ASQ - Education Division

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Quality in Education

Welcome! The ASQ Education Division informs and networks on knowledge and best practices related to Quality in Education. Our members are educators, administrators, and quality professionals throughout the world at all levels (primary, secondary, higher education, and business).

The Education Division is publishing a new peer-reviewed online Quality Approaches in Higher Education Supplement of the Journal for Quality and Participation beginning in January. Please see the Call for Articles and Author Guidelines! We invite you to consider submitting an article.

We network on Quality in Education topics including: the Baldrige Education Criteria, student retention, scholarly teaching, international quality assurance, K12 outreach and education quality standards. Please visit our website often, participate in our activities and become a member (See About the Division).

Featured Content

Using PDSAs to Improve Student Achievement and Being Pretty Darn Successful at It!

by Jane M. Wheeless, principal, Penn Elementary School

A case study in using PDSA throughout the school to ensure problem-solving reliability.

Finding the Need and Endeavoring to Meet It

by Gary Honnert

This article discusses Sinclair Community College's workforce development effort in the Dayton, Ohio area, including the use of lean six sigma tools.

Community Colleges: Student Engagement and Workforce Development

By Cindy P. Veenstra

This article gives a statistical overview of the importance of the community colleges in the U.S. higher education system. It also discusses the challenges of student retention and engagement, and the importance of community colleges in preparing students for the future workforce.