...Building Educational Excellence in Challenging Times by: JOSIELIE B. PAESTE Teacher III Impasugong Central Elementary School The whistle-blower halted a nation in its economic momentum. Napoles here, Zambo war there, and crimes everywhere. Politicians and high government officials are implicated in corruptions and PEDAF scam. Violence has endangered children’s lives even at the hands of their own parents. Oil, energy price hike and increase in costs of almost all commodities. And here’s the rice price which the poor Filipinos can no longer feed. These are the issues that have covered the face of a country aiming for economic progress and prosperity of its people. These are the challenges our country should battle against. But my question is, why not? Why not Napoles and prominent personalities donating half of their riches to the poor victims of floods, typhoons, earthquakes and calamities? Why not peace talks and settlements with the MILF and other factions wanting to rule a government? Why not government officials putting behind their personal agenda and bringing ahead public interest? Yes, why not? Why not keeping the Filipino image as competitive world class citizens renowned as Miss World, Miss Supranational, Miss Universe, hit makers, world champions and so… Why not a country most-visited by tourists because of the grandeur and fascinating natural beauty, economic prosperity and peaceful societies. These are the excellence our country must achieve and maintain...
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...Educational Excellence Name Instructor Soc 312 5/21/12 Educational Excellence The Educational Excellence for All Children Act is a set of goals that were created by the National Educational Goals Panel. The act is made up of 6 goals that include ideas like school readiness, preparedness, and safety (Berns, 2013). I researched two separate schools in different states; Limon Public Schools in Limon Colorado, and Hephzibah High School in Hephzibah, Georgia. Through this I was able to discover the large differences in statistics regarding educational excellence. The first educational excellence goal is for students to be ready to learn by the year 2000 (Berns, 2013). I believe that this goal has been achieved through the use of early childhood education. Preschools have become much more of a “school” than a “daycare”. Many preschools are required to have a curriculum, and to show growth in the children attending. Early education helps prepare children and send them into the public school system ready to learn. The Head Start that I work in was established in 1999 which helped children in our community to begin to meet that goal by the year 2000. The second goal established was for the high school graduation rate to increase to 90 percent by the year 2000. This goal has yet to be met nationally. In 2009 graduation rates were at 75.5 percent. Although this is higher than the 72 percent graduation rate in 2002, there is still a great deal of work to be done to meet this...
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...Educational Excellence Kimberly Collins SOC 312 Chlid, Family, & Society Sabrina Bright Educational Excellence The Educational Excellence for All Children Act of 1999 paved the way for better education for all Americans. With the new Act came new goals. This paper will evaluate those goals over the last several years and determine whether the United States has succeeded in meeting those goals. The first goal stated that all children in America will start school ready to learn. This goal could easily be achieved if every three and four year old child had the opportunity to start pre-school or attend a day care facility that offered pre-school services. Unfortunately, not every family can afford to send their child to daycare or pre-school. The second goal was that by the year 2000, the high school graduation rate increase to a ninety percent graduation rate. The number as a whole has improved from what I have read, but the ninety percent goal has yet to be reached for the United States. As for my state, Texas, the graduation rate is on the rise. According to the Texas Education Agency, “ The Texas high school on-time graduation rate for the class of 2010 soared to 84.3 percent, the highest rate posted during the TAKS-testing era and an increase of 3.7 percentage points over the previous year” ("Texas Education Agency," 2011, p. 1). The next goal is stated that all students will leave grades 4, 8, and...
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...The Goals of the Educational Excellence for All Children Act Renata I. Gaddis SOC312: Child Family & Society Kara O’Brien June 11, 2012 America has been considered to several other societies as the “golden land” or “the cornerstone in which success and achievement is built. However, this has not always been the case. America has not always placed such a huge emphasis on educational equality for all children. The political climate shifted its attention to educational change from the late 1950s to the early 1970s (Berns, 2013). This change brought about different strategies by our lawmakers, to ensure that the very best education was offered to all children—no matter their race, demographics, income, or social status. The lawmakers showed us this by introducing the passage of legislation that provided federal money for new educational programs. Due to the novelty of it all, several programs were developed. When one didn’t seem to meet all requirements, another one was developed to better the previous one. Like any other journey, this one was met with several challenges along the way. Although programs were being designed for the schools and community, many felt that even with the additional assistance the schools still weren’t functioning at its full capabilities. Thus, this caused these same lawmakers to develop six national educational goals that would ensure that all of America’s...
