Comparing Effects of School Inspections in Sweden and Austria

Autor/inn/en	Kemethofer, David; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Altrichter, Herbert
Titel	Comparing Effects of School Inspections in Sweden and Austria
Quelle	In: Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 29 (2017) 4, S.319-337 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1874-8597
DOI	10.1007/s11092-017-9265-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Cultural Differences; Accreditation (Institutions); Principals; School Effectiveness; Inspection; National Standards; Longitudinal Studies; Governance; Sanctions; Program Effectiveness; Sweden; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Principal; Schulleiter; Schuleffizienz; Prüfverfahren; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Sanction; Sanktion; Schweden; Österreich
Abstract	In recent years, school inspections have been newly introduced or adapted to the evidence-based governance logic in many European countries. So far, empirical research on the impact of school inspections has produced inconclusive results. Methodologically, it has mainly focussed on analysis of a national inspection model and used cross-sectional data. In the following paper, we investigate the effects of school inspections in a comparative and longitudinal perspective in Sweden and Austria (province of Styria). In these countries, inspections follow different governance approaches. While Austria represents a "low-stakes" system which does not link consequences for schools to inspection results, sanctions and even financial penalties are potential consequences of Swedish inspections. To discuss the effects of inspections, we asked principals in three consecutive years about the impact of inspections. Our results indicate that school inspections in Austria and Sweden do have a small to medium impact on school improvement and school effectiveness. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01