Foreign Scholars Eye Issues That Resonate In U.S.
Chicago
When it comes to national education systems, “accountability” appears to be a relative term, according to researchers from around the world attending the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting here last week.
More than 16,000 researchers showed up for the April 9-13 meeting, which was the 88th for the Washington-based research group. In keeping with the theme of the meeting, which was “A World of Educational Quality,” more than 1,800 of those scholars came from 67 countries outside the United States, according to AERA officials.
The discussion on educational accountability came in a session discussing approaches under way in Austria, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland to improve the quality of...
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