lundi 7 janvier 2013

[INTERVIEW] Total Quality Mangement in Turkish education

Total quality in Turkish education, the interview of Hüseyin TURAÇ, Besni National Education Directorate.
Here is the list of questions that Mr Turac kindly answered.
  1. Is there a quality management which is used in education istitutions and schools to raise the quality in Turkey?
  2. Could you give a short information about the implemention of TQM?
  3. What is the aim in TQM implementation?
  4. What is the performance measurement tool in TQM studies?
  5. What are the main principles of TQM ?
  6. Can you some information about process of TQM’s implemantation?
  7. You have said that TQM has started in 1999.Were there any works or comprehension about quality in your culture?

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THE INTERVIEW ABOUT TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT WITH DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL EDUCATION

1-Is there a quality management which is used in education istitutions and schools to raise  the quality in Turkey?
 Yes ,there is.It is called Total Quality Management and it has been used since 1999 within the scope of a project.The main aim of TQM is to raise the qulity in schools and classes.To be able to use the project in all educational fields, Provincial Organisation Total Quality Management Implementation Project was promulgated by National Education Ministry.Within this project TQM Province Formatters have been educated and inform works have begun and continued in province organisations.Quality can be defined as ‘Suits to needs and provide satisfaction.Quality is an essential element for productions and services nowadays.The way to achive quality is to have educated and qualfied people.In this sense,perfection has been backround of quality (for people and institutions).The first step is measure the performance objectively both individual and instituonal in the works of raising this perfection.

2-Could you give a short information about the implemention of TQM?
TQM has started on  19th  October 1999.The project has been started to implement on 1st Novemver 1999 in 12 central organisations in 1st stage,on 1st March 2000 in 12 organisations  in 2nd stage and on 1st June 2000 in 19 organisations in 3rd stage.
Our National Education Ministry has signed ‘Good Intent Declaration’ with Quality Association and by joining ‘National Quality Process’ which is started by QA,Ministry has aimed to generalize the Quality awareness to all country.
TQM implementations in our Ministry has been continued by basing on EFQM(European Quality Management Foundation).By getting support of QA,first institution directors and at least 2 or 3 people from each institutions have been informed about Perfection Model.Besides , the units and Criteria Quality Improvement team members are given training in TQM and EFQM’s  Perfection Model.So 2177 staffs  in central Ministry have informed about TQM and 996 staffs have informed about EFQM’s Perfection Model between November 1999 and November 2000.On 31st December 2000 most units of Ministry have finished self-eveluation as Perfection Model and have begun to make plans  areas for improvement.
3-What is the aim in TQM implementation?
The aim is to raise the qulity in schools and classes.

4-What is the performance measurement tool in TQM studies?

 One of the tools is Perfection Model which is developed by EFQM.This model has been used in our Ministry.Self-eveluation works in process of using the model have shown the institutions’perfection level.Resulting from self assesment areas for improvement of the level of this perfection will be moved to a better point.

5-What are the main principles of TQM ?

Here are the main principles of TQM:

a)Total Quality Management practices are carried out with a plan and project.
b) Educational measures shall be taken to ensure satisfaction of the beneficiaries of the services.
c)At each stage team work is prioritized and is provided joining of brain and heart power of staff.
d)Resources are used effectively and efficently.
e)The level of achivement  target is always measured.
f)System is always improved by questioning and is reformed.
g)Staff’s qualificitaion  is always raised and is tried to gain the perfection.
h)It is provided to have an operating environment for staff who will be able to use their all potential.
ı)Consedering the changes the date and environment permanently ,learning individual learning organisation approach is institutionalized by a plan.
j)Instead of being a part of problems ,being a part of solutions is taught to workers.
k)Improving the quality is duty of all staff.
l)Improving is possible with changes.
m)Ensuring a balance between corporate and individual objectives are taken into account employees’ job satisfaction.

6-Can you some information about process of TQM’s implemantation?


TQM IMPLEMANTATION ACTION STEPS
1.Organising Quality Counsil,Quality Improvement Team and School Development Management Team
2. Determining School/Institution Representative(Director)
3. Education of School/Institution Representative
4. Preapairing School/Institution‘s Strategic Plan and  Determination of Development Goals
5. Making Self-eveluation
A)Informing the school staff  
B)Establishing Criteria Teams
C)Education of Criteria Teams
D) Adaptation of Perfection Model’s Criterias’ sub-areas to the ınstitution
E) Creating Data CollectionMethods(Qusetion,Observation,Document Review,etc)
F) Collecting datas
G)Eveluating the datas;
1)Determination of Strenghts
2)Identifying areas for  improvement
H)Having Convention Meeting (Determination of topics in improvement plan) and Submission to Quality Council
6. Creating Improvement Team(Working Group) and prioritisation areas for improvement according to self-eveluation
7. Preaparation of school/institution Improvement Plans
8.Preparation annual school/institution development plans in accordance with  improvement plans
9. Implementation annual school/institution development plans
10. Review(Formative Assessment)
11. Implementation annual school/institution development plan
12.Final Eveluating and report writing
*in every  months(June/December)TQM Monitoring and Eveluation Form is filled by schools and send to Province/District National Education Directorate
**School development management team carries out Quality Council’s and Quality improvement team’s tasks.
7-You have said that TQM has started in 1999.Were there any works or comprehension about quality in your culture?
Sure we had
         Stick the needle into yourself (to see how it hurts) before you thrust the packing-needle into others.
         A beauty which you want for yourself unless you do not want for others you cannot be a nature man.
         Ahi Culture(Customer focus)
         The person whose two days are equal is in loss(Continuous Improvement KAİZEN)
         Many hands make light work. (Full Participation, Teamwork, Team Spirit)
         The spirit of us instead of me.(Corporate Culture)
         Love  created  because of  Creator.
         Make it be easy,do not make it be difficult ,make it be loved ,do not make it be hated.
         Turkish History from 19th  May 1919 to 29thOctober  1923 = (Process Management)
         Alparslan in Malzgirt Battle,Yavuz in Egypt ,Fatih the conquerer in İstanbul , Atatürk in Dardanelles and Independece War (Leadership)

                                                                                              Hüseyin TURAÇ
                                                                                  Besni National Education Directorate

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