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Abdullah, Riyaz Sheikh. "Application of Saudi’s National qualifying Framework in System Analysis & Design Course." International Journal of Management Excellence 10, no. 1 (December 31, 2017): 1208–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.17722/ijme.v10i1.948.
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In higher education, research on quality assurance is one of the prominent fields at present. The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) is an important element in accreditation and quality assurance system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is designed by National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA) to ensure that the quality of higher education is equivalent to high international standards. In Saudi Arabia, quality assurance is still a relatively new concept and the Saudi universities seem not to effectively implement it because of certain obstacles. Curriculum development using NQF is one of the core and challenging contexts in quality assurance. This paper presents an application of Qualification Framework in curriculum development for system analysis and design course at Jazan University in Saudi Arabia. The objective of the research shall be to present a model course after applying NQF standards. The research shall begin with identification of the problems, finding out the reasons and to present a model curriculum. The research shall include a literature review. The method of research shall be descriptive, empirical and qualitative approach. Document analysis – mainly NCAAA guides and brainstorming interactions with the educators shall be used as a research instrument. The paper is expected to help educators in better planning of their course learning outcomes and most importantly helps in mapping the assessment methods and questions. This will also help to assess and ensure that the graduates’ knowledge level and skills acquired are as defined in the learning outcomes in the curriculum. The educators can use this paper as a model to apply NQF for the curriculum development of other courses at higher education level.
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Hinton, Amber, Sheila Degotardi, and Marianne Fenech. "Parental Knowledge and Use of the National Quality Framework in their Childcare Decision Making: Informed Believers, Informed Dismissers and Indifferent Disregarders." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 42, no. 4 (December 2017): 69–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.23965/ajec.42.4.08.
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THE INTRODUCTION OF THE National Quality Framework (NQF) aimed to improve the quality of formal early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings across Australia, and enable parents to make informed childcare choices. Since this Framework was only introduced in 2012, research has yet to determine if these intended outcomes have been achieved. The impact of this policy on the choices of prospective parents is explored. Findings suggest that prospective parents' knowledge of the Framework is low and their use of NQF quality ratings to inform ECEC decision making even lower. Various influences on prospective parents' ECEC choices appeared to prevent those who knew about the ratings from using them effectively. Notwithstanding efforts to promote the NQF and quality ratings as tools for parents when choosing ECEC for their children, findings suggest that the use of these tools is highly influenced by market failures.
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Rising, Kristin L., Marcia M. Ward, Jason C. Goldwater, Divya Bhagianadh, and Judd E. Hollander. "Framework to Advance Oncology-Related Telehealth." JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, no. 2 (December 2018): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/cci.17.00156.
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Purpose As telehealth is increasingly used across the clinical care spectrum to provide patient-centered care, it is important to have robust measures to assess its impact on patient outcomes and care processes. The National Quality Forum (NQF) developed a Telehealth Framework to organize measures and inform target areas for measure development that includes the following four domains: access to care, financial impact or cost, experience, and effectiveness. Our goal is to identify and categorize within the NQF domains currently existing measures of telehealth applicable to oncology to detect priority areas for future research and measure development. Methods We reviewed telehealth-related measures applied to oncology care reported in systematic reviews and identified NQF-endorsed quality measures related to oncology care potentially amenable to telehealth. We organized identified measures by the NQF domains to inform suggestions for advancing the care of patients with cancer through telehealth. Results We identified 12 systematic reviews representing 183 studies reporting telehealth-related oncology research. Most studied outcomes related to diagnosis and treatment or user experience and symptom monitoring. Clinical effectiveness measures were most frequently reported (38%), and most were psychosocial. Patient, family, and/or caregiver experience was the next most frequently reported measure. There were only a few other cancer-related clinical effectiveness measures (eg, morbidity). Most NQF-endorsed oncology measures amenable to telehealth applied to the domains of access to care and effectiveness, with a lack of measures informing financial impact or cost and experience. Conclusion Overall, there has been a lack of quality measures to assess use of telehealth for the care of oncology patients. Future work should focus on developing measures within each of the NQF-identified domains, with special attention to the financial impact or cost domain.
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Pollock, Krista, Jane Warren, and Peter Andersen. "Inspiring Environmentally Responsible Preschool Children through the Implementation of the National Quality Framework: Uncovering what Lies between Theory and Practice." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 42, no. 2 (June 2017): 12–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.23965/ajec.42.2.02.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR environmental sustainability (ECEfES) has become significant in the early years, as highlighted by the inclusion of ECEfES in Australia's first and current National Quality Framework (NQF) for early childhood education and care (ECEC). This article reports on the major findings from a case study (Pollock, 2014), which aimed to uncover what lies between theory and practice, as ECEC educators attempt to support young children to become environmentally responsible, through the implementation of the NQF. This article discusses some of the findings from an analysis of the documents central to the NQF as well as semi-structured interviews with three university-qualified educators. Thematic analysis revealed that although challenging educators in some respects, the introduction of the NQF has enhanced their sustainability practices. This has emphasised the importance of listening to the voices of young children, a ‘whole of settings' approach, and engaging in reflection.
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Barblett, Lennie, and Gillian Kirk. "National Quality Standard in Schools: Leadership Enabling Power and Agency." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 43, no. 3 (September 2018): 43–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.23965/ajec.43.3.05.
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THE POLITICAL IMPERATIVE that underscores the quest for continuous improvement and quality provision of early childhood education and care in Australia has seen the unparalleled development of a federal policy framework for children's services. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a National Quality Framework (NQF) and, as part of this, the National Quality Standard (NQS) was developed to drive continuous improvement and set a national benchmark for the provision of children's services outside the schooling sector. The Western Australian Minister for Education required not only prior-to-school children's services to meet the NQS, but also the early years of school that cater for children aged four years to eight years (Kindergarten to Year 2). This research project followed the journey of four schools that implemented the NQS in 2016, in the first year of mandatory use. A case study approach using qualitative methods of individual and focus group interviews of principals, teachers, teaching assistants and Department of Education consultants was undertaken. The data was analysed by the coding of common themes and by completing a cross-case synthesis. Leadership was the most common theme for successful implementation of the NQS. This paper reports on the aspects of leadership across multiple layers that represented the involvement of Department of Education consultants, principals and staff at four public schools. Essentially, the NQS increased staff power and agency, and united their vision for continuous quality improvement that contributes to the national quality agenda for children.
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Campbell, Sheralyn, Kylie Smith, and Kate Alexander. "Spaces for Gender Equity in Australian Early Childhood Education in/Between Discourses of Human Capital and Feminism." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 42, no. 3 (September 2017): 54–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.23965/ajec.42.3.07.
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IN THIS ARTICLE WE use feminist post-structuralist concepts of discourse and relations of power to question how a neoliberal regime of truth in Australian early childhood education impacts educators currently working for gender equity with children, prior to their entry to schooling. We show how this regime of truth is endorsed and transferred in and by key documents of the Australian National Quality Framework (NQF) including the National Quality Standard (NQS) and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) in which discourses of universal rights, individual freedom and choice, and human capital dominate approaches to inclusion and diversity that govern gender equity work (ACECQA, 2011, 2017a, 2017b; DEEWR, 2009; NSW Education, 2016). Our article addresses how some educators use their understandings of feminism to negotiate spaces for gender equity work within the theoretical, political and ethical tensions arising in/between discourses that constitute this neoliberal regime of truth.
