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INTRODUCTION
1. Reasons for choosing dissertation topic
Quality accreditation in education and training in general and
general education, in particular, has an important position in the quality
assurance of education. Educational quality accreditation is considered
as one of the important tools of quality assurance, contributing to
improving the quality of education, increasing the accountability of
educational institutions with competent agencies and to society about the
efficiency, transparency of resources that educational institutions use to
provide educational services.
In Vietnam, the quality of education, quality management, and
improvement of education quality are issues of concern to the State and society.
The 11th National Party Congress emphasized "To carry out quality
accreditation of education and training at all levels of education". Currently, the
Ministry of Education and Training has established a Quality Management
Department. This is the agency that helps the Ministry of Education and
Training in directing and implementing educational quality accreditation at
educational institutions. The Ministry of Education and Training has also issued
a system of documents to implement educational quality accreditation at all
educational levels in the national education system.
Junior high school education quality assessment is an evaluation
activity (including self-assessment and external assessment) to determine
the level of lower secondary school that meets the educational quality
and evaluation criteria and to recognize junior high schools up to the
educational quality standards set by state management agencies.
Secondary education quality accreditation management is the process of
intentional impact of management subjects on the quality accreditation
of lower secondary education through planning activities, organize,
direct, inspect and supervise the implementation of self-assessment,
external evaluation, accreditation and grant of certificates of education

3. The subject, object, scope of research and scientific
hypothesis
* Research subject:
Activities of education quality accreditation of junior high schools.
* Research object:
Management of education quality accreditation of junior high
schools in Ho Chi Minh city in the context of education innovation.
* Scope of research
Scope of content: The research focuses on the management of
education quality accreditation in public secondary schools in Ho Chi
Minh City as well as proposes and tests a measure of the management of
education quality accreditation in secondary schools in Ho Chi Minh
City in the context of educational innovation.
Scope of the survey object: Including 18 junior high schools (in 3
urban districts and 3 districts) representing schools: schools in
disadvantaged areas, rural schools, schools in new urban areas, schools in
the city, namely:
The staff of the Department of Education and Training, Division
of Education and Training, Principal and Vice-Principal are 30 people.
Teachers and staff in junior high school are 240 people.
Collecting, analyzing and researching statistics on education
quality accreditation activities with the number of 270 people.


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Scope of time: Conducting research and using data to analyze the
situation from 2015 to the present.
* Scientific hypothesis
Junior high school education quality accreditation is a quality
assurance activity to determine the level of junior high schools that meet

- Group of practical research methods include: Methods of
observation, methods of discussion, methods of investigation, methods
of summarizing experiences, methods of product research, methods of
collecting expert opinions.


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- Supporting method group.
5. New contributions of the dissertation
Contributing to a new approach in applying the theory of
educational quality accreditation and the management of educational
quality accreditation in junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City in the
context of educational innovation.
Researching, assessing the situation, making some comments on
the practical situation of education quality accreditation, management of
educational quality accreditation and issues to be addressed in education
quality management in junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City in the
context of educational innovation.
Proposing measures of management of educational quality
accreditation of junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City in the context
of educational innovation, contributing to ensuring and gradually
improving the quality of junior high education in Ho Chi Minh City in
the context of educational innovation.
6. Significances of the dissertation
* In terms of theory:
Contribute to the development of the theory of educational quality
accreditation in general and the management of junior high education
quality in particular. The dissertation builds the core concepts, which
are: accreditation, educational quality, quality accreditation, educational
quality accreditation, education quality accreditation of junior high

accreditation through factors such as management decentralization,
awareness, inspectors, standards, policies, ...…
7. Structure of the dissertation
The dissertation includes introduction, four chapters,
conclusions, list of scientific works of the author related to the
dissertation, list of references and appendices.
Chapter 1
OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ISSUES RELATED TO
DISSERTATION
1.1. The research works related to the education quality
accreditation of junior high school
Education quality accreditation has long been established and
developed. Currently, this activity is becoming more and more popular
and becoming a global trend in education because it is an effective tool
to help schools control and ensure the quality of training, improve
competitiveness for the educational institution. Therefore, educational
quality accreditation activities have been interested by researchers in the
world as well as in Vietnam.
Organizations and researchers have come up with different
definitions of educational quality accreditation, and identify the causes,
roles, objectives and steps in the accreditation process. Although there
are different accreditation standards in each country, the quality
accreditation usually includes an assessment of aspects such as mission,
governance, teaching, teachers, infrastructure, translation. learner
services, financial planning and organizational capabilities.


