Responding to accountability requirements while promoting program improvement.

Autor:	Guillén-Woods, Blanca Flor, Kaiser, Monica A., Harrington, Maura J.
Předmět:	EDUCATIONAL accountability ACADEMIC achievement SCHOOL involvement SCHOOLS PROMPTING (Education) EDUCATIONAL law & legislation ASSESSMENT of education EVALUATORS
Zdroj:	New Directions for Evaluation; Spring2008, Vol. 2008 Issue 117, p59-70, 12p, 5 Charts
Abstrakt:	The impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is usually understood in relation to schools and districts, but the legislation has also affected community-based organizations that operate school-linked programs. This case study of an afterschool program in California demonstrates how educational accountability systems that emphasize students' academic achievement and scientifically based research prompted evaluators to modify evaluation questions, methods, and analytic techniques. The external demands of NCLB transformed the evaluation to support the relevance and value of this community-based program within the evolving framework of accountability for the school. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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