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Zaqaibeh, Belal. "Assessing and Achieving Intended Learning Outcomes against the NQF Case of CS Program at Jadara University." International Journal of Advances in Soft Computing and its Applications 14, no. 2 (July 20, 2022): 140–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.15849/ijasca.220720.10.
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Achieving learning outcomes in the academic programs is an essential requirement for ensuring students are gained the required knowledge and skills that are comply with market needs. An efficient mechanism is required to check the extent of learning outcomes achievement and their impact on students. An efficient method is designed and applied on the academic programs at Jadara University with good performance and positive results that guide faculty members and managements on defining the weaknesses and strong improvements. Keywords: Learning outcomes, National Qualifications Framework, NQF, Quality
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Bakhrushin, Vladimir. "STANDARDIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: LEVELS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUBJECT AREAS." Educational Analytics of Ukraine, no. 2 (2020): 50–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.32987/2617-8532-2020-2-50-66.
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The article discusses some problems of standardization of higher education levels and subject areas in Ukraine, as well as possible ways to solve them. For this purpose, international standardization practices, experience, and problems of creating new higher education standards in Ukraine are considered. According to the Law of Ukraine "On Education", standardization is one of the components of the external quality assurance system in education. Ukrainian legislation provides several levels of standardization – legal requirements, the National Qualifications Framework, higher education standards. The National Qualifications Framework of Ukraine was established in 2011. Today it defines 8 levels corresponding to the levels of the European Qualifications Framework. The new Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education", adopted in 2014, gives higher education institutions significantly greater academic autonomy and provides teachers and students with greater academic freedom. At the same time, it envisages the creation of a new model of quality assurance based on the ESG-2015 and the practices of the EHEA countries. However, the implementation of this model faces a number of problems. Higher education standards should guarantee, on the one hand, the compliance with the level requirements of the NQF, EQF and the QF EHEA, and on the other one, with the needs of the labour market. The formulation of the subject area of the specialty turned out to be one of the serious problems in the development of standards. At the initial stage of work on standards, it was quite common for developers to try to define the subject area through the content of education. Another major challenge was to ensure that the complexity of requirements of the standards meets the NQF levels. Proposals to solve these and some other problems are being discussed.
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Stamopoulos, Elizabeth. "Reframing early childhood leadership." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 37, no. 2 (June 2012): 42–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/183693911203700207.
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RAPID CHANGES IN AUSTRALIAN education have intensified the role of early childhood leaders and led to unprecedented challenges. The Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2011), mandated Australian National Quality Framework (NQF) for Early Childhood Education & Care (DEEWR, 2010b) and the National Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (DEEWR, 2009) have heightened the need for leaders to guide and move the profession forward. Leaders need to build professional knowledge, pedagogical capacity and infrastructure in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce in order to deliver reforms and achieve high-quality outcomes for children. Yet research on early childhood leadership remains sparse and inadequately theorised, while the voice of the early childhood profession remains marginalised (Woodrow & Busch, 2008). In this paper I draw on my previous research in leadership and change management which investigated principals', early childhood teachers' and teacher-aides' conceptual and behavioural positions on educational changes in work contexts. I present a model of leadership that connects to practice, builds professional capacity and capability, and recognises the importance of relationship building and quality infrastructure. The model calls for robust constructions of leadership and improved professional identity that will reposition the profession so that it keeps pace with the critical needs of early childhood professionals. Within this model, tertiary educational institutions and professional organisations will play their role in guiding the profession forward as new paradigms evolve and federal and state initiatives begin to surface.
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Sun, Rui, Hua-Feng Xiao, Chen-Hui Niu, Qing-Wei Cao, and Zhong-Yuan Yao. "National Quality Infrastructure System and Its Application Progress in Photovoltaic Industry." Electronics 11, no. 3 (January 30, 2022): 426. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030426.
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With the rapid development of economic construction, National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) has received increasing attention from countries and international organizations. NQI is a comprehensive system and capacity building, which plays a key role in promoting healthy and sustainable economic and social development. However, the photovoltaic industry has not yet established an NQI system and lacks an overall quality supervision mechanism. This will hinder the comprehensive development of the photovoltaic industry in terms of standards, metrology, conformity assessment, etc. In this paper, first, the concept and overall framework NQI is sorted out; the three most important elements of NQI are pointed out. Then, on the basis of fully explaining the NQI, an NQI system for the photovoltaic industry is established for the first time, and the construction of the NQI elements of the photovoltaic industry internationally is sorted out in detail. Finally, the possible solutions to the problems existing in the overall construction of the NQI system are proposed. Points for improvement are listed for each element of the NQI system for the photovoltaic industry.
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Rivera Mercado, Felix Manuel, Carol Luhrs, Alice Beal, Maura Langdon, Joan Secrest, and Susan M. Talbot. "Integration of palliative care services into standard oncology practice at diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System." Journal of Clinical Oncology 33, no. 29_suppl (October 10, 2015): 165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2015.33.29_suppl.165.
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165 Background: The 2012 ASCO provisional clinical opinion addressed the integration of palliative care into standard oncology practice at the time a person is diagnosed with metastatic or advanced cancer. The inclusion of Palliative Care among the National Quality Forum (NQF) framework represented a major advance in palliative care. NQF metrics include chemotherapy administered in the last 14 days of life, hospice less than 3 days before death, ICU or hospital admission, more than one Emergency Room visit in the last 30 days, and death in hospital. Although the use of hospice and other palliative care services has increased, many are enrolled in hospice less than 3 weeks before death. By improving quality of life, cost, and survival in patients with metastatic cancer, palliative care has increasing relevance for the care of patients with cancer. Methods: Retrospective chart review study of lung cancer patients diagnosed at VA from 2010-2013. Inclusion criteria: > 18 years of age with new diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer. Exclusion criteria: < 18 years of age, Stage I-III lung cancer. Results: Total of 125 patients were diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. The mean time from diagnosis to death was only 185 days (6.1 months). The VA NYHHS patients were more likely to visit the ED, be admitted to the hospital and ICU in the last 30 days of life, and subsequently die in the hospital. Conclusions: Several confounders were identified, including climate related closure of facilities (2012 Sandy storm), lack of social support, low ICU admission criteria, burial benefits for patients dying in a VA, and delay in transition to Hospice. Currently 392 patients with stage IV solid tumors diagnosed 2010-2014 are being studied. [Table: see text]
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Honnutagi, Abdul Razak, Rajendra Sonar, and Subash Babu. "Quality Accreditation System for Indian Engineering Education Using Knowledge Management and System Dynamics." International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education 2, no. 3 (July 2012): 47–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijqaete.2012070105.
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The engineering education system of India is becoming increasingly complex due to reasons like unmanageable numbers of colleges affiliated to universities, wide spectrum of student quality, multi-boss system in management and conflicting interests of stakeholders. Since the Accreditation board of engineering and technology (ABET) of U.S., Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) of U.S. and European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) of UK have been established; many other countries have developed their own version of national quality award (NQA) and accreditation systems. These NQAs and accreditation systems tend to follow the same general framework with different emphases on criterion. Since MBNQA has a prominent knowledge management (KM) component in it and EFQM has a strong mechanism of measuring outcomes/results, it’s attempted to develop a robust framework for Knowledge Quality Management (KQM) by integrating KM and outcome components into it using systems theory. The system dynamics (SD) approach is proposed for the visualization and analysis of quality assessment of undergraduate engineering education in India. Towards this, all possible attributes and indicators to study the interaction and interrelationship of various enablers and results have been identified. Causal loop diagrams (CLDs) and the integrated CLD for the entire proposed model enabling development of a system dynamics (SD) model is presented.