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1.2. The research works related to the education quality
management of junior high schools

Secondly, in Vietnam, in the context of education innovation, quality
assurance and accreditation are increasingly widely implemented, which
is considered an official measure to improve the quality of the entire
national education system.
Thirdly, in general, educational quality accreditation organizations
are quite diverse in terms of ownership, subject of testing, dependency or
independence from the state, organizational model. Going into research


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on education quality management, the research has proposed groups of
strategic solutions for the national level, accrediting agencies and
educational institutions.
1.3.2. The issues that need to be focused
Through the overview of the research issue, the dissertation issues
should be continued to solve the following main issues:
Firstly, clarifying the theory of management quality accreditation of
junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City in the context of educational
innovation.
Secondly, identifying activities on the management of educational
quality accreditation in junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City.
Thirdly, investigating, making a survey, sketching the current picture
of the quality management accreditation of junior high schools in Ho
Chi Minh City, from which as a basis, a practical basis to propose
measures to manage education quality accreditation in junior high
schools in Ho Chi Minh City effectively.
Fourthly, proposing measures to manage educational quality
accreditation in junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City in the context
of educational innovation to be appropriate and effective with the
characteristics of each school and local.

school's educational objectives, programs and contents in comparison
with the standards prescribed by the governing education issued.
2.1.2. Educational quality accreditation of the junior high school
Educational quality accreditation is an operational process
including self-assessment, external evaluation and recognition of the
educational quality of an educational institution based on the standards,
criteria and indicators set by the educational management agency issued.
Education quality accreditation management is the process of
intentionally impacting management subjects on education quality
accreditation activities through planning, organizing, directing,
inspecting and supervising activities. The implementation of selfassessment, external evaluation, recognition and granting of certificates
of education quality accreditation according to quality standards issued
by education management agencies in order to improve the quality of
universal education. The junior high school education quality
accreditation management in the context of educational innovation is an
evaluation process that aims to make a decision to recognize junior high
schools that meet specified standards. The accreditation of education
quality management not only reflects the stakeholders on the evidence of
the quality of education but also provides an opportunity and motivation
to improve the quality of the junior high school that is tested.
2.2.2. Decentralize the management of junior high school
education quality accreditation
* Ministry of Education and Training; Department of Education
and training; Division of Education and training; Junior high school;
External assessment Board.
2.2.3. Content of management of education quality
accreditation of junior high schools
* Planning self-assessment and external assessment of junior high school
- Determining the purpose of self-assessment and external
assessment of the junior high school.

of junior high schools.
- There is an incentive system for junior high schools to
participate in educational quality accreditation.
- Organizing preliminary, final review or seminars on education
quality accreditation.
- Adopting policies to encourage individuals and collectives to
promptly participate in education quality accreditation activities.
- Replicate typical junior high schools to do well the task of
education quality accreditation.
- For the external assessment Board, it is necessary to direct the
organization of the external assessment according to the process.
* Examining and assessing self-assessment activities and external
assessments of junior high school
- Developing requirements and criteria for self-assessment
activities and self-assessment reports.


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- Developing requirements and criteria for external assessment
activities and external assessment report.
- Regularly testing activities of self-assessment and external
assessment
- Reviewing and adjusting the plan for self-assessment and
external assessment.
- Checking and supervising all activities and products of members
of the external assessment board.
- Planning to improve secondary education quality accreditation
activities after external assessment.
2.2.4. Background of educational innovation and the
requirements of the management of education quality accreditation



