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Peng, Songlan. "The Harmonization of Chinese Accounting Standards with International Accounting Standards: An Empirical Evaluation." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/100400486.html.
Full textAmuda, Mufutau Ajani. "Evaluation of 10 V solid-state voltage standards." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.627520.
Full textShippey, Theodore Clive. "Standards and quality in higher education." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1987.
Full textThe main hypothesis underlying this study has been formulated on the basis of an identified need in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) for a means of ensuring and preserving acceptable standards (by international norms) and quality in higher education. It has been assumed that this need may partially be met by the adaptation of selected overseas systems of quality control and systems of evaluation and accreditation of standards. The emphasis throughout is on intelligent, selective adaptation of successful attempts at controlling and managing standards and quality in higher education. One of the primary reasons for the establishment of a model for the preservation and enhancement of standards in higher education in the RSA, becomes clear when one identifies the emergence of a growing number of aspirant students. Many of those students attended schools where neither the tuition nor the facilities provided a suitable foundation for further studies at an advanced level. A further need for such a model is related to great pressures to lower standards which are being exerted by political and social groups and the prevailing views amongst many educators that a decrease in standards is inevitable. The hypotheses that will be tested include the assumption that a lowering of standards will seriously affect industry, commerce, and the whole social fabric and ultimately the credibility of South Africa's higher educational institutions and the acceptability of their graduates. This study is therefore aimed primarily at focusing attention on the need for an awareness amongst the higher educational community, and other communities, of the implications of vastly increased enrolments of under-prepared students.
Evans, Linda Deborah. "'Making a difference' : an evaluation of raising standards initiatives." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368223.
Full textLi, Zhengrong. "Model-based Tests for Standards Evaluation and Biological Assessments." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29108.
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Pizzi, Jonathan David. "Urban Secondary Teachers' Perceptions of a Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation System." Thesis, Boston College, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/664.
Full textThis study was conducted within a large urban high school in the northeastern United States. This school resides in a district that utilizes a standards-based system of teacher evaluation. The purpose of the study was to determine teachers' perspectives on the effectiveness of standards-based teacher evaluation systems as a means of improving instruction and student achievement. The question for research, <&ldquo>What are teacher perceptions of evaluation in an urban high school that uses a standards<&ndash>based evaluation system?<&rdquo> served as the framework for development and implementation of this study and for interpretation of the study findings. The body of related literature provided the theoretical rationale for the data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Major sections of the literature review included: a historical perspective on performance standards and of teacher evaluation from the mid-nineteenth through the early twenty-first centuries; an examination of contemporary teacher evaluation systems; a review of recent theoretical and empirical research concerning best evaluation practices; and a review of the research regarding teachers' perceptions of supervision and evaluation. Data were gathered from thirty participants through a thirty-one question Likert<&ndash>based attitude scale. Key findings included teachers' perceptions that: they were not familiar with the teaching performance standards used in their district; they did not believe that their evaluations were rooted solely in the these standards; they believed their evaluation conferences with supervisors helped then to improve their practice; their evaluations were not tied to annual goals or individual and school professional development plans; supervisors did not use multiple sources of data as a part of teacher evaluation; supervisors do not spend enough time in classrooms to carry out expectations for effective evaluation; and that peer observation aided teachers in improving their practice. While current research asserts that standards-based teacher evaluation systems coupled with an array of activities that foster teacher ownership for the process can be used as a powerful vehicle for improving student achievement, study findings were inconclusive regarding any perceived association between standards<&ndash>based performance evaluation structures and practices and the improvement of student achievement
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2009
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Educational Administration
Wilborn, LaChelle Rachel. "Hospitality curriculum: a comparative assessment based on ACPHA standards." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43684.
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Widmer, Martin. "Evaluation von Standards in der Produktentwicklung am Beispiel mobiler Mehrwertdienste /." [St. Gallen] : [s.n.], 2005. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/50288469X.pdf.
Full textRosales, Flores de Véliz Leslie Vanessa. "Evaluation of a Method to Perform Growth Standards in Guatemala." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1526000002006313.
Full textHan, Hyoseop. "LRFD design of plate girders for buildings." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9846.
Full textBogart, Christopher D. "Teacher Evaluation and Classroom Practice: Teacher Perceptions in Northeast Tennessee." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1177.
Full textReilly, Virginia J. Jr. "Essential Standards for Institutional Self-Evaluation of The Americans with Disabilities Act." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29823.
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Aderinto, Mary Adebunmi. "A comprehensive evaluation of integrated management systems [at] Company XYZ." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2007. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2007/2007aderintom.pdf.
