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management quality
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Abstract This report sets out to critically evaluate the notion and management of quality within Further Education and Post-16 education. It looks at the two competing ideas of quality, that of an absolute standard to achieve and that of quality as a behaviour. It suggests that there is tension between the formal political intention and the reality of teaching delivery. By trying to define the quality imperative, the reasons for continual change and development and the effect it has upon practitioners are examined and the implications for management. It poses the question of who is best placed to manage quality and change. It concludes that FE provision is deeply regulated and monitored. It also suggests that a bipolar approach to quality is a solution and relies upon efficient links between all parties. On balance imposed quality does have a positive effect upon provision and the implications for professionals that embrace the...
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