Educational Accountability Research Articles

경계선급 지적 기능 학습자의 교육지원 현황과 요구에 대한 학부모, 교사, 교육전문가의 인식: 경기도를 중심으로

This study investigated the perceptions of parents, teachers, and related education experts regarding the status and needs of educational support for learners with borderline intellectual functioning in Gyeonggi-do. A total of 545 people participated in the online survey, including 148 parents, 243 teachers, and 154 related educational experts. The research participants said that they are currently experiencing difficulties in adapting to school life due to the fact that there is a blind spot in the education law and related system for learners with borderline intellectual functioning, and that there is no individualized educational support system according to the life cycle. The research participants requested the development of a school life support plan that reflects curriculum and career progression guidance, and social skills guidance that takes into account the characteristics of learners with borderline intellectual functioning. Based on the research results, a screening and diagnosis system was established based on the characteristics and support needs of learners with borderline intellectual functioning, a cooperation plan to strengthen school education accountability, and support for lifelong education in adulthood were proposed.

THE CONCEPTS OF QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GENERAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION

This article presents three measures of educational quality and six types of accountability, noting that these terms are complex and often contradictory. These terms are often used uncritically, with the result that educational policies following from them are misconceived or simply drift. For educational policies to be sound, they must be based on a clear use of terms and on a sound understanding of desired objectives. These objectives are matters both of stakeholders’ preferences and politics. The subjective and political nature of educational policies should be recognized, so that there can be formed an explicit basis for and consensus around appropriate educational objectives. The purpose of this article is to bring clarity to the common concepts of quality and accountability in education, so that educational policies may be better informed. The methodological basis of the research is the methods of comparative analysis of scientific research in the field of social and natural sciences, the authors of which investigated human, social and cultural capital. The educational establishments of all countries need from time to time to deeply re-examine certain operative concepts. In this regard, an informed consensus needs to be reached about the multidimensional and sometimes contradictory notions of quality and accountability. Habit and drift are not helpful to educational policy; instead, educational values and goals should be actively discussed and clarified in broad national discussions, comprising all major interested parties. A good educational system is ultimately a civic achievement, set within a community of informed and interested stakeholders.

Pedagogy of Relation and Educational Communities

The paper challenges the efficacy of traditional educational reforms focused on accountability, choice, and technology, proposing that the essence of education lies in the relational dynamics between teachers and students. The author explores the concept of the relational self, arguing that education involves the development of diverse relational selves through various life stages. The author critiques dominant educational theories for neglecting the fundamental caregiver-child relationship, emphasizing the need for educational relationships that balance support and challenge. The text advocates for a new dimension of educational accountability that measures relational well-being, calling for a paradigm shift to recognize the importance of relational dynamics in educational outcomes and student experiences. The work presents a case for redefining educational success beyond conventional metrics, underscoring the transformative power of relational pedagogy.

E-Learning Evaluation Framework and Tools for Global Health and Public Health Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

There has been a significant increase in the use of e-learning for global and public health education recently, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. e-Learning holds the potential to offer equal opportunities, overcoming barriers like physical limitations and training costs. However, its effectiveness remains debated, with institutions unprepared for the sudden shift during the pandemic. To effectively evaluate the outcomes of e-learning, a standardized and rigorous approach is necessary. However, the existing literature on this subject often lacks standardized assessment tools and theoretical foundations, leading to ambiguity in the evaluation process. Consequently, it becomes imperative to identify a clear theoretical foundation and practical approach for evaluating global and public health e-learning outcomes. This protocol for a scoping review aims to map the state of e-learning evaluation in global and public health education to determine the existing theoretical evaluation frameworks, methods, tools, and domains and the gaps in research and practice. The scoping review will be conducted following the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. The initial search was performed in PubMed, Education Resource Information Center, Web of Science, and Scopus to identify peer-reviewed articles that report on the use of evaluation and assessment for e-learning training. The search strings combined the concepts of e-learning, public health, and health science education, along with evaluation and frameworks. After the initial search, a screening process will be carried out to determine the relevance of the identified studies to the research question. Data related to the characteristics of the included studies, the characteristics of the e-learning technology used in the studies, and the study outcomes will be extracted from the eligible articles. The extracted data will then undergo a structured, descriptive, quantitative, and qualitative content analysis to synthesize the information from the selected studies. Initial database searches yielded a total of 980 results. Duplicates have been removed, and title and abstract screening of the 805 remaining extracted articles are underway. Quantitative and qualitative findings from the reviewed articles will be presented to answer the study objective. This scoping review will provide global and public health educators with a comprehensive overview of the current state of e-learning evaluation. By identifying existing e-learning frameworks and tools, the findings will offer valuable guidance for further advancements in global and public health e-learning evaluation. The study will also enable the creation of a comprehensive, evidence-based e-learning evaluation framework and tools, which will improve the quality and accountability of global health and public health education. Ultimately, this will contribute to better health outcomes. DERR1-10.2196/49955.

