and their substitute teacher counterparts
The primary thrust of this study involved the efforts to analyze differences in classroom routines and to determine the degree of change between the commonly accepted routines of the regular teacher and the substitute replacement. The study was designed to systematically determine the teaching …
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