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...follows the order in the past. Esprit de corps: after Chris went to an Outward Bound course and learned the value of teamwork. Stability and tenure of personnel: Chris giving his employee formal training so they can do their job well. 2.- I believe that Mary Parker Follett would congratulate Chris Martin’s managerial style as he came to supports his employee and learned the value of teamwork; as a result Chris was able to motivate his staff’s performance through cooperation and a spirit of unity. 3. - Theory Y manager. Chris is committed to the company and his employees. Offering training to employees, employee involvement and share profit as rewards. 4. - Open system, he is engaged with his employees. 5.- In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies, Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr., 1982 because 36 companies were analyze and in my opinion it is always better to have different points of view form different sources rather than just one. I believed different sources can give mangers a more ample and better picture due to different case scenarios are analyze providing variety of examples and...
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...7 Cities Do It Yourself Auto Repair Assignment 2Week 8: Marketing Plan Part B Roderick D Williams Strayer University Marketing Management Professor Caitlyn Worner 6/1/14 7 Cities Do It Yourself Auto Repair The concept of 7 Cities Do It Yourself Garage did not derive from the passion of an individual repairing their own automobiles, it derived from finding a money saving solution to small auto repairs. Many people do not change their own oil, which is a very inexpensive preventive maintenance cost. Once you get the feel for doing your own oil changes, it will lead to you learning more about vehicle repairs and the amount of money saved in the process. This knowledge will come in handy especially during difficult economic down times, like the economy in 2008. As you learn more about at home car repairs, some required tools and equipment are not available for use in the driveway or garage. Researching a few backyard mechanics you will find the same problems. In addition, many people that rent homes and apartments are not allowed to work on automobiles on the premise, of the rental property; in the city of Norfolk it is illegal and by owner discretion in others. Roderick Williams has been a vendor at a local flea market for over 10 years and through his consumer connections, he was often asked does he know of someone that can fix this or repair that. Another vendor sells stereo equipment, but there is no one to install the equipment, especially on rainy days...
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...EFQM Excellence Model What does it mean? The EFQM is the abbreviation of European Foundation for Quality Management and is a not-for-profit membership foundation in Brussels, established in 1989 to increase the competitiveness of the European economy. The initial impetus for forming EFQM was a response to the work of W. Edwards Deming and the development of the concepts of Total Quality Management. What kind of model it is? The EQFM has a model which provides a holistic view of the organisation and it can be used to determine how different methods fit together and complement each other. The Model can therefore be used in conjunction with any number of tools, based on the needs and function of the organisation, as an overarching framework for developing sustainable excellence. There is not a specific type of companies which can participate in the competition some of the main areas we can find here are: education, energy & utilities, healthcare, IT & Technologies, Manufacturing, Material, NGO/Associations, Public Administration, Retail, Services and Transport & Logistics. But in order to become a member of this organization you must pay a fee which is based on the annual turnover of the organization Annual Turnover | Category | Standard Fee | More than 1 billion Euros | A | €11,000 | Between 100 million and 1 billion Euros | B | €5,500 | Between 5 million and 100 million Euros | C | €2,700 | Less than 5 million Euros | D | €1,350 | What...
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...This paper has focused on the Squire Hotel Group and how the application of EFQM model 2010 can be used to provide a framework for the enhancement of organizational performance. Various issues have been identified facing the Hotel group, including lack of a formal method of collecting information; the demand of beds by the tourists compared to the supply; competition and tight budgets set by the head office. It is evident that the application of the EFQM model, especially the nine criteria, will enable the company to overcome these issues and improve on its performance. This is based on the fact that some companies, especially in Europe, have made use of the model and have turned out to be successful. In order to be successful, the Squire Hotel Group should make sure that it offers proper training to the employees, develops constant enhancement processes; incorporates self assessment procedures into policy development and business planning cycles, and collects suitable data and employs it during the day to day management. However, some of the drawbacks faced during implementation encompass active commitment from senior management, development of novel skills in the organizational individuals, as well as efficient communication between the people and the management. Introduction The EFQM model 2010 is a non-rigid framework that is founded on nine principles. These criteria encompass leadership; strategy; people; partnership and resources; processes, products and services; customer...
