The Search for Quality: Planning for Improvement and Managing Change (Education Management) Book

Recent attempts to improve quality in education have centred on management, curriculum content and assessment. The Search for Quality makes the case for a deeper understanding of the concept of quality as well as for a recognition that there are well established principles and processes for developing quality, which should lie at the heart of the work of the education service.The authors argue that the central focus for improvement must be the adoption of a coherent strategy for development at all levels of the service. A vital part of this strategy is the building of an effective working partnership between the schools and their governors, the LEA, the community, the government and society. The authors identify working practices particularly appropriate to a “people industry” such as education and include historical and international perspectives in order to widen the debate.The conceptual framework for improvement is examined and the book provides practical ways forward in the search for quality which enables everyone involved to work together to develop quality within a constantly changing service.Read More