Full textMcVeigh, Matt. "Standards-based performance assessment in the comprehensive music classroom." Thesis, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1546867.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of standards-based assessment practices within a music performance curriculum. This pre-survey, post-survey experimental treatment included 169 students, 97 parents, and 3 teachers from 3 school districts across Wisconsin. The results from this study indicated that music teachers rely on a variety of assessment strategies to monitor student achievement regardless of if they are using standards-based assessment practices; however, teachers who used standards-based assessment were more likely to use formal assessments to determine student achievement and were more likely to assess students both formally and informally on a regular basis. Furthermore, when standards-based practices were implemented students' awareness of the learning target increased. Students also became less reliant on teacher feedback in determining their success but valued the feedback that was received at a higher level. Finally, parents relied on both online gradebooks, and conversations with their child regarding student achievement.
Flannigan-Wheeler, Nadine. "The deprivation and application of standards in distance education program evaluation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq23132.pdf.
Full textZhang, Song. "An evaluation of visual and verbal based standards for landscape assessment." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06112009-063806/.
Full textPalm, John Harold. "Performance subdivision street standards : a model ordinance with commentary and evaluation." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9869.
Full textZheyuan, Liu. "Evaluation of platoon Application Enabled by Contemporary ETSI ITS-G5 Standards." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Centrum för forskning om inbyggda system (CERES), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-29672.
Full textWilborn, La Chelle Rachel. "Hospitality curriculum : a comparative assessment based on ACPHA standards /." This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07112009-040437/.
Full textWacha, Arlene Jean. "Teachers' Perceptions of School District Professional Development Alignment with National Standards." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7208.
Full textCross, Doug D. "Determining Standards for Sources of Free Information on the Internet for Inclusion in Academic Library Holdings by 2010." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2002. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/715.
Full textAdamson, Julie M. "Analysis of ISO 9000 quality standards management certification instruction in California undergraduate engineering programs." Thesis, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1524283.
Full textThe purpose of this thesis was to study how and to what extent ISO 9000 quality standards management certification is taught on the undergraduate level in courses in California ABET-accredited 4-year engineering programs. The level of knowledge of the standard among graduates is of concern because well-educated engineers are important to the future of businesses in the global economy, and the ISO 9000 series is an enduring standard of global significance. An email survey was conducted of over 2000 undergraduate engineering professors who are currently teaching in public and private California universities. The overview of responses indicates that, although the majority of professors have over 10 years of teaching experience and a past background in industry, ISO 9000 series certification is not widely understood, taught, or valued. Engineering students and their future employers are clearly not gleaning the benefits of learning this valuable global standard.
Kell, Christopher Lee. "The Perceptions of Missouri High School Principals in Regard to the Missouri Learning Standards." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10241938.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to elicit the perceptions of high school principals regarding state education standards and whether or not increasing education standards has a positive impact on student achievement. Missouri adopted a new set of standards which placed academic focus on fewer topics per subject and required teachers to create lessons that increased critical thinking within the classroom (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education [MODESE], 2013b). To identify how the new standards might affect student achievement, four research questions were asked as part of this study. As a result of these questions, findings showed perceptions of the Missouri Learning Standards were more favorable than those associated with Common Core. It was believed among participants of this study that school districts have to develop professional development programs which provide information relevant to instruction and are organized around district goals. Data collected exposed student achievement is more likely to increase if new standards cause school districts to focus on specific goals and if teachers fully understand how to teach the new standards. By failing to adequately prepare teachers, school districts will struggle to properly prepare students for life after high school. Through a renewed focus on teacher comprehension of education standards, school districts can increase student achievement deficiencies and increase the number of students who graduate college- and career-ready.
Boal, Ashley Lynn. "Batterer Intervention Programs' Response to State Standards." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1504.
Full textFraser, Stuart. "Development of standards and practices for the evaluation of steering adaptation equipment." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325763.
Full textCaleni, Hlobokazi. "Monitoring and evaluation practice standards in South African Social Work and Criminology." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62671.
