Educational Accountability and American Federalism: Moving Beyond a Test-Based Approach Portz John
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…
Specifikacia Educational Accountability and American Federalism: Moving Beyond a Test-Based Approach Portz John
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. It examines four accountability types: administrative accountability, professional accountability, market accountability, and political accountability. 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.
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