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dc.contributor.authorHatzigianni, Maria-
dc.contributor.authorWaniganayake, Manjula-
dc.contributor.authorBarblett, Lennie-
dc.contributor.authorHadley, Fay-
dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Rebecca-
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Belinda-
dc.contributor.authorIrvine, Susan-
dc.contributor.authorLavina, Leanne-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Hui-
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Linda J.-
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-11T10:19:54Z-
dc.date.available2024-04-11T10:19:54Z-
dc.date.issued2024-01-01-
dc.identifierscopus-85183743185-
dc.identifier.issn2504284X-
dc.identifier.other85183743185-
dc.identifier.urihttps://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/1964-
dc.description.abstractThe National Quality Framework (NQF) was intended to drive continuous improvement in education and care services in Australia. Ten years into implementation, the effectiveness of the NQF is demonstrated by steady improvements in quality as measured against the National Quality Standard (NQS). The process of assessing and rating services is a key element in the NQF, drawing together regulatory compliance and quality assurance. This paper draws on findings from a national Quality Improvement Research Project investigating the characteristics, processes, challenges and enablers of quality improvement in long day care services, concentrating on Quality Area 1 Educational program and practice and Quality Area 7 Governance and leadership. This was a mixed-method study focusing on long day care services that had improved their rating from Working toward NQS to Meeting NQS or to Exceeding NQS. The study comprised three phases, and in this paper, we draw on Phase 3 to understand the contribution of the NQS Assessment and Rating (A&R) process to continuous quality improvement from the standpoint of providers and professionals delivering these services. Phase 3 involved qualitative case studies of 15 long day care services to investigate factors that enabled and challenged quality improvement. Data was collected during two-day site visits, using professional conversations and field notes to elicit the views and experiences of service providers, leaders and educators. In this paper, we look at how the A&R process is experienced by those involved in service provision, with a focus on the factors that enabled and challenged quality improvement. Recognizing the interchangeability of enablers and challenges, three broad themes emerged: (i) curriculum knowledge, pedagogical skills and agency; (ii) collaborative leadership and teamwork; and (iii) meaningful engagement in the A&R process. The study found that meaningful engagement in the A&R process informed priorities for ongoing learning and acted as a catalyst for continuous quality improvement. Apprised by stakeholder views and experiences of A&R, we offer a model to foster stakeholder participation in quality assurance matters through affordances of meaningful engagement.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Educationen_US
dc.subjectAssessment and ratingen_US
dc.subjectEarly childhood education and careen_US
dc.subjectLong day careen_US
dc.subjectMeaningful engagementen_US
dc.subjectQuality improvementen_US
dc.titleThe quest for continuous quality improvement in Australian long day care services: getting the most out of the Assessment and Rating processen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/feduc.2024.1207059en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85183743185-
dcterms.accessRights1en_US
dc.relation.deptDepartment of Early Childhood Education and Careen_US
dc.relation.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.identifier.spage1en_US
dc.identifier.epage13en_US
dc.linkhttps://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85183743185&origin=inward&txGid=7fb865dcd806d9c1a9c43498a0ee1a51en_US
dc.collaborationUniversity of West Attica (UNIWA)en_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.countryGreeceen_US
local.metadatastatusverifieden_US
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item.languageiso639-1en-
item.openairetypeArticle-
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item.fulltextNo Fulltext-
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crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Early Childhood Education and Care-
crisitem.author.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-9378-2598-
crisitem.author.parentorgSchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
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