Accountability in a Broader Context
Year: 1995
Type: article
Abstract: The articles in this issue deal with different programs of accountability. My task is to respond, and my response begins with setting a broader context in which to place current concerns about accountability of schools. These ideas are not emphasized in the set of articles, not because of inadequacies in the writing, I believe, but because coming from the pens of educational officials, they might be misconstrued as defensive, which they are not. Perhaps, being in an academic role, I have a bit more freedom to say what needs to be said. My second subject is the importance of language choice. I also offer some brief, almost list-like, comments on several selected issues, some of them rather technical, and conclude by discussing the relationship between socioeconomic variables and education, and the costs of accountability programs.
DOI: 10.2307/1495057
Author: Philip Nagy
Language: French
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2462488375