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Mhlongo, Zanele Claudia. "Evaluation of the standards of nursing care in pediatric wards in referral hospitals in Swaziland." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51754.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recent escalation of medical costs, cost containment and decreasing public funds, drew attention to the importance of formulation and evaluation of standards of nursing care. Practice experience and consultations with nurse managers indicated a great need for standards to evaluate the quality of care in the pediatric units of the big hospitals in Swaziland. A non-experimental, explorative and descriptive study was conducted in the four regional hospitals in Swaziland. Checklists were developed by the researcher to evaluate standards of care relating to the structure, process and outcome dimension of care. Structure standards refer to minimum requirements regarding the facilities, equipment, supplies, and availability of generic documents and staff. Process standards are mainly concerned with the specific nursing procedures and practices, while the Outcome standards evaluate the parents' satisfaction with the nursing care of their child, the amount of information received prior to discharge and the level of communication between the parents and the nursing staff. The most important results are: .:. None of the hospitals met the pre-set requirement to be considered as delivering a satisfactory level of care for any of the three dimensions of care . •:. Critical nursing procedures were often performed ineffectively and inefficiently . •:. Most parents viewed their communication with the nursing staff negatively. Recommendations include the development and implementation of a formalized quality improvement programme on all levels of care, auditing of records and patient care and in-service education for all personnel regarding quality care. Keywords: Quality care, formulation and evaluation of standards - pediatric patients
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die onlangse verhoging in mediese koste, kostebesparings en verminderde openbare fondse, het die aandag gevestig op die belang van formulering en evaluering van standaarde vir verpleegsorg. Praktykervaring en konsultasies met verpleegbestuurders het aangedui dat daar 'n groot behoefte bestaan vir standaarde om die gehalte van verpleegsorg in pediatriese eenhede in die groot hospitale van Swaziland, te evalueer. 'n Nie-eksperimentele, verkennende en beskrywende studie is onderneem in die vier streekshospitale in Swaziland. Kontrolelyste is deur die navorser ontwikkel om standaarde van sorg te evalueer ten opsigte van die struktuur-, proses-, en uitkomsdimensie van sorg. Struktuurstandaarde verwys na die minimum vereistes ten opsigte van die fasiliteite, toerusting en voorrade, die beskikbaarheid van generiese dokumentasie en die personeel. Prosesstandaarde hou hoofsaaklik verband met spesifieke verpleegprosedures en praktyke terwyl Uitkomsstandaarde die ouers se tevredenheid met die verpleging van hulle kind, die hoeveelheid inligting ontvang voor ontslag en die vlak van kommunikasie tussen die ouers en die verpleegpersoneel evalueer. Die belangrikste resultate is: .:. Geen hospitaal het ten opsigte van enige van die drie dimensies van sorg, aan die voorafbepaalde vereiste voldoen om beskou te word dat hulle 'n bevredigende vlak van sorg lewer nie . •:. Kritiese verpleegprosedures is dikwels oneffektief en ondoeltreffend uitgevoer. .:. Die meeste ouers het fn negatiewe siening gehad ten opsigte van die kommunikasie met die verpleegpersoneel. Aanbevelings sluit in die ontwikkeling en implementering van fn geformaliseerde gehalte verbeteringsprogram op alle vlakke van sorg, oudit van rekords en pasiëntsorg en indiensopleiding vir alle personeel ten opsigte van gehaltesorg. Sleutelwoorde: Gehaltesorg, formulering en evaluering van standaarde - pediatriese pasiënte
Parish, Jennifer Bishop. "School climate and state standards: A study of the relationships between middle school organizational climate and student achievement on the Virginia Standards of Learning Tests." W&M ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618697.
Full textBen-Mazwi, Amanda. "Evaluation of supervisor performance at Transnet port terminals." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1021200.
Full textMaglieri, Kristen A. "Evaluation of performance under various pay systems." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3258846.
Full textHill, Gerry R. "Impact of Teacher Attitudes on Implementation of a Standards-Based Grading System." Thesis, Piedmont College, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13426348.
Full textThe purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the impact of teacher attitudes and to discover other factors that have an impact on the implementation of a standards-based grading program. This descriptive phenomenology features interviews of 25 educators from Georgia as well as other states and two foreign countries in order to collect their perspectives of the lived experience of the implementation process.
The findings of this study suggest that the attitudes teachers have regarding the implantation process of a standards-based grading program do have a significant impact on the process. Those participants who described themselves as having a positive attitude towards the transition tended to also describe experiencing a more successful implementation of the program. The converse was true as participants describing their experience as being controlled by a negative attitude towards the transition experienced less successful transitions to the standards-based grading program. The findings of this study suggest that school leaders play a vital role in creating a successful implementation process and that other factors such as the quality of professional development and the element of time impact the process.
Danke, Brett L. "A tool for evaluating corrective action systems based on the analysis, profile, and evaluation of contemporary documentation from ISO 9000 compliant organizations." Online version, 1999. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1999/1999dankeb.pdf.