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Secondly, the impact from the context of global education
innovation and development
Thirdly, awareness, qualifications and competencies of junior
high school administrators and teachers
Fourthly, awareness, qualification and capacity of inspection force
Fifthly, financial conditions, facilities in service of education
quality accreditation management of junior high schools.
Conclusion of Chapter 2
Quality accreditation management of junior high school is the
process of intentional impact of management subjects on the quality
accreditation of junior high education through planning activities,
organize, direct, inspect and supervise the implementation of selfassessment, external assessment, accreditation and grant of certificates
of education quality accreditation in junior high schools according to the
quality standards managed by the managing agencies. Education
principles are issued with the aim of improving the quality of lower
secondary education. The content of the management of education
quality accreditation includes planning self-assessments and external
assessments outside secondary schools. Organize self-assessments and
external assessments of the junior high school. Direct self-assessment
and evaluation outside of middle school. Examine and assess selfassessment activities and external assessment of the junior high school.
Chapter 3
PRACTICAL BASIS OF OF MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION
QUALITY ACCREDITATION OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
IN HO CHI MINH CITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATION
INNOVATION
3.1. An overview of secondary education and the accreditation
of education quality in Ho Chi Minh City

seminar method, research method of active products, expert method ..
3.2.5. Processing survey data
* Evaluation of survey results
* Processing data and writing report on survey results
3.3. The practical situation of education quality accreditation
of junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City
3.3.1. Awareness of administrators, teachers, and inspectors
about the importance of education quality accreditation of junior high
schools in Ho Chi Minh City
Awareness of managers, teachers, and inspectors about the
importance of junior high school self-assessment activities in Ho Chi
Minh City today show self-assessment report writing and benchmarking
research with 70.37% and 67.41% are rated very important. This proves
that the study of assessment standards and writing self-assessment
reports is limited.
3.3.2. The situation on the implementation of self-assessment
activities of education quality accreditation of junior high school in
Ho Chi Minh City
3.3.2.1. The situation of implementing self-assessment contents
of activities of quality accreditation of junior high school in Ho Chi
Minh City
The results of the survey show that the comparison with the
current standard with 71.48% of the assessment is very good; external
assessment planning is assessed to be 61.85% very good; the research of
evaluation standard is rated very good 61.85% with the above results,
proving that the schools perform well in this activity. However, the
report on self-evaluation of schools is still limited (40.74% of the
assessments are not good), because some members of the selfassessment board of school write reports not close to reality.



3.3.3.4. The situation of the working capacity of external
assessment members of junior high school in Ho Chi Minh city
The forces participating in the external assessment are leaders, managers,
experts and teachers with competence, qualifications and experience in
management. Through practice, the researchers read the evaluation report, in
addition, are restrictions on the style, the wording is not brief, clear, coherent so
desperately needed the refresher course specialized in this field.
3.4. The actual situation of management of quality
accreditation of junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City
3.4.1. The actual situation of management staff, inspectors,
teachers and staff of junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City on the
management of education quality accreditation
Perceptions of managers, inspectors, teachers and staff of junior
secondary schools about the conditions of facilities, technical facilities


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for quality accreditation of junior secondary schools are evaluated. price
is the most important and 36.30% 53.70% important, the junior high
school to register external assessment are well prepared facilities.
Besides, on the building plans and self-assessment external assessment
of education quality accreditation is also important with 35.19% and
44.44% important. Activities organized and direct self-assessment and
external assessment of education quality accreditation junior secondary
schools in Ho Chi Minh City's good form. However, on examination,
assessment and self-assessment activities external assessment of
education quality accreditation is not important cognitive 20.37% with a
high rate. Through the actual survey process the importance of proper
awareness and a deep sense of education quality control management, by
implementing educational quality accreditation in a positive way ,

annual mechanical growth of the population.


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3.4.3. The situation of self-assessment and external assessment
of secondary education quality accreditation in Ho Chi Minh City
Training on the method of self-assessment and external
assessment according to standards is also rated 63.70% very good and
25.19% good. Establishing and implementing the operation of the
professional secondary education accreditation network up to 53.70% is
not good. This is quite a high rate that we should study. The
establishment of these networks is not yet operational and promotes
functions and duties. Because the members are mainly managers, many
jobs and remote areas, the gathering of educational quality accreditation
activities is limited. Mostly exchanged and shared experiences by phone
or when participating in the external assessment council.
3.4.4. The situation of directing self-assessment and external
assessment activities of junior high school education quality
accreditation in Ho Chi Minh City
The assessment results show that the incentive system for junior
high schools to participate in educational quality accreditation with
44.81% of respondents is not good. Organization of preliminary, final
review or seminar on education quality accreditation with 43.70% of
respondents not good. Promptly encouraging individuals and collectives
to participate in educational quality accreditation, with 74.44% of them
very well reflecting the leading role of leadership in educational quality
accreditation activities. Replicating typical secondary schools that do
well in education quality accreditation is also highly appreciated with
62.22% being a good comment. The external accreditation council
conducted the external assessment according to the procedure with

