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A State Accountability System as a Technology of Social Control: The Case of Rhode Island, USA.
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McWalters, Peter; Cheek, Dennis W. – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2000
Provides an overview of the recently developed state accountability system for public elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island. Discusses accountability systems as technologies of social control and considers the costs, benefits, uncertainties, and necessary tensions associated with accountability systems. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Control
A State Accountability System as a Technology of Social Control: The Case of RI.
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Cheek, Dennis W. – 2000
The state of Rhode Island has recently embarked in a new state accountability system for public elementary and secondary education. An overview of the system is provided, coupled with an understanding of accountability systems as technologies of social control. The ramifications of such technologies are discussed along with the costs, benefits,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education