Strategic data use of schools in accountability systems

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-280

  Ehren, Melanie C M ^a   Swanborn, Machteld S L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Inspectorate of Education   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

accountability; data driven decision making; school inspections; strategic behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859590345     PISSN: 09243453     EISSN: 17445124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2011.652127     Document Type: Article

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