Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors / Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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ISBN:

9780833035950

Title:

Organizational improvement and accountability : lessons for education from other sectors / Brian Stecher and Sheila Nataraj Kirby, editors ; prepared for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Author:

Stecher, Brian M.

Publication Information:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2004.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 134 pages)

General Note:

"Rand Education."

"MG-136-WFHF"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction : accountability in education -- Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program -- Toyota production system/lean manufacturing -- The Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act -- Accountability in the legal profession -- Clinical practice guidelines in the health sector -- Risk adjustment methods in health care accountability.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Educational accountability -- United States.

School management and organization -- United States.

Organizational effectiveness -- Evaluation.

Added Author:

Stecher, Brian M.

Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, 1946-

Added Corporate Author:

Rand Education (Institute)

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2004

Publication Information:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2004.

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Summary

Examines five accountability models--two from the manufacturing sector; a performance incentive model used in the evaluation of job training programs for the poor; accountability in the legal sector; and accountability in health care as shown by clinical practice guidelines, use of statistical risk-adjustment methods, and the public reporting of health performance measures. The authors summarize the models? effectiveness and draw lessons for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act.