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The Resource Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors, Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors, Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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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 mechanisms through which the system is intended to work are not well understood. The authors examined five accountability models: two from the manufacturing sector (the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program and the Toyota Production System (TPS)), a performance incentive model used in the evaluation of job training programs for the poor, accountability in the legal sector, accountability in health care as shown by clinical practice guidelines, use of statistical risk-adjustment methods, and the public reporting of health performance measures. Although education faces unique challenges, the authors conclude that educators can learn much from these other sectors. The Baldrige, TPS, and the clinical practice guidelines suggest the importance of focused institutional self-assessment, understanding school and district operations as a production process, being able to develop and apply a knowledge base about effective practice, and empowering participants in the process to contribute to improvement efforts. The job training and risk-adjustment models and the legal and health care accountability models provide specific guidance on how to enhance system-wide accountability in education by broadening performance measures; making sure performance goals are fair to all students and schools; developing standards of practice in promising areas; and encouraging professional accountability
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eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 134 pages)
Note
  • "Rand Education."
  • "MG-136-WFHF"--Page 4 of cover
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
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9781283597319
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Label
Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors
Title
Organizational improvement and accountability
Title remainder
lessons for education from other sectors
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Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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Language
eng
Summary
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 mechanisms through which the system is intended to work are not well understood. The authors examined five accountability models: two from the manufacturing sector (the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program and the Toyota Production System (TPS)), a performance incentive model used in the evaluation of job training programs for the poor, accountability in the legal sector, accountability in health care as shown by clinical practice guidelines, use of statistical risk-adjustment methods, and the public reporting of health performance measures. Although education faces unique challenges, the authors conclude that educators can learn much from these other sectors. The Baldrige, TPS, and the clinical practice guidelines suggest the importance of focused institutional self-assessment, understanding school and district operations as a production process, being able to develop and apply a knowledge base about effective practice, and empowering participants in the process to contribute to improvement efforts. The job training and risk-adjustment models and the legal and health care accountability models provide specific guidance on how to enhance system-wide accountability in education by broadening performance measures; making sure performance goals are fair to all students and schools; developing standards of practice in promising areas; and encouraging professional accountability
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Dewey number
379.1/58
Index
no index present
Language note
English
LC call number
LB2806.22
LC item number
.O74 2004eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1946-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Stecher, Brian M
  • Kirby, Sheila Nataraj
  • Rand Education (Institute)
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  • Educational accountability
  • School management and organization
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Responsabilité du rendement (Éducation)
  • Administration scolaire
  • Efficacité organisationnelle
  • EDUCATION
  • EDUCATION
  • Educational accountability
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • School management and organization
  • United States
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Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors, Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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Publication
Note
  • "Rand Education."
  • "MG-136-WFHF"--Page 4 of cover
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134)
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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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
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55202554
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unknown
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1 online resource (xix, 134 pages)
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online
Isbn
9781283597319
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rdamedia
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Electronic reproduction.
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remote
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(OCoLC)55202554
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Label
Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors, Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Publication
Note
  • "Rand Education."
  • "MG-136-WFHF"--Page 4 of cover
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
55202554
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 134 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781283597319
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • ebl197462
  • 22573/ctt5c17
  • 175e2f68-b89c-40e8-8cb0-bb3d99b00e79
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)55202554
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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