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Essex, B., S. H. A. Koop, and C. J. Van Leeuwen. "Proposal for a National Blueprint Framework to Monitor Progress on Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals in Europe." Environmental Management 65, no. 1 (December 3, 2019): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-019-01231-1.
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AbstractThe 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) underpinned by 169 targets presents national governments with huge challenges for implementation. We developed a proposal for a National Blueprint Framework (NBF) with 24 water-related indicators, centered on SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation for all), each with a specific target. We applied the NBF to 28 EU Member States (EU-28) and conclude that: The current SDG 6 indicators are useful for monitoring progress toward water-related targets but their usefulness can be improved by focusing more on their practical implementation. The extension of SDG 6 with complementary indicators (e.g. for the circular economy of water) and quantitative policy targets is urgently needed. This will benefit the communication process and progress at the science-policy interface. SDG indicators can be improved in a SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound) manner and by setting clear policy targets for each indicator, allowing for measuring distance-to-targets. This allows country-to-country comparison and learning, and accelerates the SDG implementation process. We propose 24 water-related indicators centered on SDG 6, with complementary indicators including quantitative policy targets. The approach is doable, easily scalable, and flexibly deployable by collecting information for the EU-28. Main gaps in the EU-28 are observed for water quality, wastewater treatment, nutrient, and energy recovery, as well as climate adaptation to extreme weather events (heat, droughts, and floods). The framework was less successful for non-OECD countries due to lack of data and EU-centric targets for each indicator. This needs further research.
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Saari, Erni Marlina, Nor Azah Abdul Aziz, Roznim Mohamad Rasli, Mazlina Che Mustafa, and Sopia Md Yassin. "Early Childhood Education of Children with Special Needs in Malaysia: A Focus on Current Issues, Challenges, and Solutions." World Journal of English Language 12, no. 2 (March 17, 2022): 274. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v12n2p274.
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This study aims to examine issues, challenges, and solutions concerning the current practices of teachers and operators of early childhood education teachers and operators of both public and private sectors in Malaysia. This research was based on a qualitative method involving a series of interviews, which were carried out at the Department of National Unity and Integration (Jabatan Perpaduan Negara dan Integrasi Nasional, JPNIN), the Department of Social Welfare (Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat, JKM), the Community Development Department (Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat, KEMAS), and several public and private preschools (for children aged 5-6 years) and childcare centers (for children aged 1 – 4 years). The sample of the study consisted of xxx practitioners, namely teachers, supervisors, operators, trainees, and officers, who were selected from several TASKA and TADIKA centers in Malaysia. In this study, Malaysia’s provisional Early Childhood Career Educator (ECCE) National Quality Framework (NQF) was analyzed, which helped highlight four critical standards relating to leadership, organization and management, children’s experiences, and learning opportunities, which have become a major concern among practitioners. Through the interviews, the researchers were able to record and interpret ECCE teachers’ perceptions of the need for a policy that emphasizes their professional and career development. As revealed in this study, practitioners had to face a host of challenges and issues relating to leadership, organization and management, children’s experiences, and learning opportunities, which could adversely affect their current practices. In tandem, several solutions were identified to help them overcome such problems. In summation, the findings suggest that teaching children with special learning needs can be extremely challenging that entails all concerned to take appropriate measures, with each party having to focus on its role to help provide equal access to education to all children. Surely, through concerted efforts, special needs education in Malaysia can be further improved to help children with learning disabilities to learn as efficacious as their mainstream counterparts.
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Yanda, Fikri, Khoiriyah Khoiriyah, Nur Sehang Thamrin, Hafida Ruminar, and Isna Humaera. "National Qualifications Framework in Practice." SALEE: Study of Applied Linguistics and English Education 3, no. 2 (July 22, 2022): 265–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.35961/salee.v3i2.517.
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Claimed by some to be a successful policy tool to connect education with the industrial world, a body of research has documented issues on adapting and adopting the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), a worldwide policy phenomenon. However, there are fewer studies on implementing this framework in initial teacher education (ITE). Therefore, to fill this gap, this paper explores and contextualises the enactment of NQF within the ITE sector from a curriculum ergonomics perspective, a novice concept of analysis on the interactions between curriculum design and its use. This paper contributes to the existing research on curriculum studies, especially in the ITE sector. Implications and recommendations are also discussed.
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Gupta, Nitin, and Prem Vrat. "An evaluation of alternative business excellence models using AHP." Journal of Advances in Management Research 17, no. 2 (November 21, 2019): 305–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jamr-06-2019-0101.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare some major National Quality Award/Business Excellence Models (NQA/BEM) in terms of the criteria employed and their relative weights. It shows that these models vary both in terms of criteria and their weights. Whereas some of them are changing weights frequently, others are almost static. It employs the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to allocate scores to 12 criteria identified in the model by Agrawal et al. (1998) to propose a modified quality award model similar to that. The six quality award models used in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan and India are compared with the proposed model using AHP and their relative rankings are obtained. Design/methodology/approach First, a literature review is done to identify various quality award models globally, with their features being compared. Furthermore, paired comparison technique is used to rationalize the relative weights of proposed 12 criteria, and then AHP is again used to rank this proposed model with six major award models. Findings This paper shows that the six NQA models vary substantially on parameter weights. They do not include some relevant criteria to evaluate the organizational performance holistically. It also reveals how some models have been revising criteria weights very frequently, whereas others are static. In some models, the results get much higher weightage than enablers, and hence the performance may not be sustainable. The modified Agrawal et al. (1998) model is taken as a base model, with weights rationalized in it using the AHP. The rankings obtained using AHP reveal that proposed model scores over the other six prominent quality award models. The result also reveals that for organizational excellence, the quality of people plays a major role in the successful implementation of quality processes. Hence, it is very important to focus on improving the quality of people before expecting improvement in the quality of products and services. Research limitations/implications The paired comparison results are based on the researchers’ own perception and do not consider interdependence among the criteria, which is a limitation of AHP. Analytic network process can be further explored to overcome the limitation. The proposed model has not been tested in a variety of real-world situations, which can constitute a scope for further work in the direction. Practical implications The proposed model framework and weightages evolved using AHP can provide a universally acceptable quality award model framework. The companies can adopt it with or without modifications to address their contextual adaptation. It can possibly become a standard model framework globally. This model does not capture the measurement of the softer aspects that impact the people quality. As people play an important role in the success of the implementation of any practice, hence measurement of people quality is another important aspect that can be further studied and researched. Originality/value This comparative study & analysis of National Quality Award/Business Excellence Models using AHP is presented for the first time. The authors have not come across any such studies in their literature review. This paper is an original conceptualization of the application of the AHP on the various Quality Award model parameters, and it has been submitted exclusively to JAMR for publishing.
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Zhilenko, Mykola. "ORGANIZATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES OF APPLICANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS." Visnyk Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Pedagogy, no. 1 (13) (2021): 12–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2415-3699.2021.13.03.
