Accountability: Threat or Target?.

Taylor, Rosemarye T.; Williams, Robert D.

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ERIC Number: EJ630833

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Publication Date: 2001

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Accountability: Threat or Target?

Taylor, Rosemarye T.; Williams, Robert D.

School Administrator, v58 n6 p30-33 Jun 2001

Fully 27 states grade or rank schools to force improved student performance; some states are instituting teacher-performance portfolios. Accountability is becoming a threat rather than a process for setting student-achievement targets. Principals should work on long-term cultural goals and short-term test-improvement strategies. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals, Program Implementation, School Culture, Teamwork, Test Results

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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