Educational Accountability and American Federalism: Moving Beyond a Test-Based Approach Portz John
This book offers important insights into the complex nature of educational accountability and its role in supporting school improvement. By developing two key concepts-- educational accountability and…
Specifikacia Educational Accountability and American Federalism: Moving Beyond a Test-Based Approach Portz John
This book offers important insights into the complex nature of educational accountability and its role in supporting school improvement. By developing two key concepts-- educational accountability and American federalism--the book highlights the various strains of accountability that take place in a variety of forums.By moving beyond the long-standing, test-based, administrative approach to accountability, the author demonstrates how professional, market, and political accountability affect teaching, learning, and educational policymaking. It examines four accountability types: administrative accountability, professional accountability, market accountability, and political accountability. The volume questions why these accountability types vary in their development and use across the country, and considers how American federalism - national, state, and local - provides