Full textOlson, Lia Conklin. "Adult Basic Educators' Descriptions of Standards Implementation and Its Influence on Cognitive Rigor." Thesis, Capella University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10635547.
Full textWith only four years of mandated state-standards in adult basic education (ABE), very little is known about the influence of state-standards implementation on the unique learning needs of its adult students. Two decades of research on standards-based education in the U.S. K12 system has yielded widely debated results regarding the impact of state-standards on student achievement. Against this backdrop, state-standards implementation within the distinct context of Minnesota ABE was examined in this study, specifically the perceived influence of standards implementation on teacher practices and student engagement in cognitive rigor, as well as the teacher, site, and student characteristics reported to have either supported or challenged implementation. The basic qualitative design was utilized to collect and interpret the perceptions and experiences of its sample of 12 Minnesota ABE teachers from distinct instructional contexts with 12 or more hours of standards implementation training. Data triangulation was utilized for data collection, including an interview and two member checks. The inductive analysis procedure in concert with the constant comparative method was used to analyze the interviews and develop themes and deeper connections based on the theory of complex adaptive systems. The results of the study showed that, overall, participants reported modest changes in their teaching practices that they perceived to have increased their students’ engagement in cognitive rigor. Participants also reported modest changes in student demonstration of learning that indicated increased cognitive rigor. Findings indicated a minimal contrast to the inconclusive nature of the K12 research base in establishing a link between standards implementation and increased student achievement. Furthermore, the findings showed that state leaders should continue to offer robust training and support teacher collaboration.
Sproule, David William. "Evaluation of the Biomechanical Performance of Youth Football Helmets." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77703.
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Cameron, Sean Michael. "Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Shifting Standards for Women in the Workplace." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/928.
Full textScardello, Michael A., William R. Packham, and Michael Diehl. "A COTS and Standards Based Solution to Weapons System Integration." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/606124.
Full textThe Weapons System Test and Integration Laboratory (WSTIL) at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) will provide a new capability for ground based testing in this arena. Current and near term YPG scheduled test programs will benefit tremendously from this enhanced ground test capability provided by the Weapons STIL. The Weapons STIL's design goals center on the implementation of an automated mechanism for testing the weapon systems and sensors that are currently the responsibility of the YPG facility. To meet the Army's weapons test needs the Weapons STIL incorporates various levels of digital stimulation, human-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and installed system test facility (ISTF) techniques to maximize ground testing in order to focus and optimize subsequent open air flight testing. This paper describes this work in progress.
Fung, Yam-cheung Kelvin. "The use of internal versus external standards in perceptual evaluation of voice quality." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36208899.
Full text"A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, April 29, 1994." Also available in print.
Lemler, Bruce Neil. "An evaluation of the application of the Cost Accounting Standards : a case study." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/28182.
Full textHobbs, Klinton E. "Advances in student self-authorship : a program evaluation of the Community Standards Model /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1333.pdf.
Full textFermanich, Sheri Ann. "An evaluation of the cooperative education skill standards certificate program in marketing education." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998fermanichs.pdf.
Full textHobbs, Klinton E. "Advances in Student Self-Authorship: A Program Evaluation of the Community Standards Model." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2006. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/440.
Full textMorlat, Pierre-François. "Evaluation globale des performances d'un récepteur multi-antennes, multi-standards et multi-canaux." Lyon, INSA, 2008. http://theses.insa-lyon.fr/publication/2008ISAL0133/these.pdf.
Full textA multi-antenna receiver structure able to deal with two 802. 11 b and/or 802. 11 g signais simultaneously in a 40 MHz bandwidth (different to the classical WLAN bandwidth 20 MHz) is defined in this thesis. This structure seems to be very relevant in order to increase QoS taking into account problem of spectral resources. Moreover, a global system evaluation scheme of the multi-* structure is proposed. So, each critical part of the receiver is not considered separately but in a global system approach. First of all, the benefits of the SIMO processing, taking into realistic propagation conditions is given in several multi-* configurations. Ln a second part of the work, it is showed the capability of the 1 x2 SI MO processing to mitigate the effect of RF impairments. After all, a numerical architecture ensuring the processing of both WLAN channels simultaneously received by the multi-branches is validate in order to develop a material demonstrator
Mufich, Whe. "Comparative Evaluation of Drug Products Obtained in Mexico: Augmenting Existing Scientific Data." The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623559.
