eprintid: 1496142
rev_number: 34
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datestamp: 2016-07-25 12:42:31
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type: article
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creators_name: Janssens, FJG
creators_name: Ehren, MCM
title: Toward a model of school inspections in a polycentric system
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J82
keywords: Networks of schools; Network evaluation; Polycentric governance; School inspections
note: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. The published version of record is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718915300136
abstract: Many education systems are developing towards more lateral structures where schools collaborate in networks to improve and provide (inclusive) education. These structures call for bottom-up models of network evaluation and accountability instead of the current hierarchical arrangements where single schools are evaluated by a central agency. This paper builds on available research about network effectiveness to present evolving models of network evaluation. Network effectiveness can be defined as the achievement of positive network level outcomes that cannot be attained by individual organizational participants acting alone. Models of network evaluation need to take into account the relations between network members, the structure of the network, its processes and its internal mechanism to enforce norms in order to understand the achievement and outcomes of the network and how these may evolve over time. A range of suitable evaluation models are presented in this paper, as well as a tentative school inspection framework which is inspired by these models. The final section will present examples from Inspectorates of Education in Northern Ireland and Scotland who have developed newer inspection models to evaluate the effectiveness of a range of different networks.
date: 2016-06
date_type: published
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.03.012
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1132772
doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.03.012
lyricists_name: Ehren, Melanie
lyricists_id: MEHRE33
actors_name: Ehren, Melanie
actors_id: MEHRE33
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Evaluation and Program Planning
volume: 56
pagerange: 88-98
issn: 0149-7189
citation:        Janssens, FJG;    Ehren, MCM;      (2016)    Toward a model of school inspections in a polycentric system.                   Evaluation and Program Planning , 56    pp. 88-98.    10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.03.012 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.03.012>.       Green open access   
 
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