Contesting Educational Accountability Research

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This edited volume explores the evolution and future of educational accountability, highlighting strategies that drive development and improvement. It examines evidence on outcomes and effects, with a focus on performative and market accountabilitywidely adopted and often debated. The book also addresses emerging mechanisms that strengthen education systems, offering global perspectives, case examples, and practical insights. Readers gain a comprehensive understanding of key issues, enabling informed research, policy, and practice, while fostering ongoing dialogue on enhancing educational quality and equity through accountability. Chapter "Performative Accountability: A Close Examination of a Dominant Model" is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via Springerlink.

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Luis Felipe de la Vega Rodríguez is a Sociologist with Master's degrees in Politics and Education. He coordinates research at Centro Saberes Docentes, Universidad de Chile, and directs the Doctorate in Education at Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile. His work focuses on educational policy and school improvement.   Claudia Lorena Carrasco Aguilar holds PhD in Educational Sciences with two postdocs in Education. Professor at Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile, and visiting professor at Universidad de Granada, Spain. She leads research for UNESCO, UNICEF, and ANID-Chile, focusing on education, subjectivities, and social sciences.

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