...S. Earl Irving; Dennis W. Moore; Richard J. Hamilton Examines the effects of a three‐year mentoring programme on the academic achievement of high ability year 13 students at a New Zealand high school. The programme’s purpose was to improve the academic results in the university bursary examination...

... The Quaker Oats Company is a major name in the fiercely competitive food and beverage industry. Quaker University was established to help implement organizational change. Outside support was enlisted from Coopers & Lybrand to develop courses to focus on process improvement, change management...

... in motivation to learn for all mentored pupils and a measurable increase in attainment for some ages and ability groups. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Improvement Mentoring Schools Teachers This study is an evaluation of a pilot project undertaken at Newlands School, Maidenhead; a large girls...

.... It could be concluded from the study that quality requires commitment from the top, it should involve and be owned by all staff in the organization and that a culture of searching for continuous improvement should prevail. Such an approach would have a greater impact on standards, performance and, most...

... in urban schools (only 5 per cent of which are white students). Concludes that the autonomy of school districts does not assist in development and that the challenge is for the United States as a whole. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Autonomy Education Ethnic groups Improvement Schools USA Urban...

... circumstances. The article concludes with suggestions for improvement, including structural reform of the system of education and changes of attitude among providers. The government is urged to take the lead © MCB UP Limited 1991 Education Learning Improvement EDUCATION + TRAINING "LEARNING PAYS...