Charter Schools and the Panoptic Effect of Accountability

Bibliographic Data

ID9729312
AuthorsV Darleen Opfer (Georgia State University, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume33
Issue2
Pages201-215
Publication date2001-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124501332008
OpenAlexW2105593324
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited21

like many states in the United States, charter schools are toutedas a reform effort that can significantly alter how education is conducted(“Good Report Card,” 1998; “State Charter School Law,” 1995). It isbelieved that the flexibility given to charter schools will allow them to bemore innovative in their pedagogical and curricular approaches (Meyers,1998; Stepp, 1999), and that this innovation will result in improved studentachievement (“Education Needs,” 1998; “Good Report Card,” 1998; Stepp,1999). This gain in student performance has yet to materialize in Georgia.According to the Georgia State Department of Education’s annual report

Accountability · Charter · Charter school · Pedagogy · Political science · Report card · Sociology · State (computer science · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Law · Legal Issues in Education · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance

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