management mechanism for school education quality accreditation junior
high school; Awareness, qualification and competence of management
staff and teachers of junior high school; Awareness level, level and
capacity of inspection force; Background of global education innovation
and development. Factors thought to have an influence or less influence on
the educational quality control management of secondary schools in Ho
Chi Minh City are: Financial and facility conditions to serve the
management of the secondary education quality accreditation.
3.6. The general assessment of the status of education quality
assessment management of junior high school education in Ho Chi
Minh City
* Advantages and causes of advantages
Advantages
The Ministry of Education and Training and the Department of
Education and Training have issued full legal documents as well as
documents on educational quality accreditation activities at junior high
schools. The initial results of the educational quality accreditation have
affirmed the rightness and are measures to improve the quality of
secondary schools.
Causes of advantages
The Department of Education and Training has directed and
coordinated with the Departments of Education and Training to
promulgate a full range of legal documents as well as documents on
educational quality accreditation activities at junior high schools.
Actively consulting with the City People's Committee to issue
instructions on promoting the education quality accreditation of
educational institutions.
* Limitations and causes of limitations
* Limitation
Some junior high schools are not aware of the quality of the

ORIENTATIONS AND MEASURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOLS IN HO CHI MINH CITY IN THE CONTEXT OF
EDUCATION IN INNOVATION
4.1. Orientation on the management of education quality
accreditation of junior high school in Ho Chi Minh City in the
context of educational renovation
4.2. Junior high school's education quality accreditation
management measures in Ho Chi Minh City in the context of
educational innovation
4.2.1. Organizing propaganda activities to raise awareness about
the importance of junior high school education quality accreditation
management for managers, teachers, staff and pubic-related forces
accreditation of education quality
Leaders at all levels must pay attention to directing and
coordinating thoroughly from the Ministry of Education and Training,
the Department of Education and Training in the self-assessment,
elaboration of specific steering and implementation plans, and
organization. conferences with effective and practical support for junior
high schools; Knowing concretely the guiding documents of the
Ministry of of Education and Training, the Department of Education and


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Training, especially the Resolutions of the districts and the Party
Committee, the plans of the People's Committee of the district and the
district, the plan of the Department of Education and Training create and
implement the education quality accreditation for junior high schools.
4.2.2.Organize training courses to improve the capacity of the
inspectors in the educational quality accreditation of junior high schools

as: organization and management of schools, teachers, staff, students,
academic results, facilities, equipment; relationship between the school family and society ... District Education and Training Departments receive
accounts using the software from Educational Testing and Quality
Assurance Department, create accounts using software for junior high
schools and training in using software for units.


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4.2.6. Hoàn thiện chính sách hỗ trợ và phối hợp các lực lượng
trong và ngoài nhà trường về công tác kiểm định chất lượng giáo dục
Các đơn vị có liên quan nghiên cứu và đề xuất chính sách cụ thể,
hỗ trợ các cơ sở giáo dục triển khai các hoạt động đánh giá và kiểm định
chất lượng giáo dục theo kế hoạch của Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo; công bố
những cơ sở giáo dục được công nhận đạt tiêu chuẩn chất lượng giáo
dục; đề xuất các chính sách cụ thể để triển khai áp dụng từng năm học.
Các cấp lãnh đạo chỉ đạo xuyên suốt từ Bộ, Sở, Phòng Giáo dục và Đào
tạo, các trường trung học cơ sở cũng như các ban, ngành có liên quan về
công tác kiểm định chất lượng giáo dục.
4.2.6. Completing the policy of supporting and coordinating
forces inside and outside the school on education quality accreditation
Relevant units study and propose specific policies, support
educational institutions to implement educational quality assessment and
accreditation activities under the Ministry of Education and Training's
plans; publicizing educational institutions recognized to meet the
education quality standards; propose specific policies to apply in each
school year. Leaders at all levels direct from the Ministry, the
Department, the Department of Education and Training, the junior high
schools as well as relevant departments and agencies in the field of
education quality accreditation.
The relationship between the measures

