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Arts in Education, and Welcome to a New Education Newsletter

by Nicole Adrian

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief) Art education needs to remain a vital part of a district's curriculum. Also, the reason behind the newsletter's new look and name...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Art Education Helps Increase Test Scores, Encourage Student Involvement

by John Albright

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)Art education in Adams County School District 14 in Colorado has provided opportunities for students to expand their horizons and helped them be successful in all subjects...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Quality in the Arts Requires Creativity

by Abodeely, John

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)John Abodeely, arts education manager for the Americans for the Arts, writes about how education leaders are implementing arts programs in their schools...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Thriving Minds

by Gina Thorsen

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)Thriving Minds, an art initiative in Dallas, partners with local arts and cultural agencies to promote creativity in schools...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

America in the Creative and Innovative Economy

by Eger, John

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief) John Eger, of Smart Communities, describes how U.S. schools and educators need to recognize the importance of art education to remain competitive in today's global marketplace...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Creativity, Imagination and Innovation in America's Schools

by Eileen Mackin

(From the July 2008 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)The SmART Schools program, an education development center, is stressing the importance of creativity and the arts in K-12 education...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-07
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

A listing of ASQ articles on higher education

This document contains a listing of articles in various ASQ published magazines and journals from the past 10 years...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-06
• Keywords:Basic Quality

How to Improve Teaching Quality

This research is specifically concerned with the applicability of TQM to teaching, as opposed to academic or research program structure and administration...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-06
• Keywords:Quality Management

Improving the Educational Experience of STEM Majors

by Veenstra, Cindy P.

In this editorial, Cindy P. Veenstra, of the University of Michigan, writes about the shortage of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors and provides ideas on how to increase student interest and engagement in these career paths...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices

Engineering Education for K-12 students

Senior program officer for the National Academy of Engineering, Greg Pearson, details two studies on K-12 engineering initiatives and describes why engineering is such an important academic foundation...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices