30 likes | 121 Vues
Explore the shift from a traditional narrative of blaming teachers to a new narrative of authentic accountability. Learn about fair funding, multi-directional accountability, and the role of communities in education decision-making.
E N D
Working Toward a Different Narrative of Accountability Sandra Mathison Faculty of Education University of British Columbia BCTF Annual General Meeting March 2012
Current Narrative of Accountability in education • declares adequate resources are already available for quality schooling, • emphasizes outcomes measures, • suggests that schooling is a commodity in the free market, • distrusts the professionalism of teachers, and • blames teachers, but especially the BCTF for pretty much any problem in education.
Narrative of authentic accountability • Emphasizes adequate and fair educational funding • Assumes that accountability is reciprocal and multi-directional • Sees students, parents, and local communities as primary clients • Makes decisions about the means and ends of schooling at the community level • Assumes schools are accountable for • physical and emotional well being of students • student learning and assessment • teacher learning and evaluation • equity and access • improvement and renewal