The author maintains that the increased visibility of student personnel work to the entire community through education and outreach can also assist in program justification and accountability. (Author)

During the impending period of retrenchment, universities and community colleges must obtain hard data to justify the various curricula with respect to the students' future placement in society. Educational leaders must regain control of curriculum development and decision-making processes from faculty, so they can effectively respond to the…

Teacher accountability should be a means of improving instruction and renewing professionalism. Accountability should alleviate problems of articulation between the various levels of foreign language study. The measurement of achievement would be improved by initiating positive evaluation based on minimal performance objectives. (Author/RM)

In 1980 the Newark (Ohio) City School District established a team management system called REASONS--an acronym for Responsive, Evaluative Accountability System Operating Newark Schools. The goals of the REASONS program comprise systematic planning and accomplishment of objectives, increased productivity, open two-way communication, and peer…

The idea of educational vouchers goes back to Adam Smith in 1778, according to this examination of past and present discussions about vouchers. The author begins by defining educational vouchers and summarizing the idea's history, especially since its revival in 1955 by economist Milton Friedman. Seven models of voucher systems are briefly…

The purpose of the Rehabilitation Indicators Project is to develop a method, rehabilitation indicators (RI's), for defining multi-dimensionally the benefits that accrue to rehabilitation clients. RI's are presented as descriptors of observable elements of the rehabilitation client's life space with each descriptor inherently meaningful to client…

The concepts of educational malpractice and educational accountability are emerging more frequently in educational literature and as the basis of court cases. Up until now, no suits charging educational malpractice have been successful, but observers predict that suits charging schools with negligence will be successful. One basis for the court's…

This publication contains the proceedings of the 26th annual meeting of the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society in December, 1977. Eleven papers discussing the philosophy of education are presented. In the first paper "Philosophical Analysis: Whither or Thither?" the author discusses the drive towards systems analysis and logical…

In contrast to the past, when English teachers were considered responsible for the quality of their instruction, the present push for accountability comes from outside the profession and has taken several forms including competency based teacher education (CBTE), licensing, and achievement testing. Mandated in several states, CBTE deals with the…

This guide provides an instrument for determining the cost effectiveness of child care centers. An assessment checklist covering child care center features in the areas of physical facilities, program experience and administration (including every aspect of the minimum Florida licensing standards) is presented. The checklist was designed for…

The school superintendent for Duval County (Florida) describes his experiences in developing a school-based management organizational structure. The following elements are involved: (1) funds are allocated to schools based on needs of children in schools, (2) specific educational objectives for a school are set by people associated with the…

This is one of a set of five handbooks compiled by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory which describes the processes for planning and operating a total Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program. Processes and material are those developed by the original EBCE model--Community Experiences in Career Education or (CE)2. The area of…

A structured approach to a 1980 accreditation self-study conducted at the University of San Francisco in preparation for a reaccreditation visit of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges is described. Assumptions and principles that governed the design of the self-study, steps in the study, and recommendations for future self-studies are…

Limited resources and competing demands are forcing statewide planners and decisionmakers to become increasingly concerned with program approval and review. One new element is the review of existing programs as states find it necessary to consider program additions in concert with program terminations. The prospect of declining or stable…

The purpose of this module cluster is to develop or increase the preservice teacher's awareness of important issues in education in the state of New Jersey and Camden City and various nationwide issues in addition. The cluster contains five modules concerned with (1) control and financing of education; (2) future control and financing of education…