The National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education “NAQAAE”
was established by the issuing of Law No. 82 for the Year 2006 and its
executive regulations organized by its corresponding Bylaws issued in
2007. It calls for education
that is based on the higher levels of Bloom's learning taxonomy which includes applicability, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and creation. It calls for a learner-centered teaching method.
A key part of NAQAAE role is to review how providers of higher education, such as universities and colleges, maintain their academic
standards and quality.
NAQAAE also produce a range of other guidance to help education providers ensure that students receive a high quality experience of higher education.
NAQAAE provides technical support to identify the national priorities and associated capacity-building requirements, raise awareness of opportunities and promote ownership of recommended programs.
Vision
To
be recognized, nationally and internationally, as a
leading quality
assurance and accreditation body and
an essential partner in the path of
educational reform
and development in Egypt
Mission
“To
develop the quality of education and its continuous
improvement and to
accredit educational institutions
according to national standards that
are independent,
impartial and transparent and comply with international
standards.”
Education of a good quality
Quality education includes quality...............:
Learners
who are healthy, well-nourished and ready to
participate and
learn, and supported in learning by
their families and communities;
Environments that are healthy, safe, protective and
gender-sensitive,and provide adequate resources and
facilities; Content
that is reflected in relevant curricula
and materials for the acquisition of basic skills,
especially in the areas of
literacy, numeracy and skills
for life, and knowledge in such
areas as gender,
health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention and
peace.
Processes
through which trained teachers use child-
centered teaching approaches in
well-managed
classrooms and schools and skillful assessment to
facilitate learning and reduce disparities.
The outcomes encompass knowledge, skills and
attitudes, and are
linked to national goals for
education and positive participation in
society.
According to
"NAQAAE " Program, we should have
education with a good quality. First,
what is an
education of a good quality ?
It is the education that has
very high learning
outcomes and learning styles. In order to talk
about
an education of a good quality, we should know that
the education
of a good quality has 2 wings.
In other words, I mean that the
education of a good
quality domains include 2 items:
A- The Association abilities.
B- The educational participation.
A-The Association abilities include:
1-The vision and the mission.
The vision means a dream
we look forward to
achieving through some strategies that help us to
reach such a vision.
For example, if our vision is a school with a good
quality, then the strategy to reach such vision will
be applying the
activity-based learning method.
2-Education Leadership.
This refers to the school
administration and if they
apply the school laws and rules fairly or
not.
Do they know their roles, duties and responsibilities?
Do they
apply democracy in holding their councils or not?
They should care
about helping all the staff to do their
jobs in a friendly way.
If they
accept applying the latest methods of education
and technology in
teaching or not.
Does the school principal help in solving school
problems?
Does he carry out the Idara and the Modoraya
instructions?
Does he believe in change and professional
development?
3-The human and financial resources.
The human resources
refer to the staff, the learners
and the administration members and if
they are
equipped with the knowledge that help us to change or not.
Does
the process of recruitment depend on a good
plan?
Do the teachers get
training units, workshops and
video conferences to help them to
progress or not?
Are the people secure? Is the school secure?
The financial resources
include the funds that are needed for the cost of the education process
.
Does the school have a library, teaching tools, laboratories and
textbooks or not?
Does it have means of technology to be used in
teaching or not?
Is there a social worker and a psychologist at school?
Is there a medical care inside school or not?
4-The social participation.
Does the school have a
relation with the learners'
parents or not?
Is the school related to
the environment around it or
not?
Is the school related to all the
associations around
it or not?
Do the parents contribute in helping the
education
process through donations or volunteering to work as
assistant
teachers?
Does the school hold school councils to meet parents
regularly?
5-The Good quality, its rewards and accountability.
When there is a change,
all people are exposed to be
rewarded for their efficiency and their
efficient
participation but the careless ones should be
questioned for
their carelessness or for their refusal
for the change or the professional development.
B-The educational participation includes:
1-The Learner.
Does the learner
participate in the education process or not?
Does he express himself,
work in pairs, work in groups,
think, pair, share, apply, evaluate,
analyze and create or not?
2-The Teacher.
Does the teacher plan his
lessons well? Does he work
for a curriculum analysis ?
Does he have a
monthly syllabus plan?
Does he use the electronic lesson plan?
Does he use
electronic programs in and assessment?
Does he apply the
activity-based learning method?
Does he develop himself professionally
through
training units and attending workshops and conferences?
Does he
like change and accept it or not?
3-The Curriculum.
Does the
curriculum deal with the environment around?
Does it encourage thinking,
pairing and sharing?
Does it seek for practical education or teaching with
creation?
Does it encourage learners to analyze and innovate?
Does it
use technology in teaching?
Does it help in solving problems?
Does it
encourage learners' projects, researches,
interviews and experimental education?
Does it encourage calling for values, citizenship and loyalty?
Does it
encourage learning activities inside and outside
class beside activities
outside school as a long term project?
Does it encourage calling for values, citizenship and
loyalty?
Does it
encourage learning activities inside and outside
class beside activities
outside school as a long term project?
4-The Educational process atmosphere.
Is the relation between
the administration and the
teachers co-operative?
Is the relation
between the leaders and the learners
responsive?
Is the relation between
the teacher and the learners
reactive, friendly and fatherly?
Do people
use democracy in discussion and argument?
Does every one respect the
rights and the duties of
himself and of others?
1-The Domain:
Suppose that the education policy calls for
teaching values.
Them, the domain here will be " Values ".
2- The Standards:
The standard of the " values domain" includes :
Learning about the life , sharing and Co-operation.
3-The Indicators:
The indicators of
co-operation include co-operative
learning which will be apparent inside
the classroom
when learners practice active learning through pair
work
and group work. This will be the evidence
of active learning inside the
classroom.
4-The Practice:
According to Bloom's
taxonomy, to practice is to do,
to do is to learn, to learn is to
evaluate,
to evaluate is to analyze and
synthesize, to analyze and to synthesize is to imagine
and to imagine is to create and innovate.
Teaching Life-skills
Problem solving, Critical thinking ,
effective communication
skills,
decision-making, creative thinking,
interpersonal
relationship
skills, self- awareness building skills,
empathy, and
coping with
stress and emotions.
Focus
and Self-Control.
Perspective-Taking.
Communication
Making
Connections.
Critical
Thinking.
Taking
on Challenges.
Self-Directed,
Engaged Learning.
Interpersonal skills.
Resilience, self-control and
self-awareness
Teaching values
1-Social values Societal values; are criteria
shared by the majority of a society
in an ideal sense,
all of which lead them to the better society.
Societal
values regulate and organize daily life.
Such values as honesty, sedulity, helpfulness, and
modesty are some of these societal values.
From a sociological
perspective, ideally, real values
are only unique to one society. social values
(traditions and customs) and official (government).
2-National
values National values are values that are