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View article: Making sense of testing: teachers’ interpretations of accountability instruments in disadvantaged school settings
Making sense of testing: teachers’ interpretations of accountability instruments in disadvantaged school settings Open
In recent decades, countries in both the global North and South have adopted data-intensive policy instruments such as performance-based accountability (PBA) to improve student learning outcomes and become more competitive in the global kn…
View article: School autonomy with accountability as a cross-national policy model: diverse adoptions, practices and impacts
School autonomy with accountability as a cross-national policy model: diverse adoptions, practices and impacts Open
This special issue examines the policy model of School Autonomy with Accountability (SAWA) and its diverse configurations . The focus is on understanding how SAWA reforms shape governance practices and influence educational systems in diff…
View article: Teachers gaming the system: exploring opportunistic behaviours in a low-stakes accountability system
Teachers gaming the system: exploring opportunistic behaviours in a low-stakes accountability system Open
Based on the theoretical approaches of social capital and institutional trust, this paper seeks to identify contextual factors and conditions behind teacher behaviours which aim to alter the results of standardised tests in the Italian low…
View article: Regional policy trajectories in the Spanish education system: Different uses of relative autonomy
Regional policy trajectories in the Spanish education system: Different uses of relative autonomy Open
Federal and highly decentralized political systems open different spaces to interpret, adapt, and enact international policy trends and ideas within the same territory. Spain, a country with a highly decentralized educational system and co…
View article: At the crossroad of performativity and the market: schools’ logics of action under a hybrid accountability regime
At the crossroad of performativity and the market: schools’ logics of action under a hybrid accountability regime Open
School systems are shifting towards forms of post-bureaucratic governance (PBG), implying higher levels of school autonomy, choice, and performance-based management. Under this governance approach, which combines forms of administrative an…
View article: At the crossroad of performativity and the market: Schools' logics of action under post-bureaucratic and hybrid accountabilities
At the crossroad of performativity and the market: Schools' logics of action under post-bureaucratic and hybrid accountabilities Open
School systems are shifting towards forms of post-bureaucratic governance (PBG), implying higher levels of school autonomy, choice, and performancebased management. Under this governance approach, which combines forms of administrative and…
View article: Why do opt-out movements succeed (or fail) in low-stakes accountability systems? A case study of the Network of Dissident Schools in Catalonia
Why do opt-out movements succeed (or fail) in low-stakes accountability systems? A case study of the Network of Dissident Schools in Catalonia Open
External and standardized assessments based on student results are a contested education policy among school actors. Movements of opposition have emerged in different countries, especially in those contexts with high-stakes accountability …
View article: Why Do Opt-Out Movements Succeed (or Fail) in Low- Stakes Accountability Systems? A Case Study of the Network of Dissident Schools in Catalonia
Why Do Opt-Out Movements Succeed (or Fail) in Low- Stakes Accountability Systems? A Case Study of the Network of Dissident Schools in Catalonia Open
External and standardized assessments based on student results are a contested education policy among school actors. Movements of opposition have emerged in different countries, especially in those contexts with high-stakes accountability …
View article: Teacher autonomy in the age of performance-based accountability: A review based on teaching profession regulatory models (2017-2020)
Teacher autonomy in the age of performance-based accountability: A review based on teaching profession regulatory models (2017-2020) Open
In recent decades, the governance of educational systems has experienced dramatic changes in many countries. Schools have been given more autonomy whilst being held increasingly accountable at the central level through standardized testing…
View article: The instrumentation of global education reforms: an analysis of school autonomy with accountability policies in Spanish education
The instrumentation of global education reforms: an analysis of school autonomy with accountability policies in Spanish education Open
This paper analyses, from the perspective of the political sociology of policy instruments, the adoption and re-contextualisation of School Autonomy with Accountability (SAWA) reforms in Spain, with a particular focus on the region of Madr…