high schools in Ho Chi Minh City in the context of the current
renovation. The test will consider the specific impacts, the controlling
factors as well as the conditions for implementing the above measures,
in order to make the process of applying the measures be carried out
proactively and flexibly.
Regarding the content of the experiment, we chose measure 2
"Organizing fostering to improve the quality of junior high school
education quality accreditation for inspectors "to organize testing
activities, in order to evaluate the urgency, effectiveness, feasibility as
well as the positive impact of this measure on improving the quality of
junior high school's inspectorate team. We chose this method to organize
testing because we believe that the human resources for implementing
educational quality accreditation in junior high schools are crucial to
success, quality assurance, and efficiency of public education.
Collaborative management of educational quality accreditation in Ho Chi
Minh City schools in the context of a fundamental and comprehensive
renovation of education and training.
Regarding the testing method, the organization compares the
management of educational quality accreditation of Ho Chi Minh City
secondary schools in all subjects, modules and full-quality human
resources with one. number of subjects and modules, not fully equipped
with human resources in the implementation process.
4.3.2.3. Subjects and test areas
- About test subjects
Subjects directly related to the use of manpower to build the
quality of education of junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City. That is:


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School administrators (directly managing educational quality

6
7
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9
10
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12
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Points

37
38
36
37
34
35
35
34
39
34
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36

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12
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Correct
answer
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Points

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29
30
22
27
30
29
30
33
31
30
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31

Comments: The above results can be seen that the knowledge level of
the testing group is higher than the control group.
- The test results of the Ho Chi Minh City junior high school's education
quality accreditation skills of the inspector team are as follows:

Figure 4.2. General chart assessing the mobilization of manpower to
assess the quality of secondary schools education


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Comment: With the above results, it can be seen that the skill level of
the testing group is higher than the control group.
Through the experimental results, it shows that the measures we propose
when they come into operation in some junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh
City have brought remarkable results and need to be implemented regularly to
promote the quality of education quality accreditation of junior high schools in
Ho Chi Minh City in the current context.
Conclusion of Chapter 4
Measures have been developed and tested to prove the validity of the
proposed hypothesis. The measures are feasible and necessary under
conditions in Ho Chi Minh City. These measures are implemented will
contribute to improving the efficiency and quality of education quality
accreditation of junior high school in Ho Chi Minh City. The survey results
of the urgency and feasibility of the 6 measures as well as pedagogical tests
for measure 2 have confirmed the scientific hypothesis that we mentioned at
the beginning of the thesis is correct and has been proved.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Conclusion
Education quality accreditation is a modern requirement, which is a
lever that contributes to improving the quality of education today. The

education quality for the contingent of administrators, teachers, staff and
forces involved in the education quality accreditation work. Organize
training courses to improve the quality of junior high school education
quality accreditation for inspectors. Direct regular self-assessment
activities in educational quality accreditation in junior high schools.
Organize the implementation of external assessment activities and
appraise assessment results outside junior high schools in education
quality accreditation. Establishing a management system for information
quality accreditation of junior high schools. Completing the policy of
supporting and coordinating forces inside and outside the school on
education quality accreditation.
The determination of results by qualitative and quantitative methods,
using mathematical-statistical methods has confirmed the urgency,
feasibility and effectiveness of the measure "Organizing training courses
to improve the quality of education quality accreditation in junior high
schools for inspectors” in the system of measures to control the quality
of education of junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City. Some errors in
the testing process but not significant, do not affect the overall results of
the experiment. Through pedagogical testing, we have also drawn results
on the related impacts, the assurance factors for the implementation of
the measure, as a basis for proposing the management levels to pay
attention when managing the testing to assess the quality of junior high
schools in Ho Chi Minh City in the context of the current renovation.
However, it is necessary to synchronously apply the measures to create a
system of management impacts to achieve the highest effectiveness in
leading educational quality accreditation.
2. Recommendations
* For the Ministry of Education and Training
* For the City People's Committee
* For the Department of Education and Training in Ho Chi Minh City