Full textOBJECTIVES: To investigate if the drug content of several different antibiotic products, obtained in Mexico, fall within the USP specification range for a given drug. METHODS: Ten antibiotic products containing either amoxicillin, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, or sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim were obtained from three random pharmacies in Mexico. The concentrations of the active ingredient(s) in these antibiotics were determined by high performance liquid chromatography, utilizing assays from the USP monographs for each drug. Weight variation within each product was also considered. Ten units from each product were analyzed. RESULTS: More than half of the capsules for each of the amoxicillin lots analyzed were outside of the acceptable USP limits (90-120% label claim) with the average calculated % label claim for each being 89.96 and 87.25%, respectively. One lot of ampicillin had two capsules out of range, while all of the capsules tested from the second lot were within the specification range. Both lots of ciprofloxacin passed. For the sulfamethoxazole/triemthoprim tablets, the sulfamethoxazole content for each lot was in range, however 20-30% of the units analyzed were out of range for trimethoprim. Interestingly, weight variation within each product was less than 3% RSD for all products, with the exception of the ampicillin lot which had two capsules out of spec (% RSD- 6.14). CONCLUSION: Most of the Mexican acquired antibiotics had content uniformity that fit within the USP guidelines. Although amoxicillin displayed significant variability, the capsules fell outside of the USP limits by a slim margin. While these findings are not a representation of all antibiotics obtained from Mexico, they do suggest the importance of continued research of the quality of internationally obtained products.
Ozturk, Huseyin Selcuk. "Evaluation of secure 802.1X port-based network access authentication over 802.11 wireless local area networks." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FOzturk.pdf.
Full textWinter, Olaf Markus. "Analyse und Evaluation von Nahverkehrsplänen und die Aufstellung von Kriterien zur Bewertung von Standards im ÖPNV." Kassel : Kassel Univ. Press, 2005. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=982089589.
Full textBarchyn, Thomas Edward, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Field-based aeolian sediment transport threshold measurement : sensors, calculation methods, and standards as a strategy for improving inter-study comparison." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography, 2010, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/2616.
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Marino, Eduardo. "Diretrizes para avaliação de projetos e programas de investimento social privado." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12139/tde-30012006-110443/.
Full textThis essay aims at contributing to the increasing demand for standards to guide the planning and implementation of evaluation of social projects and programs carried out by third sector organizations with resources provided by private sector donors in Brazil. In many countries, evaluators are getting organized into professional associations, aiming at fostering research, debates on best practices and definition of professional responsibility codes. In the United States of America, representatives of the American Evaluation Association and of other local societies developed a group of 30 standards based on generally accepted practices to orient planning and evaluation of the quality of the evaluations carried out. This study tried to verify with a group of evaluators and managers the applicability of these standards in Brazil. Five case studies were conducted, considering cases evaluation processes led by external evaluators. Most of the 30 standards were accepted as originally proposed. Some changes were suggested to some of them in order to better adapt them to the Brazilian reality. The study showed a favorable environment for the utilization of the standards in the Country and, according to its results, Utility is the most fragile attribute of the studied cases. The research points out challenges and questions, such as the participation of the involved people and the necessity of distinguishing research and evaluation practices, in order to increase the effectiveness of the evaluations developed by the organizations.
Ponce, Efren. "The Voices of Educators| An Interview Study of the Implementation Process of the English/Language Arts Common Core State Standards Initiative." Thesis, Loyola Marymount University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10251102.
Full textHistorically, disenfranchised students in the American education system have been promised opportunity through successful participation in the school system. These promises are voiced in legislation like the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and by executive actions like President Obama’s Race to the Top Initiative. Evidenced by the continuing education gap, the promises of success through education continue to evade many American children across the nation, especially students who are most in need of the support promised in these quixotic visions of opportunity.
This is a qualitative interview study that aimed to gather the voices of educators involved in the implementation of the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards (ELA CCSS) to investigate the potential benefit of an information loop during the time period Bridges (2009) labeled the Neutral Zone, a period when change agents can reflect on and possibly enhance the iv implementation of an initiative. The study aimed to answer the following research question: What are the experiences of teachers, school principals, and district-level administrators during the transition to the ELA CCSS in three public school districts in the greater Los Angeles area? The narratives constructed throughout the interview process with the study’s participants point to the value of establishing an information loop during the Neutral Zone as an untapped vein of knowledge in the change process. This information can potentially be used to take inventory of the trajectory an implementation process has taken.
Brownlee, Graham, and n/a. "Program evaluation : a study of evaluation in an ACT TAFE College." University of Canberra. Education, 1985. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060615.165537.
Full textSpence, Suzanne Elizabeth. "An evaluation of the impact of school food standards in England on children's diets." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/2815.
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