보육교사가 지각하는 교육적 책무성과어린이집 조직효과성 간의 관계 및 영향

This study analyzed to specifically understand the relationship between educational accountability and organizational effectiveness of child-care teachers, which have a significant impact on child development and growth in a social environment where the public nature of child-care is growing. To this end, 305 child-care teachers working at national, public, corporate, private, and home daycare centers in Gyeonggi Province were surveyed on their perceptions of educational accountability and organizational effectiveness and analyzed their relevance. As a result, there was a difference in educational accountability and organizational effectiveness perceived by child-care teachers according to the background variables of child-care teachers, and a significant positive correlation between educational accountability and organizational effectiveness as a whole and all sub-areas. In addition, as a result of conducting multiple regression analysis on the effect of educational accountability perceived by child-care teachers on organizational effectiveness, it was found that educational accountability affects organizational effectiveness. Through these results, the relationship between the accountability and organizational effectiveness of child-care teachers was empirically revealed, and the importance of child-care teachers' awareness of accountability and the implications necessary to prepare measures to improve the organizational effectiveness of daycare centers.

A Study of School Principals' Practices to Ensure Teacher Accountability for Curriculum Implementation in Ethiopian Primary Schools

This study investigates the curriculum implementation practices of principals in public elementary schools in East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia. Using an exploratory case study approach and a multiple case study research design, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and document review, and analyzed using thematic analysis. The results of the study confirm that principals prioritize holding teachers accountable for tasks other than curriculum implementation in the classroom. They pay insufficient attention to curriculum implementation while effectively managing subordinate accountability. The research reveals that stringent actions, such as removal from promotion and salary cuts, are imposed when teachers' performance in subordinate tasks declines. When teachers are present at schools, their shortcomings in implementing the curriculum are usually addressed by moving them to lower grades instead of imposing harsh punishments. In contrast, sanctions such as fines equivalent to three months' salary, demotion, and dismissal are reserved exclusively for violations of the teachers' code of ethics, not for performance issues in the classroom. Based on the findings, the study suggests that the government create a fresh educational accountability policy. This policy should motivate school principals to emphasize and strengthen accountability for executing the curriculum successfully.

STRATEGI PENDIDIKAN DASAR UNTUK MENCAPAI AKUNTABILITAS PENGELOLAAN PENDIDIKAN

Good education financing accountability will produce quality education output. Accountability must be applied in every aspect of financing to support activities, because cost is one of the most influential elements in an educational activity. This literature reviu aims to determine strategies in the management of basic education accountability. Data collection is based on a literature study of 7 literatures ranging from 2013 to 2020. The articles were obtained by reviuing the official Google Scholar website. The results of the study indicate that the strategies that can be carried out by a basic education organization to achieve education management accountability. Good governance, wealth management, school-based management (SBM), and principal competencies.

Educational Accountability Policy for Sustainable Development: A Comparative Analysis across 30 Countries

This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis regarding Educational Accountability Policies (EAPs) across countries and empirically investigate the factors contributing to the variations in EAP implementation. To achieve these goals, firstly, this study investigated the status of EAP implementation by countries and endeavored to identify the trends regarding the diffusion and variation of EAP. Secondly, this study empirically analyzed the factors associated with variations in EAP implementation across countries. By employing country-level panel data from 30 countries, this study ascertained the status of EAP implementation as a global phenomenon. It examined the factors related to the adoption and intensity of EAP implementation based on the theoretical framework of the principal-agent model. This study has yielded two principal revelations. Firstly, there has been a rapid increase in the number of countries implementing EAP since the 2000s, accompanied by a bolstering of EAP implementation intensity. Nonetheless, there are discernible disparities in the adoption and implementation of EAP by countries. Secondly, this study has revealed that countries characterized by a more advanced economic status or an augmented governmental power tend to exhibit a proclivity for the adoption of EAP. Moreover, countries with a more advanced economic status, an augmented governmental power, or a higher degree of global openness are predisposed to implement EAP with greater intensity. These findings provide significant policy implications for sustainable development in education.

Dreaming beyond education policy: a BlackCrit analysis of ESEA and ESSA

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to analyze the first major federal education policy, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the most recent federal policy, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, through a Black critical theory (BlackCrit) lens to understand better how these educational policies have served as antiblack projects. Furthermore, this study locates examples of educational Freedom Dreams in the past and present to imagine new possibilities in Black education.Design/methodology/approachBy analyzing education policy documents and history through BlackCrit methods, the authors expose how education policy is inherently an antiblack project. Freedom Dreams catalyze possibilities for future education.FindingsThe data confirms that while these policies purport equity and accountability in education, they, in practice, exacerbate antiblackness through inequitably mandated standardized testing, distributed funding and policed schooling.Originality/valueThis paper applies BlackCrit analysis of education policy to reimagine Black educational possibilities.

