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Munoz-Chereau, Bernardita; González, Álvaro; Meyers, Coby V. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2022
Performance-based accountability systems that rank schools based on their effectiveness produce 'winners' and 'losers'. Substantial evidence has pointed to the (side)effects of these classifications, particularly in the most disadvantaged communities. Whilst previous studies have compared schools under different effectiveness categories within and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Effectiveness, Failure, Low Achievement
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Letizia, Angelo J. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2016
A major role of all public higher education institutions is to foster the public good. In democratic societies, the public good emphasizes the more collective activities and benefits and how resources are accessible to all in a society. Institutions of higher education create new knowledge, promote cultural tolerance, increase civic activity, and…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Educational Policy, Discourse Analysis, Role of Education