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Full-Text Articles in Education
Departing From Tradition: Innovation And Accountability In Two Primary Schools In Denmark And The Usa, Pamela Evanshen, Charlotte Ringsmose
Departing From Tradition: Innovation And Accountability In Two Primary Schools In Denmark And The Usa, Pamela Evanshen, Charlotte Ringsmose
Pamela A. Evanshen
No abstract provided.
Test-Based Accountability Systems: Concerns For Indiana’S Multilingual Learners And Their Teachers, Kathryn Brooks, Brooke Kandel-Cisco
Test-Based Accountability Systems: Concerns For Indiana’S Multilingual Learners And Their Teachers, Kathryn Brooks, Brooke Kandel-Cisco
Kathryn Brooks
Indiana’s current test-based accountability system grew, in part, out of decades of federal-level educational reform initiatives. This article reviews the history of Indiana’s test-based accountability system for schools and details how the system calculates evaluative ratings for Indiana teachers and schools. Additionally, the article analyzes how the Indiana accountability system contradicts what is known about appropriate measurement of English language learners and lists psychometric and validity concerns such as valid assessment, non-random assignment, norming groups, and ceiling/bottom effects. This article calls for a system in which multiple assessments offer rich data for school and teacher evaluations.
Validity And Qualitative Research: An Oxymoron?, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L. Leech
Validity And Qualitative Research: An Oxymoron?, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L. Leech
Nancy Leech
Although the importance of validity has long been accepted among quantitative researchers, this concept has been an issue of contention among qualitative researchers. Thus, the first purpose of the present paper is to introduce the Qualitative Legitimation Model, which attempts to integrate many of the types of validity identified by qualitative researchers. The second purpose of this article is to describe 24 methods for assessing the truth value of qualitative research. Utilizing and documenting such techniques should prevent validity and qualitative research from being seen as an oxymoron.
Test-Based Accountability Systems: Concerns For Indiana’S Multilingual Learners And Their Teachers, Kathryn Brooks, Brooke Kandel-Cisco
Test-Based Accountability Systems: Concerns For Indiana’S Multilingual Learners And Their Teachers, Kathryn Brooks, Brooke Kandel-Cisco
Brooke Kandel-Cisco
Indiana’s current test-based accountability system grew, in part, out of decades of federal-level educational reform initiatives. This article reviews the history of Indiana’s test-based accountability system for schools and details how the system calculates evaluative ratings for Indiana teachers and schools. Additionally, the article analyzes how the Indiana accountability system contradicts what is known about appropriate measurement of English language learners and lists psychometric and validity concerns such as valid assessment, non-random assignment, norming groups, and ceiling/bottom effects. This article calls for a system in which multiple assessments offer rich data for school and teacher evaluations.
Slo's And School Counseling: A Perfect Fit, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel
Slo's And School Counseling: A Perfect Fit, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel
Brandie M. Oliver
Dr. Brandie Oliver and Dr. Nick Abel address student learning outcomes for school counselors in the March 2015 issue of IndianaGram.
Slo's And School Counseling: A Perfect Fit, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel
Slo's And School Counseling: A Perfect Fit, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel
Nick R. Abel
Dr. Brandie Oliver and Dr. Nick Abel address student learning outcomes for school counselors in the March 2015 issue of IndianaGram.
A Career Preparation System Accountability System, Kevin Hollenbeck
A Career Preparation System Accountability System, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
A Database Accountability System For The Michigan Career Preparation System, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss
A Database Accountability System For The Michigan Career Preparation System, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss
Kevin Hollenbeck
No abstract provided.
Innovative Public Engagement Practices And Partnerships: Lifting Stakeholder Voices In Education Accountability Policy, Monica Wills, Curtis Brewer, Robert Knoeppel, James Witte, Roy Pargas, Jane Clark Lindle
Innovative Public Engagement Practices And Partnerships: Lifting Stakeholder Voices In Education Accountability Policy, Monica Wills, Curtis Brewer, Robert Knoeppel, James Witte, Roy Pargas, Jane Clark Lindle
Jane Clark Lindle
In 2008, due to increasing stakeholder dissatisfaction with assessment results and school report cards, South Carolina revised its 1998 Educational Accountability Act and required public engagement with stakeholders including parents/guardians, educators, business and community leaders, and taxpayers. The legislation created partnerships between SC‟s Education Oversight Committee (EOC) and Clemson University. The project also brought together within the university the fields of Applied Sociology, Computer Science, and Educational Leadership. The project involved mixed methods using phone/web surveys with focus groups eliciting perceptions from key stakeholders and under-represented voices in the surveys.