Igniting Pathways for Land-Based Healing: Possibilities for Institutional Accountability

U.S. based post-secondary educational institutions usually have violent origin stories that include land theft, genocide, and the participation in slavery. Schools of social work are no exception. In recent years, colleges and universities, including schools of social work, have started to confront their histories of and participation in racial-settler colonialism. The severance of land as kinship, and land theft, have been a significant part of the harms of racial-settler colonialism. Colleges and universities have benefited from land theft, primarily through land-grants. Still, institutional accountability has been minimal, including limited acknowledgment of harm and modest changes in curriculum and staff. This paper expands the terrain of institutional accountability in social work higher education to consider land-based healing initiatives as a critical remedy for the harms of racial settler colonialism. This paper provides a historical review and decolonial analysis of the connection between social work higher education and land-grant institutions. Building on social cartography literature, a mapping framework for decolonizing higher education is examined in relation to questions of institutional accountability by land-grant universities. This framework is offered in conjunction with contemporary examples of struggles for institutional accountability in and outside of higher education. The paper concludes with future recommendations for research related to institutional accountability and the implications of land-based healing as an approach.

A social accountable model for Iranian dentistry sciences education system: a qualitative study

IntroductionSocial accountability is a new paradigm in dental education and a sort of cultural change. This study is an attempt to elaborate on the process of social accountability in the Iranian dentistry education system.Materials and methodsThis study was carried out as a qualitative work based on a grounded theory approach. The participants were selected through purposive sampling and took part in deep semi-structured interviews, and data saturation was achieved with 14 interviews. The main interviews were private, and face-to-face interviews were held on different occasions (morning and afternoon) in a quiet and decent environment. The interviews were held by the author and voice-recorded with the permission of the interviewees. Data analyses were performed through the Strauss–Corbin method along with the interviews.ResultsThe results indicated that the process of social accountability featured three stages: antecedents, mechanisms, and outcomes consisting of 619 codes, 16 subcategories, and 7 categories. Updating the curriculum, qualified students, appropriate educational environment, appropriate educational technology, monitoring and feedback throughout educational activities, proper interaction with society, and accountability to society's needs were the main categories in the study. The concept of proper interaction with society was the core variable.ConclusionThe results indicated that the process of social accountability has major and effective requirements in the antecedent, mechanism, and outcome stages, and it has a good performance in fulfilling the current needs of society for dentistry services. However, to meet potential needs, it needs special attention and programming.

A Journey Along the Frontier: My Attempts to Bring Accountability to Shadow Education in Australia and Beyond

Highlights This article provides insights into stakeholders’ challenges while bringing educational accountability to private tutoring providers through a self-regulation model. There is no participant involved in this narrative inquiry study. Policymakers may be ambivalent about bringing accountability as their families may benefit from private tutoring. This account is written from the perspective of a teacher-trained tutor who has worked with policymakers to address some of the challenges. This first-person narrative describes the experience of establishing a national peak body to bring greater accountability to private tutoring providers. This peak body is unique because it positions the educational interests of students as at least equal to providers’ commercial interests. The author believes that greater accountability for tutoring businesses is required in all markets and that issues will not resolve through self-regulation alone.

Evaluation of a Muslim Pre-School in the United States Using Elements of the Ofsted Model

This article reviewed the Ofsted inspection model in England and reported on its implementation in a Muslim pre-school located in an American southeastern state. The inspection methods included classroom observations, interviews with staff, parent survey, and scrutiny of artifacts. After the pre-school was inspected and the feedback was given to the administration orally and in a detailed written report, an improvement plan was developed by the author to address the inspection recommendations. The results of the inspection showed that implementing elements of the Ofsted inspection model in the pre-school contributed to overall educational improvement. A follow-up communication with the administration showed that curriculum changes were made, teachers were provided with more professional development opportunities, and their teaching practices had improved. Considering these findings, this study demonstrated that there was an alignment between the mission of the pre-school and the parents’ aspirations; and that an educational accountability system such as the Ofsted inspection model have had a positive impact on the educational provision even though not all elements of the inspection model were implemented, many of which require a team of inspectors and a quality assurance mechanism.

