School Quality Research Articles

Montana

Montana has prioritized increasing K-12 funding, creating new school quality rules, and a new pilot for student testing as their priorities for this fiscal year. Additionally, the state has increased their funding for higher education by 4%, and two bills, HB203 and HB562, were passed that support school choice. Per-pupil expenditure has increased by 2.7% for FY2024. Montana operates on a biennium, and roughly 16.13% of the total budget is spent on education in FY2024.

Survey of Academic Service Quality in Primary Schools

Quality academic services provide a conducive and supportive learning environment for all education customers at every level of education, and primary schools are no exception. However, the facts in the field show that there are still complaints from teachers, students, and parents regarding academic services in elementary schools. This study aims to analyze the level of academic service quality in elementary schools in Sumedang Regency, focusing on the five main dimensions of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangibles. This research is a quantitative study using a survey method involving 50 elementary school teachers. The results showed that the quality of academic services in elementary schools in Sumedang Regency fulfills five dimensions with an average of high quality and has been able to meet the expectations and needs of teachers, resulting in satisfaction and good perceptions in the implementation of effective and efficient academic services even though the dimensions of reliability, empathy, and tangibles still need improvement. This research is expected to contribute to schools’ supporting decision-making and determining solutions in more specific areas to realize quality academic services.

Peningkatan literasi dan numerasi dengan pendekatan interaktif dan komunikatif melalui program kampus mengajar di SD Negeri 15 Kota Bengkulu

The Teaching Campus Program is a program from the Ministry of Education and Culture that provides students with the opportunity to study outside campus and experience teaching at assigned schools. The background to this program is the low level of literacy and numeracy in Indonesia, which encourages interventions to improve the quality of elementary, middle school and vocational school education (excluding SMK PK). One of the targets of this program is SD Negeri 15 Bengkulu City. Technology adaptation is an important focus considering the rapid development of technology and the needs of students in the era of society 5.0. This program aims to increase student literacy and numeracy, introduce and utilize technology in the teaching and learning process, and enrich the learning environment through various work program initiatives. The methods used include planning, implementation and ongoing evaluation according to student abilities. The results of this program are expected to significantly improve students' literacy and numeracy skills, increase technology awareness and skills and create a more interactive and enjoyable learning environment. The implication of this program is to provide valuable practical experience for students, improve professional abilities and contribute directly to improving the quality of education in the program's target schools.

Visionary Leadership of School Principals in Developing Institutional Quality Management

Visionary leadership is characterized by leaders who possess a clear vision to achieve the organization's goals. This study is motivated by the current developments that demand school leaders to innovate and advance to compete with other educational institutions. The aim of this research is to explore the development of quality management at MTs Al-Furqon Pasir Sakti through the visionary leadership style of the school principal. This involves the creation, formulation, and implementation of the school vision, with the principal's role being pivotal. The objective is to become visionary leaders to advance the school and achieve high quality standards. This qualitative descriptive research involved the school principal, vice principals, teachers, and students. Data collection methods included interviews, observations, and documentation. Data analysis involved reviewing all data, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The findings indicate that the principal's visionary leadership in developing quality management at MTs Al-Furqon Pasir Sakti focuses on quality functions and management processes including planning, organizing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating. The steps in visionary leadership include: (1) Creating the school's vision and mission based on its ideals and contextual situation, (2) Formulating a unique and unprecedented vision, socializing the principal's ideas, and gathering feedback from all members, (3) Guiding and motivating the principal to realize the vision through concrete actions, and (4) Enhancing student capabilities and improving school quality. Consequently, MTs Al-Furqon Pasir Sakti has an excellent class program designed by the principal, taking into account the unique talents of the students.

Brecha del rendimiento académico entre estudiantes rurales y urbanos en Colombia

This paper explores the determinants of rural-urban student performance in Colombia, a nation characterized by pronounced inequality. Using quantile regression, a student-level education production function at different points along the achievement distribution is estimated. Using the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, estimates are provided to explain the achievement differential between urban–rural students. These estimates account for various factors including individual, family, and school characteristics. Results indicate that mean differences in performance between students in rural and urban Colombian schools are significant. Observable factors, especially school characteristics, are the main drivers of the performance gap. Substantial differences are observed when different test percentiles of the performance distribution are considered. Our results suggest that one way in which education can reduce student performance gaps is by investing in improving school quality in rural areas.

