Administering For Quality

This sixth edition of Administering for Quality: Leading and Collaborating in Canadian Early Childhood Education Programs is intended to facilitate early childhood educators' understanding of leadership, professional, and advocacy responsibilities. Considering that each educator's influence on young children and families is so lasting, it is important to be prepared for this commitment. Although primarily written for EC programs at the post-secondary level, this book serves as a resource for program improvement and in preparing for credentialing. A rich source of information for leaders at all levels, this book includes up-to-date Canadian statistics, highlighting current research, and identifies a variety of resources including vital web inks.

Administering for Quality: Leading Canadian Early Childhood Programs 5e is designed to facilitate early childhood educators’ understanding of administrative, professional, and advocacy responsibilities. It covers a range of forms of early childhood experiences, with special attention given to family child care, as it is the type of care most Canadian parents use. Reflecting unique Canadian values, social policy, research, and government structures, the fifth edition reflects the significant changes occurring in the Early Childhood field throughout the country. This book is for Administration Courses offered by Canadian ECE programs.

Written in response to the Supreme Court's landmark Daubert decision regarding provision of expert witness scientific testimony, Assessment of Rehabilitative and Quality of Life Issues in Litigation focuses on quality of life as a means of conceptualizing and measuring pain and suffering in the controversial enjoyment of life debate. The authors make a compelling argument for a quality of life paradigm based on a rehabilitation and health economics analysis, demonstrating that qualified rehabilitationists are the best experts to provide analyses of the impact of disability or injury on quality of life over the lifespan. The extensive literature review enables attorneys and litigation experts to easily access quality of life literature.

Managing Quality will help you understand the role of TQM within your organization and how you can best implement it. The authors show you: *how to understand quality management systems, tools and techniques *how to use them *how to assess the cost of quality *how to promote quality amongst your team members *how to lead and motivate your team *how to measure progress towards total quality. It is based upon the Management Charter Initiative's Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs at Levels 4 & 5. It is particularly suitable also for managers on Certificate and Diploma in Management programmes, including those accredited by BTEC.

"Incorrect and misleading information associated with an enterprise's production and service jeopardize both customer relationships and customer satisfaction, and ultimately have a negative effect on revenue. This book provides insight and support for academic professionals as well as for practitioners concerned with the management of information"--Provided by publisher.