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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962459803321

Titolo

Educational leadership in an age of accountability : the Virginia experience / / edited by Daniel L. Duke ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003

ISBN

9780791487136

079148713X

9781417500901

1417500905

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

SUNY series, educational leadership

Altri autori (Persone)

DukeDaniel Linden

Disciplina

379.1/58/09755

Soggetti

Educational leadership - Virginia

Educational accountability - Virginia

School improvement programs - Virginia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN AN AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION by MARGARET GROGAN""; ""1. U.S. SCHOOLS AND THE NEW STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE by WALTER F. HEINECKE, DANIEL E. CURRY-CORCORAN, AND TONYA R. MOON""; ""2. THE EVOLUTION OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE OLD DOMINION by DANIEL L. DUKE AND BRIANNE L. RECK""; ""3. INITIAL RESPONSES OF VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOLS TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN by DANIEL L. DUKE AND PAMELA D. TUCKER""; ""4. THE PRINCIPALSHIP: RENEWED CALL FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP by PAMELA D. TUCKER""

""5. A STUDY OF SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE STANDARDS OF LEARNING TESTS IN VIRGINIA by MARGARET GROGAN AND PAMELA B. ROLAND""""6. THE IMPACT OF VIRGINIA�S ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN ON HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS by DANIEL L. DUKE, DAN W. BUTIN, AND AMY SOFKA""; ""7. HOW SUPERINTENDENTS IN VIRGINIA DEAL WITH ISSUES SURROUNDING THE BLACK-WHITE TEST-SCORE GAP by MARGARET GROGAN, AND WHITNEY H. SHERMAN""; ""8. EDUCATORS� ETHICAL



CONCERNS ARISING FROM THE VIRGINIA ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN by PAMELA D. TUCKER AND MARGARET GROGAN""

""9. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN AN AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY by DANIEL L. DUKE, MARGARET GROGAN, AND PAMELA D. TUCKER""""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""

Sommario/riassunto

The insistence by policymakers and politicians that educators be held accountable for student outcomes has resulted in dramatic shifts in the responsibilities of department chairs, principals, and superintendents. Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability explores these changes in Virginia, following its implementation of an ambitious accountability plan that called for standards of learning, statewide high-stakes tests, standards of accreditation, and annual school performance report cards. This book examines factors such as the fate of students who fail state tests, achievement differences between black and white students, ethical issues surrounding accountability measures, and the increasing politicization of local schooling. Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability shows that accountability pressure has done more than previous reforms to foster instructional leadership.