The Influence of Principal Leadership and Infrastructure Facilities on Teacher Performance Mediated by Teacher Satisfaction (Case Study at Smpk 3 Penabur)

Education is the main foundation in shaping the next generation of quality. In this context, teacher performance plays a central role in achieving the goal of quality education. However, teacher performance is not only influenced by individual factors, but also by external factors such as school leadership and the availability of infrastructure. Effective leadership and adequate infrastructure can positively influence teacher performance. Leadership that is visionary and able to provide clear direction can motivate and inspire teachers to give their best in learning. In the context of formal education, the principal leadership is an important element that determines the direction and success of the school. This research will delve deeper into the importance of human resources in schools, especially the principal leadership as a leader. Quality schools are not only determined by physical facilities and curriculum, but also the quality of teachers, staff and effective leadership.Principal leadership as an agent of change has a strategic role in managing school human resources. Visionary and inclusive leadership can form a positive work culture, increase teacher motivation and performance, and design development policies according to educational developments. This study aims to determine the effect of principal leadership and infrastructure facilities on teacher performance mediated by teacher satisfaction. Located in (Case Study at SMPK 3 PENABUR and totaling 30 (Thirty) people and all members of the population as well as samples so that this research is census research. The results of this analysis show that all indicators used in this study are valid and reliable. This study uses a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach based on Partial Least Square (PLS) using SmartPLS 3.3 software. This study provides evidence of a positive and significant effect

The Influence of Students' Interest in Learning on Learning Achievement in Class XI Students' Trigonometry Material

Education plays a crucial role in nation-building by significantly contributing to intellectual development, societal well-being, and the formation of national identity. Although SMA Negeri 1 Ngabang is known as a quality school, most students in grade XI MIPA face challenges in achieving adequate academic performance, especially in trigonometry. This research aims to determine the influence of students' learning interest on their performance in trigonometry at SMA Negeri 1 Ngabang. The research population includes all grade XI MIPA students at SMA Negeri 1 Ngabang, totaling 180 students, with samples consisting of classes MIPA B and MIPA D, totaling 72 students. This study is quantitative, using simple linear regression analysis as hypothesis testing. The results indicate that students' learning interest has a significant impact on their performance in trigonometry, with an influence level of 90.8%, while the remaining is influenced by other factors. Analysis of learning interest indicators shows that happiness contributes the most (48.4%), while attention contributes the least (34.6%). The conclusion of this research emphasizes the importance of enhancing students' learning interest to improve their academic performance.

School quality matters: how mentoring can be restructured to support beginning teachers in different schools from a social capital perspective

ABSTRACT This study qualitatively and exploratively investigates mentoring for four beginning teachers from four schools with different levels of quality, as defined by the local education authority, to explore whether school quality positively correlates with the effectiveness of mentoring from a social capital perspective. We found that beginning teachers in high-quality schools are more likely to obtain effective mentoring than their colleagues working in disadvantaged and ordinary schools because they have more significant opportunities to obtain high-quality social capital through mentoring networks. This study proposes a regional support system for restructuring mentoring to support beginning teachers in different schools. Several insights that emerge from the results are discussed.

The effect of a multi-school zoning policy on the capitalization of educational resources: A quasi-natural experiment in Beijing

The problem of capitalizing high-quality education resources into real estate prices has been widely analyzed. This paper discusses the influence of school district policy—the “multi-school zoning (MSZ)” policy—on district housing prices in Beijing. The MSZ policy randomly assigns students to key primary schools (A public primary school with a long history and outstanding teaching quality), indirectly affecting residents' house-buying behavior. Using data from 60,663 housing transactions, we evaluated the effect of the policy through regression discontinuity (RD) design methodology. The results showed that: (1) overall house prices decreased by 8.2 % in Xicheng, and by 10.1 % in Haidian. The more significant decrease in Haidian is likely because of the large differences in educational resources in that area. (2) Housing prices in key vs. high-quality school districts in Xicheng decreased by 10.7 % and 10.6 %, respectively, likely because of the superior quality and balanced educational resources in that region. The effect of the MSZ policy on housing prices in key and high-quality school districts is similar. (3) Housing prices in different school districts in Haidian decreased by 12.5 % and 6.8 %, respectively. The unique merit-based enrollment model of Haidian undermines the random allocation aspect of the MSZ policy, thereby diminishing its inhibitory effect on housing prices in high - quality school districts. These findings shed light on the MSZ's role in preventing the capitalization of educational resources, which varies among school districts. The results may serve as a reference for policy makers in subsequent implementations.