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Management in the higher education system is usually carried out by managers from representatives of scientific and pedagogical personnel who do not have special professional training to realize the rights and fulfill obligations determined by legislative and regulatory documents. The management effectiveness of a manager in a higher education institution depends largely on the personal characteristics of a leader, but competencies that cannot be formed without special knowledge are a mandatory component of his productivity. The article examined the extent to which the requirements for creating standards and already existing standards provide the basis for the formation of readiness of graduates of educational programs of the second (master's) level of higher education for managerial activities in higher education institutions. Based on the analysis of the legislative and regulatory framework, it has been found to what extent the State standards of higher education of the new generation, the requirements for their creation, the description of general and subject competencies, the program results of training determined by their content, the National Framework of Qualifications of Ukraine, the description of the framework levels of higher education provide the foundations for preparing for managerial activities graduates of educational programs of the second (master's) level. It was established that at the seventh level of the NQF, the formation of specialized conceptual knowledge is provided, including modern scientific achievements in the field of professional activity or the field of knowledge and is the basis for original thinking, critical understanding of problems in the industry and on the verge of knowledge industries; Problem solving skills/skills required for... innovation to develop new knowledge and procedures, the ability to integrate knowledge and address complex challenges in broad or multidisciplinary contexts, problems in new or unfamiliar environments with incomplete or limited information, taking into account aspects of social and ethical responsibility; communication (interaction of persons for the purpose of transmitting information, coordination of actions, joint activities), as an understandable and unambiguous communication of their own knowledge, conclusions and arguments to specialists and non-specialists; responsibility and autonomy, such as the management of work or training processes, which are complex, unpredictable and require new strategic approaches, assessing the results of teams and teams. On the basis of the analysis of internal relations, which are mandatory in the process of creating standards and educational programs, it is necessary that the existing system, combined with the requirements for the quality of higher education, fully provide the basis for the formation of general competencies among graduates of educational programs of the second (master's) level of higher education for managerial activities in higher education institutions.
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Mandal, Sayantan. "Emerging National Qualification Framework in India: A Journey of Dilemmas." Social Change 48, no. 4 (December 2018): 589–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049085718801471.
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The global spread of the National Qualification Framework (NQF) for education provides a structure of well-defined, nationally accredited qualification while focussing on learning outcomes. In India, the NQF is emerging as a mechanism to regain confidence in the system of education by making it competitive and compatible with market demands. However, the Indian education system is so diverse that it creates problems of comparability and difficulties in establishing equivalence. Moreover, there is more than one Qualification Framework (QF) in the higher education domain alone. This article seeks to examine how policy should metamorphose by stitching the fragmented fabric of Indian higher education system and the QFs in such a comprehensive manner that it responds effectively to reform it in the present age of globalisation. It argues that a dynamic synergy and remapping is required between the Indian QFs and the NQF policies which should be based on evidence-based research and a detailed understanding of the education system recognising its unique complexities.
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Williams, Ken, and Tilithia McBride. "Use of palliative care measures to support improved patient outcomes and quality of life." Journal of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 34_suppl (December 1, 2012): 281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.34_suppl.281.
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281 Background: Key public-private quality improvement entities, such as the National Quality Forum (NQF) and the National Priorities Partnership, have identified palliative care measures as being critical for the care of cancer patients. In this study, Avalere sought to understand whether current palliative care measures are adequate to support desired patient outcomes, including quality of life. Methods: Avalere conducted searches of large, national quality measure databases—including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Quality Measure Clearinghouse and NQF—as well as public quality measurement programs to better understand the range of existing palliative care measures and the use thereof. In addition, Avalere augmented this research through a review of the white and grey literature to determine how such measures may be better used to support desired outcomes. Results: Several organizations—most notably the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); the American Medical Association–convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and ASCO; and the RAND Corporation—have developed measures addressing palliative care for cancer patients. Several of these measures have been subsequently endorsed by NQF. Despite this, few palliative care measures have been incorporated into national quality measurement programs, outside of ASCO’s proprietary Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI). Conclusions: While it is widely acknowledged that palliative care measures are critical for the care of cancer patients, particularly as it relates to supporting quality of life, little has been done to ensure such measures are incorporated into national public quality improvement initiatives, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Physician Quality Reporting System. As calls for increased use of patient-reported outcomes and other palliative care measures continue to rise, policymakers may need to consider incorporating existing, NQF–endorsed measures, such as those used in QOPI, into public programs.
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Geyer, Nelouise. "The national qualifications framework (NQF) - How will nursing education fit in?" Health SA Gesondheid 2, no. 1 (December 1, 1997): 10–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v2i1.318.
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Authority Act no.58 of 1995, initiated a body that will develop such a framework.OpsommingWet, No 58 van 1995, stel 'n liggaam daar omt so 'n raamwerk te ontwikkel.
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Grant, Stephen R., Benjamin D. Smith, Prasamsa Pandey, J. Alberto Maldonado, Minsoo Kim, Bryan S. Moon, and Lauren E. Colbert. "Does a Custom Electronic Health Record Alert System Improve Physician Compliance With National Quality Measures for Palliative Bone Metastasis Radiotherapy?" JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, no. 5 (January 2021): 36–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/cci.20.00115.
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PURPOSE In an effort to promote cost-conscious, high-quality, and patient-centered care in the palliative radiation of painful bone metastases, the National Quality Forum (NQF) formed measure 1822 in 2012, which recommends the use of one of the four dose-fractionation schemes (30 Gy in 10 fractions, 24 Gy in 6 fractions, 20 Gy in 5 fractions, or 8 Gy in a single fraction). We investigated whether a custom electronic health record (EHR) alert system improved quality measure compliance among 88 physicians at a large academic center and institutional network. METHODS In March 2018, a multiphase alert system was embedded in a custom web-based EHR. Prior to a course of palliative bone radiation, the alert system notified the user of NQF 1822 recommendations and, once prescription was completed, either affirmed compliance or advised a change in treatment schedule. Rates of compliance were evaluated before and after implementation of alert system. RESULTS Of 2,399 treatment courses, 86.5% were compliant with NQF 1822 recommendations. There was no difference in rates of NQF 1822 compliance before or after implementation of the custom EHR alert (86.0% before March 2018 v 86.9% during and after March 2018, P = .551). CONCLUSION There was no change in rates of compliance following implementation of a custom EHR alert system designed to make treatment recommendations based on national quality measure guidelines. To be of most benefit, future palliative bone metastasis decision aids should leverage peer review, target a clear practice deficiency, center upon high-quality practice guidelines, and allow flexibility to reflect the diversity of clinical scenarios.
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Shibata, D., E. Siegel, M. Malafa, J. Lee, W. Fulp, and P. Jacobsen. "Adherence to National Quality Forum (NQF) colorectal cancer indicators among members of the Florida Initiative for Quality Cancer Care (FIQCC) consortium." Journal of Clinical Oncology 27, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2009): 6563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.6563.
