NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Conceptual and Empirical Differences among Various Value-Added Models for Accountability
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Timmermans, Anneke C.; Doolaard, Simone; de Wolf, Inge – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2011
Accountability systems in education generally include indicators of student performance. However, these indicators often differ considerably among the various systems. More and more countries try to include value-added measures, mainly because they do not want to hold schools accountable for differences in their initial intake of students. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Indicators
Does Accountability Pressure through School Inspections Promote School Improvement?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Altrichter, Herbert; Kemethofer, David – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2015
"New" school inspections are essential parts of "evidence-based governance" concepts and have been implemented by many European countries as a major strategy to assure and improve the effectiveness and quality of their education systems. However, national inspection systems vary in their composition and in their contextual…
Descriptors: Accountability, Online Surveys, Principals, Inspection
Setting Expectations for Good Education: How Dutch School Inspections Drive Improvement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ehren, Melanie; Perryman, Jane; Shackleton, Nichola – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2015
With decentralisation becoming increasingly widespread across Europe, evaluation and accountability are becoming key issues in ensuring quality provision for all (Altrichter & Maag Merki, 2010; Eurydice, 2004). In Europe, the dominant arrangement for educational accountability is school inspections. The purpose of this research is to identify…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Involvement, Inspection, Expectation
The Bologna Process for U.S. Eyes: Re-learning Higher Education in the Age of Convergence
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Adelman, Clifford – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2009
The title of this document is a deliberate play on the title of the biennial reports on the progress of Bologna produced by the European Students' Union, "Bologna With Student Eyes." It is a way of paying tribute to student involvement in the Bologna reforms, and marking a parallel student working participation in the state system…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Qualifications, Educational Change
High Standards and Cultural Diversity: Cautionary Tales of Comparative Research--a Comment on "Benchmarking Education Standards" by Lauren B. Resnick, Katherine J. Nolan, and Daniel P. Resnick.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Louis, Karen Seashore; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
The recent examination of the curriculum and examination systems of France and the Netherlands overlooks the real process of creating a national consensus around standards in the Netherlands, balancing local autonomy and national standards. A comment by the original authors acknowledges the implications of the Dutch approach for U.S. standards.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism
Measuring Up: The Promises and Pitfalls of Performance Indicators in Higher Education. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 5.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Gaither, Gerald; And Others – 1994
This report examines the development and implementation of performance indicators in higher education, focusing on the factors driving increased demand for accountability in higher education and the use of performance indicators in the United States and other countries. It discusses the public and political concern for increased productivity,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Colleges