From Competition To Collaboration, Accountability To Responsibility, And Patriotism To Ecological Cosmopolitanism: A Book Review Of Education And Democracy In The 21st Century, Sophy Cai
Sophy Cai
No abstract provided.
Getting Off The Back Burner: The Impact Of Testing Elementary Social Studies As Part Of A State-Mandated Accountability Program, Kenneth Vogler, Timothy Lintner, George Lipscomb, Herman Knopf, Tina Heafner, Tracy Rock
Getting Off The Back Burner: The Impact Of Testing Elementary Social Studies As Part Of A State-Mandated Accountability Program, Kenneth Vogler, Timothy Lintner, George Lipscomb, Herman Knopf, Tina Heafner, Tracy Rock
Timothy Lintner
No abstract provided.
The Triple Bottom Line: Portable Applications And Best Practices For Sustainability In Academic Libraries, Anne M. Casey, Jon E. Cawthorne, Kathleen Delong, Irene M.H. Herold, Adriene Lim
The Triple Bottom Line: Portable Applications And Best Practices For Sustainability In Academic Libraries, Anne M. Casey, Jon E. Cawthorne, Kathleen Delong, Irene M.H. Herold, Adriene Lim
Anne Marie Casey
Triple Bottom Line Accounting (TBLA) refers to a method of measuring the economic, environmental, and community service impacts of an organization rather than the traditional practice of measuring just the financial bottom line. This chapter explores TBLA from a historical point-of-view; offers examples in higher education and discusses the implications for academic libraries. It concludes with ideas for the implementation of TBLA in libraries.
Discussion Paper On Best Practice In School Performance And Accountability, Robert Simons
Discussion Paper On Best Practice In School Performance And Accountability, Robert Simons
Dr Robert Simons
No abstract provided.
3 Attributes, Joyce Kutin
3 Attributes, Joyce Kutin
Joyce K Kutin RN, MSN, MOL
Nursing Philosophy is based on both professional organization and individual definitions. Many factors both intrinsically and extrinsically influence one’s personal perceptions of the great profession called nursing. What are the key points in being a professional nurse? Accountability, professionalism and compassion are the three key points referenced within this article that will be discussed.
Accountability, Equity, And Practitioner Learning And Change, Estela M. Bensimon, Rueda Robert, Alicia Dowd, Frank Harris
Accountability, Equity, And Practitioner Learning And Change, Estela M. Bensimon, Rueda Robert, Alicia Dowd, Frank Harris
Frank Harris III
Accountability and evidence-based decision-making have become the mantra of government polilcymakers, and even private foundations. Yet most attempts to foster cultures of evidence have not brought about change in Practices, notably because they are treated as management tools rather than learning processes. Equity for All is an approach to accountability that is grounded on the principles of practice theory and sociocultural theories of learning. The authors provide empirical evidence to illustrate practitioner learning.
Accountability In A Postdesegregation Era: The Continuing Significance Of Racial Segregation, Kathryn M. Borman, Tamela Eitle, Deanna Michael, David J. Eitle, Reginald Lee, Larry Johnson, Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, Sherman Dorn, Barbara Shircliffe
Accountability In A Postdesegregation Era: The Continuing Significance Of Racial Segregation, Kathryn M. Borman, Tamela Eitle, Deanna Michael, David J. Eitle, Reginald Lee, Larry Johnson, Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, Sherman Dorn, Barbara Shircliffe
Deirdre Cobb-Roberts
In the wake of both the end of court-ordered school desegregation and the growing popularity of accountability as a mechanism to maximize student achievement, the authors explore the association between racial segregation and the percentage of students passing high-stakes tests in Florida's schools. Results suggest that segregation matters in predicting school-level performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test after control for other known andpurportedpredictors of standardized testperformance. Also, these results suggest that neither recent efforts by the state of Florida to equalize the funding of education nor current efforts involving high-stakes testing will close the Black-White achievement gap without consideration …
The Political Legacy Of School Accountability Systems, Sherman Dorn
The Political Legacy Of School Accountability Systems, Sherman Dorn
Sherman Dorn
The recent battle reported from Washington about proposed national testing program does not tell the most important political story about high stakes tests. Politically popular school accountability systems in many states already revolve around statistical results of testing with high-stakes environments. The future of high stakes tests thus does not depend on what happens on Capitol Hill. Rather, the existence of tests depends largely on the political culture of published test results. Most critics of high-stakes testing do not talk about that culture, however. They typically focus on the practice legacy of testing, the ways in which testing creates perverse …