ASQ - Education Division

Your Information Source on Quality in Education

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

'ImpaQTing' Student Achievement Through ASQ's Training for Schools

By Jay Marino

“ImpaQT training was created to provide the roadmap for teams to implement change in their schools.” This article describes the eight modules of ASQ’s ImpacQT training that provides an integrated framework for continuous improvement and academic success for all students.

eLearning: A Cure to the Middle East's Higher Education Problem

by Mohamed Zairi

The political leadership of some countries, such as the United Arab Emirates and in particular the Emirate of Dubai, has decided to address higher education issues and look at alternative ways of addressing the chronic problems of higher education provision.

Active Learning: An Introduction

By Richard M. Felder and Rebecca Brent

A discussion of using active learning to make classes and discussions more lively and engaging. Recommendations are given to engage students in active learning.