This edited volume explores the evolution and future of educational accountability, highlighting strategies that drive development and improvement. It examines evidence on outcomes and effects, with a focus on performative and market accountability—widely adopted and often debated. The book also addresses emerging mechanisms that strengthen education systems, offering global perspectives, case examples, and practical insights. Readers gain a comprehensive understanding of key issues, enabling informed research, policy, and practice, while fostering ongoing dialogue on enhancing educational quality and equity through accountability.
Chapter "Performative Accountability: A Close Examination of a Dominant Model" is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via Springerlink.
This edited volume explores the evolution and future of educational accountability, highlighting strategies that drive development and improvement. It examines evidence on outcomes and effects, with a focus on performative and market accountability—widely adopted and often debated. The book also addresses emerging mechanisms that strengthen education systems, offering global perspectives, case examples, and practical insights. Readers gain a comprehensive understanding of key issues, enabling informed research, policy, and practice, while fostering ongoing dialogue on enhancing educational quality and equity through accountability.
Chapter "Performative Accountability: A Close Examination of a Dominant Model" is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via Springerlink.
Luis Felipe de la Vega Rodríguez
Educational Accountability Educational Policy Policy trends in education New public management in education New public education accountability Strategies for educational development through accountability Outcomes and effects of educational accountability mechanisms Trends in educational accountability mechanisms Performative accountability in education systems Social accountability in education Professional accountability in school systems Evidence-based educational accountability strategies Educational improvement Accountability and educational improvement Educational leadership and accountability frameworks