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6563 Background: FIQCC is a consortium of 10 institutions participating in a comprehensive practice-based system of quality self-assessment across a number of cancer types. The NQF has endorsed several performance measures to assess the quality of care for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We have sought to identify adherence to NQF CRC indicators among members of FIQCC. Methods: Comprehensive chart reviews were conducted for all patients with CRC first seen in 2006 by a medical oncologist at one of the 10 FIQCC sites (2 academic/8 community). NQF quality measures included: 1) consideration or administration of chemotherapy to patients with stage III colon cancer (CC); 2) completeness of pathology reporting for CRC; 3) >12 regional lymph nodes (LN) examined for resected CC. Statistical comparisons were performed using chi-squared analysis. Results: The population consisted of 475 patients (250 men and 225 women) with a median age of 65 years (range 27–92). Chemotherapy was considered/administered in 96.5% (136/141) of stage III CC patients. With respect to CRC pathologic reporting, there was strong compliance (>90%) for reporting the number of LN examined and involved by tumor, proximal/distal margin status, depth of invasion, and histologic grade. However, only 225 of 295 (76.2%) reports documented lymphovascular invasion status. Radial margin status was included for 45% (27/60) of surgical rectal cancer specimens. Only 73.9% (173/234) of CC cases had >12 LN examined. Of the NQF measures, significant differences across practice sites were noted for the reporting of histologic grade (p = 0.0002), proximal/distal margin status (p = 0.049), and lymphovascular invasion (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Although there was uniformly strong adherence to the application of adjuvant therapy for stage III CC across FIQCC sites, the adequacy of lymphadenectomy and LN examination for resected CC was lower and varied considerably across sites. There remains room for improvement of pathologic CRC reporting across the whole consortium as well as at individual sites. The FIQCC initiative allows for the identification of targets for global quality improvement as well as of specific measures for individual institutions. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Nerenz, David R., David Cella, Lacy Fabian, Eugene Nuccio, John Bott, J. Matt Austin, Sam Simon, Jack Needleman, and Karen Johnson. "The NQF Scientific Methods Panel: Enhancing the Review and Endorsement Process for Performance Measures." American Journal of Medical Quality 35, no. 6 (March 30, 2020): 458–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1062860620914026.
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In the summer of 2017, the National Quality Forum (NQF) announced the formation of a Scientific Methods Panel (hereafter referred to as “the Panel”) as part of a redesign of its endorsement process. NQF created the Panel in response to stakeholder request during a Kaizen improvement event held in May 2017. Given the Panel’s role in the endorsement of performance measures used in national payment programs, the objective of this article is to describe the work of the Panel, and to describe its function in the larger context of the NQF measure endorsement process and in the measurement enterprise writ large. This article also serves as an introduction to a series of planned white papers being authored by the panel on specific technical issues in the area of health care performance measurement.
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Lee, Sung-Hee, and Kyung-Min Ahn. "An Analysis and Reformation of National Qualification Framework in Beauty Art-related Departments." Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society 16, no. 7 (July 31, 2015): 4511–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/kais.2015.16.7.4511.
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Amster, Andy, Joseph Jentzsch, Ham Pasupuleti, and K. G. Subramanian. "Completeness, accuracy, and computability of National Quality Forum-specified eMeasures." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 22, no. 2 (October 17, 2014): 409–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002865.
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Abstract Objective To analyze the completeness, computability, and accuracy of specifications for five National Quality Forum-specified (NQF) eMeasures spanning ambulatory, post-discharge, and emergency care within a comprehensive, integrated electronic health record (EHR) environment. Materials and methods To evaluate completeness, we assessed eMeasure logic, data elements, and value sets. To evaluate computability, we assessed the translation of eMeasure algorithms to programmable logic constructs and the availability of EHR data elements to implement specified data criteria, using a de-identified clinical data set from Kaiser Permanente Northwest. To assess accuracy, we compared eMeasure results with those obtained independently by existing audited chart abstraction methods used for external and internal reporting. Results One measure specification was incomplete; missing applicable LOINC codes rendered it non-computable. For three of four computable measures, data availability issues occurred; the literal specification guidance for a data element differed from the physical implementation of the data element in the EHR. In two cases, cross-referencing specified data elements to EHR equivalents allowed variably accurate measure computation. Substantial data availability issues occurred for one of the four computable measures, producing highly inaccurate results. Discussion Existing clinical workflows, documentation, and coding in the EHR were significant barriers to implementing eMeasures as specified. Implementation requires redesigning business or clinical practices and, for one measure, systemic EHR modifications, including clinical text search capabilities. Conclusions Five NQF eMeasures fell short of being machine-consumable specifications. Both clinical domain and technological expertise are required to implement manually intensive steps from data mapping to text mining to EHR-specific eMeasure implementation.
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Meguerditchian, A., A. Stewart, N. Watroba, J. Roistacher, M. Cropp, C. Ko, and S. B. Edge. "Application of quality indicators in breast cancer care using linked national registry and administrative claims data." Journal of Clinical Oncology 25, no. 18_suppl (June 20, 2007): 6565. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.6565.
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6565 Background: The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently approved quality measures for cancer care. These are intended for application through cancer registries. Variably complete cancer registry data on outpatient care may limit application of these measures. Administrative claims matched to registries may provide more complete data. This study tested the ability to match claims with the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) registry and to apply NQF breast cancer measures in a limited pilot in one region. Methods: Claims data from one regional payer in Western New York (WNY) were matched with registry data from the 3 WNY hospitals participating in the NCDB for 2001–2003. NQF measures for hormone therapy (HT), radiation (RT) with breast conserving surgery (BCS) and chemotherapy (CT) were applied independently using registry and claims data. Results: 480 women with this payer had claims for breast cancer surgery at the NCDB hospitals and 439 (91%) matched NCDB based on birth date, date of treatment and reporting hospital. Among these, 17 had duplicate or incomplete records. Among 422 analytic cases the median age was 54 and stage was 0 –9%; I –49%; II –33%; III –7%; IV –2%. Claims identified CT, HT and RT in substantially more cases than identified by the registry ( Table 1 ). Claims also provided information not collected by registry including specific drugs used and duration of therapy. Conclusions: Matching NCDB with payer claims is possible based on limited identifiers, and quality measures can be applied using claims. Registry data in WNY NCDB hospitals did not capture some RT, HT and CT identified by claims. Though in aggregate the registries in WNY shows substantially lower treatment rates than national NCDB averages, this study demonstrates that claims enhance registry data. Linkage of claims with NCDB may be a robust tool to apply quality measures of cancer care. No significant financial relationships to disclose. [Table: see text]
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Cassel, Brian, Nevena Skoro, Kathleen Kerr, Lisa Shickle, Patrick J. Coyne, and Egidio Del Fabbro. "Retrospective assessment of quality of cancer care in last 6 months of life." Journal of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 34_suppl (December 1, 2012): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.34_suppl.234.
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234 Background: National organizations such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Quality Forum (NQF) have developed metrics that assess the quality of cancer care. These metrics include consensus standards by the NQF for management of symptoms and end-of-life-care. Cancer centers need feasible methods for self-evaluating their performance on such metrics. Methods: Claims for our cancer patients were matched to Social Security Death Index data to determine date of death.3,128 adult cancer patients died between January 2009 and July 2011 and had at least 1 contact with our center in their last six month of life. All inpatient and outpatient claims data generated in the last six months of life at our hospital were analyzed. Results: 32% of patients had an admission in their last 30 days of life, with 15% dying in the hospital. 19% had at least one 30-day readmission in their last six months of life. 6.7% had chemotherapy in the 2 weeks prior to death, and 11.4% in the last month. 27.5% had some contact with the specialist palliative care (SPC) team. Solid tumor patients with SPC earlier than 1 month until death had fewer in-hospital deaths (15.6%) versus those with later or no SPC (19.5%), p=.041. There was no SPC difference for 30-day mortality, or 14- or 30-day chemotherapy metrics. Conclusions: Hospitals can self-evaluate their own performance on NQF endorsed measures, and CMS outcome measures. These data provide additional impetus for earlier integration of specialist palliative care teams. SPC in the last 1-3 weeks of life did not improve most utilization metrics.[Table: see text]
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Lipscomb, Joseph, Kevin C. Ward, Kathleen Adams, Peter Joski, Douglas Roblin, Theresa Wicklin Gillespie, and Juan Li. "Augmenting state cancer registry data for quality-of-care assessment: A Georgia-based application to evaluate receipt of adjuvant therapies for breast cancer and colorectal cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 31_suppl (November 1, 2013): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.5.