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...IJFPSS, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 35-38, Dec, 2011 H. Darestani Quality excellence model: A review of researches in Developing countries Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail1, Hassan Darestani2*, Maziar Azimzadeh Irani3 1 2 International Business School (IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, 3 International Business School (IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia dhassan2@live.utm.my (Received Nov 2011; Published Dec 2011) ABSTRACT There have been fundamental changes in management since 1950, and these changes are still affecting enterprises around the glob. Quality as the main issue of these changes has received special consideration. The European foundation for quality management (EFQM) was established in 1988 in order to achieve quality leadership and continuous improvement. EFQM is a model which is designed for all kinds of organization and with utilizing self assessment as a strategic tool helps companies to identify their weaknesses, strengths and areas of improvement. This paper reviews some of the studies conducted in developing countries about applying EFQM in enterprises with special attention to small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs). The main purpose of this study is to find whether EFQM model have been successful in building winning and efficient organizations in developing countries. Due to the situation of global market and competitive...
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...Quality Systems for Business Excellence MT1026F Main Diet Unit 2 For 2011 Researching on Contribution of Organisation Learning that Develop Organisation Excellence by Using the European Framework for Quality Management Name: Shaun Amirthalingam 0705668 Matthew Peh Voon Yang 0805185 Boo Tong Kwong 0805183 Table of Content Title | Page Number | 1.0 Introduction | 3 | 2.0 Learning Organisation2.1 Inspiration and Motivation2.2 Empowerment2.3 Accumulating and Sharing Internal Knowledge2.4 Gathering and Integrating External Information2.5 Enabling Creativity | 4-5 | 3.0 European Foundation of Quality Management3.1 The Good of EFQM3.2 EFQM Developing Organisation Learning3.3 Limitation of Organisation Learning | 6-13 | 4.0 Conclusion | 14 | Referencing and Bibliography | 15-18 | Researching on Contribution of Organisation Learning that Develop Organisation Excellence by Using the European Framework for Quality Management 1.0 Introduction It is a huge change that has accelerated over the past few decades in the economy. During the 20th century, organisations always focused at traditional factors for production on tangible resources such as equipment, land and money. Almost every organization...
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...SQUIRE GROUP OF HOTELS CASE STUDY The Squire’s group hotel has been doing good performance wise, even though it has several issues. The rooms department is actually executing well because of the hotel becoming continuously maintained at higher occupancy levels. Nevertheless, the food and also beverage part of the hotel group is not completing the task effectively. This is certainly pointed out by the Restaurant Manager, Elizabeth Dickens, just who says the fact that she actually is compelled by higher management to lessen expenses which consequently tend to be influencing her restaurant to the level that she actually is losing customers. These are generally excellent methods of any hotel's performance. The complaints program is inadequate that makes being able to access customer fulfillment very hard, which makes it challenging to measure exactly how the company does regarding trying to keep customers pleased. The organization nevertheless is attempting to boost their own place within the market as well as continuously trying to attain a top quality associated with services, nevertheless with no real proof they are attaining these objectives via feedback through surveys or even feedback coming from customers, it is difficult to gain access to this particular apart from to state that actually they are succeeding because of the undeniable fact that occupancy at their own hotels is definitely higher. Also, Is actually the senior administration ‘away from reality’? Senior administration...
