A School Evaluation Policy with a Dual Character: Evaluating the School Evaluation Policy in Hong Kong from the Perspective of Curriculum Leaders

Autor/in	Yeung, Sze Yin Shirley
Titel	A School Evaluation Policy with a Dual Character: Evaluating the School Evaluation Policy in Hong Kong from the Perspective of Curriculum Leaders
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 40 (2012) 1, S.37-68 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143211420616
Schlagwörter	Evaluation; School Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Accountability; Policy Analysis; Questionnaires; Interviews; Evaluation Criteria; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Research; Instructional Leadership; Curriculum Evaluation; Self Evaluation (Groups); Institutional Research; Educational Improvement; Improvement Programs; Administrator Attitudes; School Policy; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evaluierung; Schuleffizienz; Ausland; Verantwortung; Politikfeldanalyse; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Evaluationsforschung; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Self evaluation; Group; Groups; Selbstevaluation; Gruppe (Soz); Institutionelle Forschung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Effizienzsteigerung; Schulpolitik; Hongkong
Abstract	This article reports research conducted recently into evaluation policy. The research comprises two parts: a questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews. Drawing from data collected in a survey of 65 curriculum leaders and interviews with 12 from the group, the article discusses how school evaluation policy functions to help make schools accountable to the community. This article reports findings from the study, which include the purposes, features and impacts of the policy as perceived by the curriculum leaders; and the strategies adopted by school teachers to deal with the evaluation procedures. It is found that the school evaluation policy has "dual characters". The article then discusses the problems that may arise if the authorities fails to strike a balance between these dual characters, and instead puts too much emphasis on school effectiveness. It highlights the potential problems of excessive reliance on bureaucratic accountability and market-oriented accountability. (Contains 2 figures, 10 tables and 15 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10