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5 Background: The value of linking population-based cancer registry data with insurance claims files to assess quality of care has been demonstrated in numerous studies, including those using NCI’s linked SEER-Medicare database, covering patients age 65+ in fee-for-service plans, and studies linking registry data with Medicaid, private insurance, or managed care data covering the under-65 population. We describe a prototype program linking registry data with multiple data sources to assess quality of care for at-risk populations in a defined geographical area. Methods: Data exchange agreements were executed among the investigative site (Emory University), Georgia state government, and the claims data sources/vendors. We linked Georgia Cancer Registry (GCR) records for 1999-2005 incident cases of breast and colorectal cancer with enrollment and medical services records from Medicare, Medicaid, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, and the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) which covers all state workers and dependents. Following data quality checks, algorithms based on National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed breast and colorectal cancer quality measures were applied to each linked data set to assess performance. Results: The linked data sets included 60% of all breast and colorectal cancer cases in the GCR over the study period. Quality measure performance rates varied notably across payers. For example, the percent of Stage III colon cancer patients meeting the NQF standard for adjuvant chemotherapy in the linked GCR-Medicaid, GCR-Kaiser, and GCR-SHBP data were, respectively, 75%, 92%, and 92% (p<0.05). The rates for breast cancer patients meeting standards for adjuvant chemotherapy were 86%, 84%, and 87% (p=NS), respectively. Patients in the linked GCR-Medicare data (all age 65+) generally had lower performance rates for each NQF measure. Conclusions: Linking state cancer registry data with multiple public and private sources of administrative data is technically feasible, and may represent a viable strategy for building a national cancer data system for quality improvement, as recommended in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine.
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Lipscomb, Joseph, Kevin C. Ward, Kathleen Adams, Peter Joski, Douglas Roblin, Theresa Wicklin Gillespie, and Juan Li. "Augmenting state cancer registry data for quality-of-care assessment: A Georgia-based application to evaluate receipt of adjuvant therapies for breast cancer and colorectal cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2013): 6523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.6523.
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6523 Background: The value of linking population-based cancer registry data with insurance claims files to assess quality of care has been demonstrated in numerous studies, including those using NCI’s linked SEER-Medicare database, covering patients age 65+ in fee-for-service plans, and studies linking registry data with Medicaid, private insurance, or managed care data covering the under-65 population. We describe a prototype program linking registry data with multiple data sources to assess quality of care for at-risk populations in a defined geographical area. Methods: Data exchange agreements were executed among the investigative site (Emory University), Georgia state government, and the claims data sources/vendors. We linked Georgia Cancer Registry (GCR) records for 1999-2005 incident cases of breast and colorectal cancer with enrollment and medical services records from Medicare, Medicaid, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, and the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) which covers all state workers and dependents. Following data quality checks, algorithms based on National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed breast and colorectal cancer quality measures were applied to each linked data set to assess performance. Results: The linked data sets included 60% of all breast and colorectal cancer cases in the GCR over the study period. Quality measure performance rates varied notably across payers. For example, the percent of Stage III colon cancer patients meeting the NQF standard for adjuvant chemotherapy in the linked GCR-Medicaid, GCR-Kaiser, and GCR-SHBP data were, respectively, 75%, 92%, and 92% (p<0.05). The rates for breast cancer patients meeting standards for adjuvant chemotherapy were 86%, 84%, and 87% (p=NS), respectively. Patients in the linked GCR-Medicare data (all age 65+) generally had lower performance rates for each NQF measure. Conclusions: Linking state cancer registry data with multiple public and private sources of administrative data is technically feasible, and may represent a viable strategy for building a national cancer data system for quality improvement, as recommended in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine.
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Cauchick Miguel, Paulo A. "Quality management through a national quality award framework." TQM Magazine 18, no. 6 (November 2006): 626–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09544780610707110.
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Bard, Rachel, and Mary-Anne Robinson. "National Quality Framework – Yes We Can!" HealthcarePapers 11, no. 3 (September 16, 2011): 67–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.12927/hcpap.2011.22561.
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Combrink, Annette. "Questions, queries, quibbles and quarrels." Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa 21, no. 2 (October 31, 2022): 64–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v21i2.1818.
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The South African Qualifications Authority was promulgated by enabling legislationthrough the SAQA Act (59 of 1995). The mandate of SAQA is quite simply to establishand maintain the National Qualifications Framework or NQF. This is a structure derivedafter study and investigation of a number of similar systems internationally, especiallyin the USA, UK (more specifically Scotland), Australia and New Zealand. Note that allthe countries used as exemplars are developed countries. The philosophy underlyingthis process emanates from the avowed intention to shift thinking from education foremployment to education about employability - to be effected via the critical crossfield outcomes, thus OBE. The upside of the process has been that SAQA has laudableaims and objectives and is democratic with a strong emphasis on relevance. Someserious hiccups in the system have led to the setting-up of the NQF Study Team beingappointed to scrutinise the activities and functionality of the NQF, and to ensure thatthe work of SAQA be streamlined and accelerated. The SAQA structure as devised isnot user-friendly to higher education institutions. The recommendation by the StudyTeam, that issues dealing with higher education should be transferred to the appropriatestructures, is strongly supported. This would make it possible, for example, to have amore flexible and workable structure of qualifications and concomitant level descriptors.
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Bhattarai, Anoj. "National Vocational Qualification Framework (NVQF) for Nepal: Necessity or Waste of Money? Experts’ Standpoint." Journal of Training and Development 3 (September 27, 2017): 3–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jtd.v3i0.18221.
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A purpose of this study was to understand whether NVQF is the necessity for the sustainable prosperity of TVET sector of Nepal or just a waste of money. The study had been carried out applying qualitative methodology in the form of narrative enquiry. The understanding and perception of five TVET experts were detailed with the help of following questions, viz. (a) how do you perceive for the necessity of NVQF in Nepal and (b) what are the major challenges and how can we cope with these challenges for the successful implementation of NVQF in Nepal. The experts understanding and experiences revealed that not only NVQF but also NQF are in dire need to streamline the education system of Nepal. However, there are many challenges and issues both at the policy level and at the implementation stage. These challenges and issues need to be strategically addressed from the very beginning of the NVQF project, otherwise, it could be just like “pouring water into sand”.
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Krause, M. W., M. J. Viljoen, and M. J. Bezuidenhout. "An introductory article on the concept of programme development in physiotherapy training." South African Journal of Physiotherapy 55, no. 4 (November 30, 1999): 20–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v55i4.577.
