The Growing Accountability Agenda in Tertiary Education : Progress or Mixed Blessing?

The purpose of this paper is to examine the accountability agenda in the tertiary education. Author proposes three principles of good accountability. First, accountability should not focus on the way institutions operate, but on the results that th...

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Main Author:	Salmi, Jamil
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ACADEMIC COUNCILS ACADEMIC FREEDOM ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC PREPARATION ACADEMIC QUALITY ACADEMIC STANDARDS ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION BODIES ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ADMISSION CRITERIA ADVANCED EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION BETTER LEARNING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SCHOOL BUSINESS SCHOOLS CAREERS CENTRAL CONTROL CIVIL SERVICE COLLEGES COLLEGIATE LEARNING ASSESSMENT COMPETENCIES COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION CRITICAL THINKING CURRICULA DELIVERY OF EDUCATION DELIVERY OF EDUCATION SERVICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCIPLINES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION GOVERNANCE EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL QUALITY EDUCATORS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENROLLMENT EXAM EXAM QUESTIONS EXAMS EXPENDITURES FACULTIES FACULTY POSITIONS FACULTY SALARIES FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES FIELD TRIPS FINANCIAL AUDITS FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOREIGN STUDENTS GLOBAL MARKET GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT GRADUATION RATES HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY HIGHER EDUCATION LAW HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT HIGHER EDUCATION OUTCOMES HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET NEEDS LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING RESULTS LIFELONG LEARNING MBA MBA PROGRAMS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ACCREDITATION NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEM NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES PAPERS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POOR PERFORMANCE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS PRIMARY FOCUS PRIVATE EDUCATION PRIVATE EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE LESSONS PRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATION PRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PROFESSORS PROFICIENCY PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF TEACHING REPETITION REPETITION RATES REPORTING OBLIGATIONS RESEARCH CAPACITY RESEARCH CONTRACTS RESEARCH GRANTS RESEARCH REPORT RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES RESEARCHERS RETRAINING SCHOOL CURRICULA SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SKILL LEVELS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STAFF EMPLOYMENT STATE UNIVERSITIES STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT STUDENT ENROLLMENTS STUDENT INTAKE STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT LOAN STUDENT PERSPECTIVE STUDENT POPULATION STUDENT RECRUITMENT STUDENT SATISFACTION SUBJECTS TEACHER TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING STAFF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMUNITY TERTIARY EDUCATION FINANCING TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TERTIARY EDUCATION SECTOR TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEMS TERTIARY INSTITUTION TEXTBOOKS TRAINING PROGRAMS TUITION TUITION FEES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS UNIVERSITY COUNCIL UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES UNIVERSITY LEADERS UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS UNIVERSITY RECTORS VOUCHER SYSTEM VOUCHERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10343812/growing-accountability-agenda-tertiary-education-progress-or-mixed-blessing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18547