EDUC 522 Week 2: Types of Accountability
Unit 2: Types of Accountability Introduction Organizations are subject to various forms of accountability, often at the same time. Leaders of organizations are faced with both internal and external accountability demands. Moreover, leaders of schools and universities are currently coping with bureaucratic accountability, professional accountability, and market accountability. Depending on the context in which an organization is located, there may be more of one type of accountability than another. Unit learning goals When you finish this unit you will have learned to: 1. Distinguish between various types of accountability (e.g., bureaucratic, professional, community) and how you as a leader can most effectively respond to them. 2. Continue to identify major accountability issues and challenges encountered in your workplace.
Questions to answer before class as you complete your reading assignment: 1. What types of accountability exist in education? 2. Which types are most/least effective in creating organizational improvement? 3. What types of accountability exist outside education? 4. How do they fit/not fit with realities of education in urban settings?
Unit 2 ppt. Stecher, B., & Kirby, S. N. (2004). Introduction. In B. Stecher & S. N. Kirby, Organizational improvement and accountability: Lessons for education from other sectors (pp. 1-7). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. Retrieved November 14, 2005, from http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG136/ Romzek, B. S., & Dubnick, M. J. (1987). Accountability in the public sector: Lessons from the Lee, M., Walker, A., & Ling Chui, Y. (2012). Contrasting effects of instructional leadership practices on student learning in a high accountability context. Journal of Educational Administration, 50(5), 586–611. Firestone, W. A., & Shipps, D. (2005). How do leaders interpret conflicting accountabilities to improve student learning? In W. A. Firestone & C. Riehl (Eds.), A new agenda for research in educational leadership. New York: Teachers College Press (pp. 81-91). Burke, J. C. (2004). Achieving accountability in higher education: Balancing public, academic, and market demands. In J. C. Burke (Ed.), The many faces of accountability (pp. 1-24). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
