The research brief, “Examining the Meaning of Accountability: Reframing the Construct,” is available from the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
Parents and community members often have different expectations than policymakers have for what it means to hold schools accountable for student success, suggests a research brief.
For instance, the brief—produced by the Aurora, Colo.-based Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, a nonprofit research organization—found that parents and community members want evidence of accountability, but they do not always consider test scores as adequate measures of ac-countability. The research brief is based on existing research, focus groups, follow-up interviews, and surveys of parents and community members.