Landscape of Social Accountability in Health Professional Education

Social accountability of healthcare educational institutions is an emerging concept in healthcare professional education. World Health Organization defines social accountability as an obligation of medical colleges to direct teaching and research activities towards community health concerns

Educational Accountability and American Federalism: Moving beyond a Test-Based Approach, by John Portz

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Federal Leadership Perspectives and Role on the Era of Access, Accountability, and Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education

This article is part of a case study of federal leadership in special education from the perspective of those who served in the roles of Assistant Secretaries of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services and Directors of the Office of Special Education Programs or their equivalents in the former U.S. Office of Education and later U.S. Department of Education. This case study covers the time period from the George W. Bush administration and lasting through the first 4 years of President Barack Obama’s administration (2000–2012). During this time, government intervention in education reached its zenith with the passage of No Child Left Behind in 2001 and the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. The participants detailed their (a) career and appointment, (b) vision for educating students with disabilities, (c) theory of change, (d) politics and financial constraints, (e) advocacy, and (f) views of the past, present, and future.

Personality Traits of Administrators and Accountability in Secondary Education: Evidence from Survey in Nigeria

Personality Traits of Administrators and Accountability in Secondary Education: Evidence from Survey in Nigeria

Validity evidence and psychometric evaluation of a socially accountable health index for health professions schools

There is an expectation that health professions schools respond to priority societal health needs. This expectation is largely based on the underlying assumption that schools are aware of the priority needs in their communities. This paper demonstrates how open-access, pan-national health data can be used to create a reliable health index to assist schools in identifying societal needs and advance social accountability in health professions education. Using open-access data, a psychometric evaluation was conducted to examine the reliability and validity of the Canadian Health Indicators Framework (CHIF) conceptual model. A non-linear confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on 67 health indicators, at the health-region level (n = 97) was used to assess the model fit of the hypothesized 10-factor model. Reliability analysis using McDonald’s Omega were conducted, followed by Pearson’s correlation coefficients. Findings from the non-linear CFA rejected the original conceptual model structure of the CHIF. Exploratory post hoc analyses were conducted using modification indices and parameter constraints to improve model fit. A final 5-factor multidimensional model demonstrated superior fit, reducing the number of indicators from 67 to 32. The 5-factors included: Health Conditions (8-indicators); Health Functions (6-indicators); Deaths (5-indicators); Non-Medical Health Determinants (7-indicators); and Community & Health System Characteristics (6-indicators). All factor loadings were statistically significant (p < 0.001) and demonstrated excellent internal consistency (ω\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$\\upomega$$\\end{document} >0.95). Many schools struggle to identify and measure socially accountable outcomes. The process highlighted in this paper and the indices developed serve as starting points to allow schools to leverage open-access data as an initial step in identifying societal needs.

The Role of Economic Freedom in the Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Former Socialist Countries

This study investigates the role of economic freedom in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and its impact on economic growth in 15 former socialist countries from 2000 to 2021 through the Generalized Method of Moments estimation method. Our findings suggest that higher economic freedom helps countries attract additional foreign investment. Furthermore, we found that a one-unit increase in the economic freedom index increases the real gross domestic product per capita by 0.019%. The findings also reveal that a 1% increase in FDI leads to a 0.585% surge in real income per capita, whereas trade openness surges income by 1.24%. These results reveal that FDI has a positive impact on economic growth, suggesting that FDI is an important factor driving economic development in former socialist countries. This study also provides policy recommendations based on the findings, highlighting the importance of promoting free and healthy competition, transparency, accountability, and investment in education and infrastructure.

Comparison to Perceptions of Teachers and Head Teachers about Accountability Measures for Public School Improvement in Punjab

Every government faces the pressure of quality and accountability as it has become an international agenda. Countries are shaping their policies according to the interest of stakeholders in globalization and international competition. They plan to establish high-performing school systems. Developed and developing countries are also struggling with this movement to ensure the quality and accountability of schools. Different accountability approaches are in practice. Mixed methods research design opted for using an interview protocol and sur\vey with 2220 participants from public elementary schools. A pragmatic approach selected for reliability, and validity was assured while using a triangulation design. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were performed for the analysis of data. It concluded that educational accountability is a challenging job. Data revealed an ambiguity in the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders, teachers, head teachers, parents, students, and district administration. Assign duties may be clarified, and responsible persons may be considered answerable. Some policies are there, but these are in practice in a different sense. Implementation of policies may be authenticated. When students' achievement is considered the main drive of school effectiveness, and schools are rated accountable for results to nurture positive change. More than achievement in numbers alone is required for quality education, as this can easily be achieved through misreporting. For quality and improvement over time, some prime features like creativity and higher-order thinking skills are mandatory. In different situations, there may be other yardsticks to judge students' personality traits like teamwork, commitment, and emotional adjustment. School teachers and head teachers had recommended replacing test-based accountability with performance-based accountability to amplify student learning and success.