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The move to an outcomes-based education and training system in South Africa presents higher education and training institutions with a challenge to review their curricula and to adapt to changes brought about by the new education and health care dispensations. Key aspects of the move to outcomes-based education and training as contained in the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Act, information regarding the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and other matters informing curriculum review are addressed. The Department of Physiotherapy of the University of the Orange Free State has just completed the first phase of restructuring its education and training programme in order to submit the qualification for registration on the NQF. The rationale behind the shift to an outcomes-based, student-centred curriculum and the key features of the programme are briefly discussed, as this is the first step towards the registration of unit standards/qualifications, a process which all education and training institutions will have to embark upon soon.
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Mehmood, Tariq, Prof Dr Samina Malik, and Prof Dr N. B. Jumani. "Analysis of Teacher Training Program in The Perspective of Knowledge." International Research Journal of Education and Innovation 2, no. 2 (September 20, 2021): 181–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.53575/irjei.20-v2.2(21)181-189.
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The main concern of National Qualification Framework is to standardize the qualification at higher level. Secondly, the teacher education comes under the domain of higher education which the NQF describes from 5-8 levels. The curriculum of B.Ed. (Hons) falls under 6th level of the framework and revised in 2010. To analyze the alignment between compulsory subjects of B.Ed. (Hons) program with the aspect of “knowledge” given in the NQF was the focus of this research. Data collection were made through Content analysis and alignment matrix. For analyzing the alignment of the compulsory courses of B.Ed. (Hons) program with the component of “knowledge”, alignment matrix was used. Three types of categories were developed i.e., aligned, partially aligned and not aligned. These three categories were assigned codes such as 1 for aligned, 2 for partially aligned and 3 for not aligned. The categories and sub-categories of “knowledge” which were simply defined with little explanation in the courses were considered as partially aligned while the detailed discussion on the sub-categories of “knowledge” in the courses was considered as fully aligned under alignment matrix. But the sub-categories not discussed at all were considered as not aligned during analysis of compulsory courses of B.Ed. (Hons) elementary program through alignment matrix.
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Karger, Tomáš. "The signs of frenetic standstill: The concept of change in the discourse of lifelong learning and the tempo of the Czech National Qualifications Framework." Time & Society 30, no. 3 (April 29, 2021): 423–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961463x211006082.
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The aim of this study is to interpret recent developments in the field of adult education in the Czech Republic through the theory of social acceleration. The study is designed as focused ethnography, drawing upon observation, interviewing, and document analysis. The material is read through the concepts of acceleration and frenetic standstill and contextualized in the discourses on industry 4.0 and recognition of prior learning. The study shows how the notion of constant technological change drives the Czech discourse of adult education, introducing a sense of urgency and pressing for faster developments in the further education of adults. However, the field of adult education exhibits a lack of consistency in its development, translating into absenting sense of progress. Within this context, the Czech National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has produced a steady output of qualification standards even though its internal processes have been prolonged. The tempo of the NQF and the absenting sense of progress can be read as signs of a frenetic standstill, accompanied by a high fluctuation of individuals on all levels of an organizational hierarchy. The study argues that acceleration is not driven by technological change in the observed context as the examined discourses expect. Instead, social acceleration seems to be perpetuating itself as a relatively independent force, eroding institutions that are seen as key in adapting to the incoming transition.
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Leatherman, S., and K. Sutherland. "Designing national quality reforms: a framework for action." International Journal for Quality in Health Care 19, no. 6 (September 16, 2007): 334–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzm049.
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Karpińska-Musiał, Beata. "KRK DLA SZKOLNICTWA WYŻSZEGO W POLSCE JAKO OKAZJA DO PRZEKSZTAŁCEŃ W SFERZE KOMPETENCJI W GLOTTODYDAKTYCE. KOMUNIKAT Z WSTĘPNYCH BADAŃ NA TEMAT FORMUŁOWANIA I WALIDACJI EFEKTÓW KSZTAŁCENIA W RAMACH REFORMY SZKOLNICTWA WYŻSZEGO." Neofilolog, no. 40/1 (October 16, 2019): 79–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/n.2013.40.1.6.
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This article presents a theoretical discussion, supported by empirical research, about the attitudes of university teachers of foreign language in Poland towards the implementation of the National Qualification Framework for Higher Education. The opinions on the topic were collected by a questionnaire, conducted in March 2012, among representatives of 17 Polish universities. The research aimed to investigate whether institutional and administrative change connected with the reform of higher education in Poland is in any way contributing to reframing of competencies, or to the development of new competencies in foreign language teachers and researchers. The inter-nationalization of tertiary education and demands for orientation to the job market, widely discussed in literature and public debate recently, are irreversibly connected with globalization and the Bologna process. It is important to raise the question how this affects the generic and specific competencies of teacher trainers and educators. The research results revealed that academics are highly sceptical about the assumptions and effects of the implementation of the NQF. It is the author’s intention to diagnose the reasons for this in the context of seeing the NQF as creating new space for modi-fied and redefined skills, which are indispensable in the new educational reality.
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Wazakili, M., and R. M. B. Mpofu. "Physiotherapy service providers’ views on issues of assistants: Are physiotherapy assistants needed?" South African Journal of Physiotherapy 56, no. 4 (November 30, 2000): 22–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v56i4.529.
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This paper presents views of physiotherapy service providers in selected areas of the Western Cape Metropolitan Region, over the issue of physiotherapy assistants and whether they are needed. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis resulted in five pre-determined categories. While the participants agreed that assistants are needed, they had divergent views over issues of name and role of assistants. The lack of both standardised training for assistants and knowledge of delegation by professionals was highlighted. The training of assistants should be examined seriously if the shortage of physiotherapy services in general has to be alleviated, suggesting that the recommendations of the national qualification framework (NQF) should be applied to the training of physiotherapists together with the assistants.
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Khuri, Shukri F. "Safety, Quality, and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program." American Surgeon 72, no. 11 (November 2006): 994–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000313480607201103.
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The Institute of Medicine 1999 publication, To Err is Human, focused attention on preventable provider errors in surgery, and prompted numerous new national initiatives to improve patient safety. It is uncertain whether these initiatives have actually improved patient safety, mainly because of the lack of a quantitative metric for the assessment of patient safety in surgery. A 15-year experience with the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, which originated in the Veteran's Administration in 1991 and was recently made available to the private sector, prompts the surgical community to place patient safety in surgery within a much larger conceptual framework than that of the Institute of Medicine report, and provides a quantitative metric for the assessment of patient safety initiatives. This conceptual framework defines patient safety in surgery as safety from all adverse outcomes (not only preventable errors and sentinel events); regards safety as an integral part of quality of surgical care; recognizes that adverse outcomes, and hence patient safety, are primarily determined by quality of systems of care; and uses comparative risk-adjusted outcome data as a metric for the identification of system problems and for the assessment and improvement of patient safety from adverse outcomes.
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Lo, Shelly S., Lauren Allison Wiebe, Catherine Deamant, Amy Scheu, Betty Roggenkamp, Urjeet Patel, Pam Khosla, et al. "Supportive Oncology Collaborative: Initial impact of supportive oncology screening and care." Journal of Clinical Oncology 34, no. 26_suppl (October 9, 2016): 180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.26_suppl.180.
