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The Waive of the Future? School Accountability in the Waiver Era
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Polikoff, Morgan S.; McEachin, Andrew J.; Wrabel, Stephani L.; Duque, Matthew – Educational Researcher, 2014
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia have recently received waivers to the school accountability requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). As the prospects for reauthorizing the Act in the near term are dim, these new accountability systems will be law for at least several years. Drawing on a four-part framework from the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
A History of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and Some Questions about Its Future.
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Jones, Lyle V. – Educational Researcher, 1996
Presents a history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), focusing on procedural changes from 1969 to date and questions whether NAEP results should be used for accountability purposes. It recommends that NAEP should be insulated from reform efforts and that NAEP's monitoring of population levels of educational achievement…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criticism, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Introduction. This Issue: A Focus on Educational Reform and the Role of Research in the Reform Process.
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Donmoyer, Robert – Educational Researcher, 1996
Highlights several articles that raise questions about the role of research in educational reform. These articles argue over the use of National Assessment of Educational Progress results for accountability purposes; and the advisability of using cost-benefit analysis in critiquing educational reform proposals, and particularly, in evaluating the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Criticism, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Trends in Evaluation.
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House, Ernest R. – Educational Researcher, 1990
Discusses the following aspects of educational evaluation: (1) structural changes; (2) conceptual changes; (3) mixed methods and unraveling consensus; (4) utilization of findings; (5) the role of values; and (6) the role of politics. Discusses how evaluation moved from monolithic to pluralistic, reflecting the change from consensus to pluralism in…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Pluralism, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
A Framework for Appraising Educational Reforms.
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House, Ernest R. – Educational Researcher, 1996
Discusses the use of transaction-cost economics in measuring the impact of educational reforms and whether these reforms are likely to succeed in the "real life" of schools. Several current educational reforms are judged on the basis of their transaction costs and consequent prospects for success. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Quality Criteria for Maximizing the Use of Research.
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McEwen, Nelly – Educational Researcher, 1992
Identifies important criteria for assessing the quality of educational research and applies these 20 identified criteria to 2 recent international comparative studies in education, the Second International Science Study and the first International Assessment of Educational Progress. The major types of criteria are utility, propriety, and accuracy.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Research