ERIC Number: EJ1110882
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 21
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Short-Run Effects of Accountability Pressures on Teacher Policies and Practices in the Voucher System in Santiago, Chile
Elacqua, Gregory; Martínez, Matías; Santos, Humberto; Urbina, Daniela
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v27 n3 p385-405 2016
This research analyzes the impact of the Adjusted Voucher Law´s school rankings on low-performing schools in Santiago, Chile, and provides evidence on the effects of the pressures of accountability systems on teacher policies and practices. The empirical strategy is based on the fact that schools are ranked according to their position on a set of thresholds. We used a generalization of the traditional regression discontinuity design for the case where treatment assignment is determined by variables. To gather information on teacher policies and practices, we conducted a survey of 4th-grade teachers in the Greater Santiago area. The results indicate that low-performing schools responded to the treatment by implementing policies that seek to improve their results in the short term. We also found no significant effects on teaching practices, suggesting that many of these changes are implemented top down from the school administrators, without involving teachers in the process.
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Vouchers, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Generalization, Regression (Statistics), Reputation, Institutional Characteristics, Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Low Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Standardized Tests, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Legislation, Multivariate Analysis, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile (Santiago)
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