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Posts tagged educational philosophy

14 Principles for Transformation: A Recap

Continual improvement guided by the 14 Principles is not a project or program to be implemented, but rather a never-ending commitment to quality. With that mindset framing in hand, a recap of each of the principles that have been discussed in this series follows.

Learning to ImproveJohn DuesNovember 29, 2023deming, w. edwards deming, transformation, Continual Improvement, Win-Win, 14 Principles, 14 Points, education reform, educational philosophy

Principles for Transformation: An Introduction

In January and February, I outlined six common management myths. The point of those two posts was to help education systems leaders see what not to do. I’m now turning to a set of principles that can be used by these same leaders to guide their transformation work. I’ll kick things off this month with a brief introduction and a bit of background information regarding the 14 Principles for Educational Systems Transformation. From there, I’ll describe each of the principles through twice monthly posts from April through November.

Learning to ImproveJohn DuesApril 17, 2023Continual Improvement, deming, Transformation, education reform, educational philosophy