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Skourdoumbis, Andrew – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2017
This paper is a critique of the school education productivity evaluation and two research constructs germane to it, "teacher quality" and "teacher effectiveness." The paper will argue that policy inceptions of "teacher quality" and "teacher effectiveness" proxy for the productive capacity of schools and more…
Descriptors: Productivity, Teacher Effectiveness, Best Practices, Accountability
Dwyer, Carol A.; Millett, Catherine M.; Payne, David G. – Educational Testing Service, 2006
Developing a comprehensive strategy for postsecondary education that will meet the needs of America's diverse population and help ensure our ability to compete in the global economy is vital to the growth of our nation. Key to improving performance of our colleges and universities is measuring that performance. In this paper, the authors assert…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, General Education, Thinking Skills, Labor Force
Cave, Martin; Hanney, Stephen; Henkel, Mary; Kogan, Maurice – 1997
This book gives an updated account of the present use and status of performance indicators (PIs)in British higher education, a decade after their controversial introduction into higher education policy. The first chapter explores some key issues in the development of PIs, noting that since their introduction as a largely, externally imposed…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Cave, Martin; And Others – 1988
This book gives an account of the present use and status of performance indicators in British higher education, set against the developing literature and experience of performance indicators in the United States and other countries. The book provides a critical survey of the range of devices being proposed but also points to possible patterns or…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Lawrence, Ben – Studies in Management, 1972
Program budgeting is described as a means of enabling higher education to respond effectively to three major accountability concerns. They are (1) the long-term financial implications of a particular programmatic or policy decision, (2) determination of what is being paid for, and (3) understanding that the price being paid for a program is…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
California Advisory Council on Educational Research, Burlingame. – 1971
Papers presented at the Conference include: "Biopsy of an Educational Growth" (J.R. Harsh), "Performance Contracting--The Dallas Experiment" (D.R. Waldrip), "Teaching Performance Tests at Three Levels of Accountability" (W.J. Popham), "Problems of Implementing the Writing of Behavioral Objectives" (R.M. Carson), "Program Planning Impact…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affective Behavior, Behavioral Objectives, Conference Reports