Illinois Project for Democratic Accountability

Bibliographic Data

ID8924374
AuthorsSarah M Stitzlein (0000-0002-2486-2831, University of New Hampshire at Manchester, corresponding author), Walter Feinberg (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Jennifer Greene (0000-0002-6392-6316, Illinois College), Luis Miron (University of Illinois System)
Year2007
Volume42
Issue2
Pages139-155
Publication date2007-09-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1946 • E-ISSN: 1532-6993
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00131940701513235
OpenAlexW2084537169
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

Education is experiencing a case of misplaced accountability, where an exclusive reliance on high stakes tests overlooks the more subtle judgments of teachers and professional educators and, because of its simplicity, passes as democratic. This article investigates the theoretical underpinnings of current accountability initiatives and draws upon extensive teacher interviews to reveal the practical aspects of accountability pressures in schools today. We provide a discussion of local teacher knowledge that exposes teachers' commitments to a deeper sense of successful education that is eclipsed by testing and that offers a richer resource for improving classrooms and educational outcomes. We provide a discussion of educational foundations and policy that rethinks democratic goals and encourages educationists to shift the current debate in order to make accountability truly democratic. This article suggests that the contemporary climate of accountability may be misplaced in its intentions

Accountability · Democracy · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Public Administration · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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