Leadership for Quality and Accountability in Education

This book addresses the interconnected issues of quality and accountability within the education system and provides a coherent framework within which these can be analysed. The key focus is on the role of leadership in developing strategies in relation to quality and accountability that will enhance learning outcomes.Drawing on research evidence and addressing the most recent quality frameworks that operate in educational contexts, the authors consider: the underlying nature of the terms quality and accountability and the ways in which these terms have been employed both nationally and globally the central themes within this global shift towards a culture of quality and accountability the impact of these developments on educational organisations in all phases.

Section 1 - Quality and accountability considered: the 'quality culture Chapter 1 - Quality and accountability: the rise of a global phenomenon Chapter 2 - The concept of quality Chapter 3 - Local management and central accountability: a very modern problem Chapter 4 - The culture and educational organisations and the goal of quality Section 2 - Themes in quality and accountability Chapter 5 - Quality, accountability and permeability in education Chapter 6 - Managing staff and resources for quality education Chapter 7 - Leadership, quality and accountability Section 3 - The impact of the quality culture: quality, accountability and professionalism in education Chapter 8 - Leadership and external inspection Chapter 9 - Internal evaluation and review Chapter 10 - Beyond quality and accountability