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180 Background: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2013 report recommends supportive oncology care from diagnosis through survivorship, to end of life. The Coleman Supportive Oncology Collaborative (CSOC) developed a city-wide plan to improve supportive oncology. Metrics derived from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), ASCO Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (ASCO-QOPI) and National Quality Forum (NQF) were used to assess the CSOC impact. Methods: Medical records of consecutive cancer patients from 6 practice improvement cancer centers in Chicago (3 academic, 2 safety-net, 1 public) were reviewed for 2 periods: 2014 (n = 843) and Q1 of 2015 (n = 313). Descriptive statistics assessed differences in quality metrics. Results: Significant improvement was achieved in 6 of 8 core supportive oncology metrics (see table). Conclusions: Consolidated metrics are feasible to assess supportive oncology quality. Early data indicate improvement and effectiveness of the collaborative approach. [Table: see text]
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Woldecherkos, Mesfin Demissie, Birhanu Beshah, and Frank Ebinger. "A comprehensive review of the National quality infrastructure framework." International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 1, no. 1 (2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijpqm.2021.10039420.
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Макеева, Дина, and Dina Makeeva. "Establishing a national tourist service quality framework: Spain’s experience." Services in Russia and abroad 8, no. 2 (April 21, 2014): 64–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/3587.
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With governments and entrepreneurs worldwide facing the pressing issue of raising the competitiveness of their respective states in the global tourist market, tourism has been treated as a largely prioritized sector of economy in the past few years. The globally experienced resource shortage, agricultural output precariousness, the lack of industrial growth have turned the attention of the authorities to the development potential of tourism as a sector of economy. However, tourists today are notably different from their counterparts of a few decades ago. Competition in the tourism sector is escalating not only on the company-against-company scale, but on a state-against-state, or even, continent-against-continent scale. At present, a key competitive advantage that encourages the tourist inflow is the tourist service quality, and a great number of European governments are currently focusing their attention on ensuring quality tourist service provision. The article considers Spain’s experience in establishing a tourist service quality framework, which has significantly contributed to the country’s status of a global tourist industry leader in terms of the level of tourist industry development and the revenue from this sector of state economy.
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Demissie, Mesfin, Birhanu Beshah, and Frank Ebinger. "A comprehensive review of the national quality infrastructure framework." International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 37, no. 3 (2022): 361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijpqm.2022.126933.
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Wilke, Lee G., Karla V. Ballman, Linda M. McCall, Armando E. Giuliano, Pat W. Whitworth, Peter W. Blumencranz, Douglas S. Reintgen, William E. Burak, A. Marilyn Leitch, and Kelly K. Hunt. "Adherence to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Breast Cancer Measures Within Cancer Clinical Trials: A Review From ACOSOG Z0010." Annals of Surgical Oncology 17, no. 8 (March 23, 2010): 1989–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-0980-9.
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Smith, B. D. "Adherence to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Breast Cancer Measures Within Cancer Clinical Trials: A Review From ACOSOG Z0010." Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 22, no. 1 (January 2011): 26–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.breastdis.2011.01.011.
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Henriksen, Simone M. "The National Quality Framework: The Benchmark for the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector in Australia." Medical Law Review 30, no. 1 (January 8, 2022): 110–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab050.
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Abstract A National Quality Framework, developed by the Australian Government Department of Health, currently in a transitional phase, has been introduced to improve the quality of alcohol and other drug treatment services and provide a nationally consistent approach to treatment quality in the sector in Australia. This article examines how the National Quality Framework aims to achieve these goals. The article draws on the theory of quality frameworks to demonstrate how quality of treatment services may be improved under the National Quality Framework. The most difficult challenge for the National Quality Framework will be to deliver a nationally consistent approach to improving quality under the current structural arrangements for monitoring and enforcement of the framework.
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Stuver, Sherri Oliver, Belen Fraile, Caitlin C. Donohue, Oreofe Olukemi Odejide, Gregory Alan Abel, Anton Dodek, John A. Fallon, and Joseph O. Jacobson. "Novel data sharing between a comprehensive cancer center and a private payer to better understand care at the end of life." Journal of Clinical Oncology 32, no. 30_suppl (October 20, 2014): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.30_suppl.1.
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1 Background: Assessment of care at the end of life (EOL) is critical to improving the quality of care for oncology patients. EOL measures based on guidelines from the National Quality Forum (NQF) and ASCO have been examined in older cancer patients using Medicare claims. We performed a project to evaluate the use of private payer claims data to enumerate EOL measures in patients of all ages at a comprehensive cancer center. Methods: Claims data were obtained for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) adult patients who died between July 1, 2010, and December 31, 2012, and were insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). We assessed NQF-based measures related to hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and intensive care unit admissions in the last 30 days of life, chemotherapy in the last 14 days, hospice stay, and death in a hospital. In addition, we examined red blood cell and platelet transfusions, radiation therapy, and surgery in the last 30 days of life, as well as death in the ICU. Results: Of a total of 674 patients, 580 had solid tumors and 82 had hematologic malignancies; their median age was 59 years (range, 18-92). The Table provides results for the EOL measures examined. Up to 50% of the measured events did not occur at a DFCI-affiliated hospital. Conclusions: Using private insurance claims data in conjunction with medical records, we were able to successfully capture a broad range of EOL quality measures. Access to the claims data provided information not readily available in hospital medical records and for care not occurring at DFCI. Data sharing between private payers and cancer centers may provide a unique method of comprehensively examining quality of EOL care for oncology patients. [Table: see text]
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Claassen, Theresa, and Sonja Verwey. "COMPETENCY~BASED APPROACH TO COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT AS APPLIED TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT." Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa 16, no. 2 (November 3, 2022): 45–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/jcsa.v16i2.1923.
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Change in the external environment, without exception, impacts upon the organisation and in particular the practising of public relations. Since the beginning of the nineties, the South African business environment Is characterised by the redefinement of business practices and partners and the shifting of boundaries as an expression of the globalization of the world economy. The lifting of sanctions, together with the events that took place in the political arena, introduced unprecedented changes in the legal-political, economic and social environments. Against this background, an urgent need for the development of a context sensitive generic framework of required outputs for communication managers in a changing business envlronment, based on an integrated approach, was identified. This article provides an overview of the dynamics of change in the external environment and the impact it has on the public relations function. A brief discussion regarding standard setting as envisaged by the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and the professionalisation of public relations, with specific reference to training needs and accreditation, is included. The article also attempts to provide Insight into the empirical process that led to the development of a generic framework and the hierarchial classification of outputs according to levels of work.
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Daşcău, Horia Florin, and Marius Oproiu. "New Requirements Regarding the Qualification and Certification of the Inspection Personnel in the Welding Field. Harmonization with the European Qualification Framework (EQF)." Advanced Engineering Forum 46 (June 28, 2022): 79–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/p-8z420d.
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The qualification and later certification of the inspection personnel in the field of welding is more and more a necessity that determines, through the quality of the training and the qualification / certification obtained, the access of new contracts. This paper details how the qualification and certification system, developed by the International Welding Institute (IIW) for the qualification and certification of inspection personnel in the welding field, has been harmonized with the European Qualification Framework (EQF) requests. The levels of qualification and later certification for the inspection personnel are also detailed. The situation of internationally issued qualifications and the level of EQF recognition is detailed, as well as details regarding the possibility of obtaining qualifications as C-IWE, C-IWT and C-IWS. Keywords: IIW certification, NQF, EQF, welding, C-IWI.