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来源

EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY,Vol.51,Issue5,P.640-658

语言

英文

关键字

charter schools; accountability; educational policy; PUBLIC-SECTOR; TERM LIMITS; PERFORMANCE; GOVERNANCE; POLITICS; LESSONS

作者单位

[Ford, Michael R.] Univ Wisconsin, Publ Adm, Clow Fac 422, Oshkosh, WI 54901 USA. [Ford, Michael R.] Univ Wisconsin, Budgeting & Res Methods, Oshkosh, WI 54901 USA. [Ihrke, Douglas M.] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Publ & Nonprofit Adm, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA. [Ihrke, Douglas M.] Univ Wisconsin, Helen Bader Inst HBI Nonprofit Management, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA. Ford, MR (reprint author), Univ Wisconsin, Publ Adm, Clow Fac 422, Oshkosh, WI 54901 USA. E-Mail: fordm@uwosh.edu

摘要

In this article, we use originally collected survey data to determine how nonprofit charter school board members in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota define accountability. We find that charter board members generally define accountability downward toward student achievement and staff performance, inward toward board performance, or upward toward authorizer compliance. We use the results of the survey to make a series of public policy recommendations to help charter school boards look outward in their accountability orientation as a means of addressing the calls for increased public accountability for the charter school sector. The results add practical value to policy discussions regarding charter school accountability and theoretical value to scholars studying public and nonprofit governance reforms.