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Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors /

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The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a performance-based accountability system built around student test results. The accountability system comprises explicit educational goals, assessments for measuring the attainment of goals and judging success, and consequences (rewards or sanctions). But the...

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Corporate Authors: Rand Education (Institute), JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Stecher, Brian M., Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2004.
Subjects:
Educational accountability > United States.
School management and organization > United States.
Organizational effectiveness > Evaluation.
Responsabilité du rendement (Éducation)
Administration scolaire.
Efficacité organisationnelle > Évaluation.
EDUCATION > Finance.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Educational accountability.
School management and organization.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : accountability in education
  • Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program
  • Toyota production system/lean manufacturing
  • The Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act
  • Accountability in the legal profession
  • Clinical practice guidelines in the health sector
  • Risk adjustment methods in health care accountability.