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Article: From external inspection to self-evaluation: A study of quality assurance in Hong Kong kindergartens
Title | From external inspection to self-evaluation: A study of quality assurance in Hong Kong kindergartens |
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Issue Date | 2010 |
Publisher | Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.leaonline.com/loi/eed |
Citation | Early Education And Development, 2010, v. 21 n. 2, p. 205-233 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Research Findings: Hong Kong launched the new mechanism of the Quality Assurance Inspection (QAI) in 2000 to enforce accountability and school improvement in the sector of early childhood education. The QAI comprises 3 stages: school self-evaluation, external inspection, and release of the QAI report to the public. To understand the roles of self-evaluation and external inspection and their interactions, we analyzed all 80 QAI reports released by the government from 2004 to 2007 and interviewed the principals and teachers of 3 kindergartens that had been ranked excellent, good, and satisfactory on Learning and Teaching performance in the QAI. The results indicated that (a) school performance on self-evaluation was significantly and positively correlated with Learning and Teaching performance but negatively correlated with the number of problems found in the QAI, (b) all kindergartens reported 4 types of challenges brought about by the external inspection (i.e., uncertainty, personnel, workload, and psychological burdens), and (c) the QAI was a facilitative and productive process for school self-evaluation and quality improvement. Practice or Policy: These findings suggest that an effective quality assurance mechanism should maintain a balance between external and internal evaluations and should work toward school empowerment and improvement. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175474 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 2.115 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.036 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Wong, MNC | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Li, H | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-26T08:58:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-26T08:58:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Early Education And Development, 2010, v. 21 n. 2, p. 205-233 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1040-9289 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/175474 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Research Findings: Hong Kong launched the new mechanism of the Quality Assurance Inspection (QAI) in 2000 to enforce accountability and school improvement in the sector of early childhood education. The QAI comprises 3 stages: school self-evaluation, external inspection, and release of the QAI report to the public. To understand the roles of self-evaluation and external inspection and their interactions, we analyzed all 80 QAI reports released by the government from 2004 to 2007 and interviewed the principals and teachers of 3 kindergartens that had been ranked excellent, good, and satisfactory on Learning and Teaching performance in the QAI. The results indicated that (a) school performance on self-evaluation was significantly and positively correlated with Learning and Teaching performance but negatively correlated with the number of problems found in the QAI, (b) all kindergartens reported 4 types of challenges brought about by the external inspection (i.e., uncertainty, personnel, workload, and psychological burdens), and (c) the QAI was a facilitative and productive process for school self-evaluation and quality improvement. Practice or Policy: These findings suggest that an effective quality assurance mechanism should maintain a balance between external and internal evaluations and should work toward school empowerment and improvement. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.leaonline.com/loi/eed | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Early Education and Development | en_US |
dc.title | From external inspection to self-evaluation: A study of quality assurance in Hong Kong kindergartens | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Li, H: huili@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Li, H=rp00926 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/10409281003638725 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-77951038291 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 172021 | - |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951038291&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 21 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 205 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 233 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000277434600004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Wong, MNC=35800304700 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Li, H=35220135900 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1040-9289 | - |