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Educative Accountability Policy Research: Methodology and Epistemology
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 10:06 authored by Macpherson, RJSThis article shows that accountability policy research has tended to use systems theory, an objectivist view of social reality, and logical empiricism to identify performance indicators of learning. It makes the case that policy knowledge production should permit a more holistic and causally interdependent view of teaching, learning, and leadership services. It argues that the accepting of responsibility in education obliges leaders to provide reasonable and coherent forms of accountability in a context of formative evaluation, educative reporting relationships, and politically sensitive planning. It then offers a methodology whereby accountability policies can be developed in a demonstrably educative manner. This methodology reflects a consequentialist moral theory, argues for the reconciliation of stakeholder perspectives through their active engagement, and applies a nonfoundationalist account of knowledge production.
History
Publication title
Educational Administration QuarterlyVolume
32Pagination
80-106ISSN
0013-161XDepartment/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Corwin Press Inc A Sage Publications CoPlace of publication
United Stated of AmericaRepository Status
- Restricted