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...House No. 10, Pensionpara Road, Goswami Service, Guwahati -781003, Assam, India Date: 15-01-2014 Selection Committee, RWTH International Academy GmbH Templergraben 55 52062 Aachen, Germany Dear Sir/ Ma’am: I hope you will consider me as a strong applicant for the Masters programme in “Computer-Aided Conception and Production in Mechanical Engineering” with particular interest in mechanics and design with respect to Automobile Design which is scheduled in Winter 2014 which I identified on your website. It would be of immense pride for me to join such a program. I graduated in 2013 with a Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering with First Class (Honours), from Royal School of Engineering & Technology, India affiliated to Gauhati University, India. I was ranked among the top five percent with a score of 78.56%. My goal is to be a foremost professional with expertise in Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Production and Process Design. My undergraduate studies of engineering mechanics, strength of material, design of machine materials & components, mechanics of material, numerical methods and manufacturing & workshop technology had exposed me to the reality and demand of my choice of career and have provided me with the rudiment, which I am optimistic this programme would enhance in achieving my goal. Moreover my undergraduate study has given me a comprehensive exposure to a wide spectrum of courses, namely, Theory of Machines, Engineering Graphics, Computational Fluid Dynamics...
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...Arch Creek as a Concert Venue JWU student life is something that all of us as students look forward to. It is important for students to be motivated by the events that are created for them. In this case we are planning a concert venue for the students to enjoy, something from all of us to all of us. A concert requires all the people to be happy and enjoying the music which they are listening to. To be able to do this we have to take into consideration the location of the stage, the space for the people to have enough space to jump and enjoy themselves, and a good sound system which will not reproduce any eco for the attendees. Arch Creek is the soccer field of the school and we have decided to to the concert venue in that space. Something to take into consideration is that the perimeter of arch creek is not entirely squared. The soccer field fits in there but towards the east Arch Creek takes more of a circular figure. The idea is to have the stage on the back (east) close to the shops that are behind. This way the stage will be there, but the sound will be projected towards the parking lot of JWU, which is perfect since the attendees will be looking towards the stage in the east side. The concert venue will be held during the afternoon which makes the sun coming down on the west side. This means that the attendees will receive sun in their backs but will be able to see the concert perfectly. For the bands playing they will have space behind the stage for them to prepare and...
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...Factors which affect access to Complementary Therapies. There are many things which can affect access to complementary therapies. The ones I will be explaining are: • Physical Factors • Socio-economic Factors • Education Factors • Cultural Factors • Geographic Factors Many people will experience many physical factors such as pain and mobility problems, some individuals may feel that it’s best to take orthodox medicines which are the best pain relief or option for them, this includes treatments such as paracetamol and ibuprofen. However, some people might have side effects from medicines, therefore they choose to have alternatives, such as, massage and acupuncture. This means that pain can be taken away without any side effects. However, therapies might not be seen as the best option as they’re time consuming as the pain isn’t eliminated straight away, therefore it can be expensive as they will need several treatment so orthodox treatment seems more beneficial for them. Therefore, this is a socio-economical factor as well as physical as some individual might not be able to afford the treatment if it’s not on the NHS and if it is on the NHS, they might not be able to wait for the treatment as they’re in a lot of pain which makes it a problem for those who can’t afford it. Education is another factor which affects access to complementary therapies. Many individuals just go to their local surgery for an appointment with the GP, who will prescribe them some orthodox...
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...Paper Excellence in schools committed us to exacting targets, and proposed a challenging programme to achieve them. Our vision is of excellence for all. This inclusive vision encompasses children with special educational needs (SEN). Schools currently identify 18% of children as having special educational needs of differing kinds. Almost 3% have individual statements showing the additional special educational provision they require. This Green Paper asks some questions about these figures. What is not in question is the case for setting our sights high for all these children. Good provision for SEN does not mean a sympathetic acceptance of low achievement. It means a tough-minded determination to show that children with SEN are capable of excellence. Where schools respond in this way, teachers sharpen their ability to set high standards for all pupils. The great majority of children with SEN will, as adults, contribute economically; all will contribute as members of society. Schools have to prepare all children for these roles. That is a strong reason for educating children with SEN, as far as possible, with their peers. Where all children are included as equal partners in the school community, the benefits are felt by all. That is why we are committed to comprehensive and enforceable civil rights for disabled people. Our aspirations as a nation must be for all our people. Our approach to improving the achievement of children with special educational needs...
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