Towards Quality Systems Development in NSW Public Schools

• Published in: School effectiveness and school improvement Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 201 - 223
• Main Author: Berry, Geoff
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2002
• Subjects: Australia (New South Wales); Australian Business Excellence Framework; Educational administration; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Government schools; Institutional characteristics; Investors in People (IiP); ISO 9001/4; Management Systems; Primary secondary education; Quality control; Quality system; School culture; School effectiveness; School systems; Systems approach; Systems Development; Australia; New South Wales

While the notion of "quality systems" is firmly established in many public and private sectors, this approach to quality management is only beginning to emerge in schools. After an initial discussion of the notion "systems thinking" and "quality systems," this article s...