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'''Excellence''' is the state or [[quality (philosophy)|quality]] of excelling. Excellence is considered to be a [[Value theory|value]] by many [[organizations]], in particular by [[school]]s and other institutions of [[education]]{{ref|USDE}}, and a goal to be pursued.
== References ==
# {{note|USDE}} {{cite paper|url=http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Excelling/excelling.html|title=Excelling in Math and Science|author=U.S. Department of Education|date=July 1995}}
# {{note|Keathley}} {{cite web|url=http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=454|title=Mark #11: The Pursuit of Excellence|author=J. Hampton Keathley, III|work=Marks of Maturity: Biblical Characteristics of a Christian Leader|accessdate=2005-11-24}}
# {{note|Kamali}} {{cite news|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/536/in7.htm|publisher=Al-Ahram Weekly|date=[[2001-06-06]]|title=Islam, iconography and the Taliban|first=Mohamed Hashim|last=Kamali}}
# {{note|Excellence 2.0}} {{cite web|url=http://www.excellence2.com|title=Excellence 2.0|author=various}}
== See also ==
* ''[[Excellent Cadavers]]''
* ''[[Excellent Women]]''
* [[Excellency]]
* [[National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence]]
* [[National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence]]
Related concepts of excellence:
* [[Arete (excellence)]]
* [[Eudaimonia]]
* [[Ihsan]]
Books about excellence:
* ''[[Human Accomplishment]]''
* ''[[In Search of Excellence]]''
Awards for excellence:
* [[Industrial Design Excellence Awards]]
* [[Alberta Order of Excellence]]
* [[John Murphy Award for Excellence in Copy Editing]]
* [[Bill Finger Award]]
* [[Aurealis Award]]
* [[J.Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation [http://www.housingonline.com/] ]]
Fictional Awards for excellence:
* [[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?|Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence]]
[[Category:Philosophical concepts]]
[[Category:Educational psychology]]
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