Effect of Educational Leadership Practices on Education Quality in Secondary Schools in South Sudan

This study examines the effect of educational leadership practices on the education quality of secondary schools in South Sudan. A mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research methods, was employed to gather data from 350 students through questionnaires and interviews. The results of the regression analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between educational leadership practices and education quality. Specifically, strong communication skills, an effective decision-making style, instructional leadership, and a positive school climate and culture on the part of the educational leadership were associated with higher levels of education quality. The study underscores the importance of educational leaders prioritizing the development and enhancement of their leadership practices to support education quality for student success. Recommendations include providing targeted training and professional development opportunities for leaders to improve their leadership skills and creating a supportive and collaborative school environment that values effective educational leadership practices. By investing in educational leadership development and ensuring they have the necessary skills and resources, all stakeholders can help improve education quality for the best academic outcomes for students in South Sudan. The findings of this study contribute valuable insights for educational institutions and policymakers aiming to enhance education quality through effective educational leadership practices.

OPTIMIZING RISK MANAGEMENT IN IMPLEMENTING THE INDEPENDENT CURRICULUM AT SDN 244 GURUMINDA

Risk management is an effort made to know, analyze, and control risks in various sectors, especially in the education sector. Along with the times, the world is growing and education must also develop so as not to be outdated. The effort made by educational institutions is to change the curriculum to an independent curriculum. However, by having change of the curriculum, there will definitely be risks that must be faced and be able to control it in order to achieve educational goals. This study aims to investigate the role that risk management plays at SDN 244 Guruminda in the implementation of independent curriculum. The research methodology relied on qualitative techniques, using information gathered via interview responses. The results of this study provided information that there are risks in implementing an independent curriculum, both internal risks and external risks. The independent curriculum at SDN 244 Guruminda runs well because the school is able to carry out risk management optimally. This has an impact on improving the quality of schools from ordinary schools to driving schools that are used as examples for other schools.

PM reduction performance according to filter grade and diffuser position in a school classroom

Ventilation performance for indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has emerged as an important social issue due to the high concentrations of particulate matter (PM). The PM reduction performance is analyzed according to filter grade and the location of return diffusers, upper and floor return, selected based on indoor airflow distribution. Performance evaluation has been experimentally analyzed in the full-scale school environmental performance test-bed equipped with a fan filter unit (FFU). Through the experimental measurements in the classroom, it is found that the PM reduction time of the floor return is relatively shorter than that of the upper return. This is due to the increased ventilation efficiency by decreasing the stagnation flow inside the classroom. Although the supply air flowrate is relatively small at 800 cubic meter per hour (CMH), it has a PM reduction effect similar to 1200 CMH for all particle sizes due to the replacement of the conventional upper return with a floor return. Considering that the energy consumption of the Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) 16 filter is approximately 1.7 times that of the MERV13 filter, a MERV13 filter is sufficient to demonstrate the performance of a MERV16 filter with the optimal installation of return diffusers.

Accelerating progress towards eradicating child labour (SDG8.7) with quality education (SDG4): School quality is linked to reduced child cocoa labour in Côte d’Ivoire

Child labour disrupts education, but there is scant research on the reciprocal relationship: education disrupting child labour. We examined the link between school quality and child cocoa agricultural work in a sample of 2168 fifth-grade children from forty-one primary schools in rural Côte d’Ivoire. Children attending a higher quality school were less likely to work on a cocoa plantation. Specifically, quality infrastructure and teaching materials were associated with reduced cocoa agricultural activities, but not with domestic and economic activities. Against the backdrop of a global focus on improving education quality, we suggest that investments in quality education may serve the dual purpose of reducing child labour alongside improving children’s learning outcomes.

Education Financing Policy Analysis: Answering the Challenge of Improving Quality in Schools and Madrasah

The research aims to outline the problems of the quality of education implementation in Indonesia related to education financing and find a culmination point in the form of a solution to overcome this. The type of research is qualitative research with a literature study. Data collection is done by searching for sources and constructing them from various sources such as books, journals, and research that has already been carried out. Meanwhile, data triangulation, member checking, and auditing techniques were used to analyze the data, and data analysis techniques, according to Miles & Huberman, were data reduction, data display, and conclusions. The research findings are challenges in funding education, including the lack of budget allocated by the Government, social inequality, which makes it difficult for several community groups to access education, lack of access to technology and educational infrastructure, and the high cost of education in several countries. Several solutions that can be taken to overcome challenges in education funding include increasing the education budget allocated by the Government, increasing access to education for underprivileged community groups, strengthening partnerships between the Government, the private sector, and international organizations in funding education, and expanding the use of technology in education to improve access and quality of education. This research implies that solutions to challenges in education funding require joint efforts from various parties and reforms in education policy and practice. By taking the concrete steps proposed, we want to create a more inclusive, equitable, and quality educational environment for all children and youth.

An agent-based model of school tracking, accountability, and segregation

ABSTRACT Extant research on the effect of education system characteristics on school socio-economic segregation does not consider education as a complex system. This paper’s contribution lies in using agent-based modelling to simulate the effect of the interaction between families’ strategies for school selection and two education system characteristics: tracking – a system where students of different academic abilities are separated in different schools – and school accountability – the public availability of information on school quality. The model shows that school tracking and accountability tend to at the same time attenuate and increase school socio-economic segregation, but overall both policies tend to exacerbate segregation by eliciting competition for the best schools. The policy implications are: (i) tracking has a stronger exacerbating effect on segregation than accountability, (ii) the two polices interact to create compounding effects and (iii) by reducing residential segregation between families the segregating effect on schools of the two policies diminishes dramatically.

The Influence of Principal Transformational Leadership on Teacher Performance and Learning Quality in Schools

The Influence of Principal Transformational Leadership on Teacher Performance and Learning Quality in Schools

An Analysis of The Effectiveness, Dilemma and Coping Strategies of Implementing High School Quality Plan in The 12-Year Basic Education Policy

An Analysis of The Effectiveness, Dilemma and Coping Strategies of Implementing High School Quality Plan in The 12-Year Basic Education Policy

Developing quality schools: A content analysis of principals’ practices, stressors, and support factors

School heads or principals have various roles in developing school quality, which can often be stressful. In this study we investigated principals’ perceptions of quality schools, the practices performed to improve quality, and the stress and support factors involved. We adopted a qualitative inductive content analysis approach to analyse the transcribed data collected from 14 principals of senior high schools in the Volta region of Ghana. The findings show that principals perceive quality schools as having high academic performance, quality teachers, and adequate resources coordinated in a well organised system. Furthermore, the results reveal practices that principals perform to improve school quality, such as promoting staff professional development, supporting students’ intellectual and skills development, supervising teachers, and providing resources. On the other hand, supervision, non-cooperation of some teachers, inadequate resources, and administrative bureaucracy were revealed as causes of stress in improving school quality. Facing these challenges, the principals relied on their academic qualifications and experiences when engaging in practices to improve school quality. We recommend further research on the possibility of principals using technology to monitor the presence of teachers in classrooms from their offices.

Education environment and teaching quality in secondary vocational schools in China: Basis for school improvement plan

Education environment and teaching quality in secondary vocational schools in China: Basis for school improvement plan

The Principal's Leadership Role In Improving School Quality

This research aims to evaluate the quality of education, the role of the principal, the principal's leadership style, and the principal's leadership strategies. The research method used is qualitative with a case study typology. Primary and secondary data are used as data sources. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show that the quality of education meets 8 National Education standards, the role of education meets 8 (eight) National Education standards, the role of the principal in supporting improving the quality of education, and the leadership style used by the principal, democratic leadership style, the Principal's strategy in improving quality Education, the quality of education related to human resource development programs, curriculum, teacher professionalism, student affairs, physical facilities and infrastructure, community relations and fund (financial) management.