Contested ground: performance accountability in adult basic education

Corporate Name: National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (U.S.)

Series or Serial: NCSALL Reports #1

Publisher: Harvard Graduate School of Education

Published At: Cambridge, MA

Date Published: 1998

Distributor: NCSALL Reports, World Education

Source Address: 44 Farnsworth Street

Source City/State/Zip: Boston MA 02210-1211

Phone: 617-482-9485

Material Type: Information Analysis

Intended Audience: General

Physical Media: Print

Physical Description: 86 p.

Subjects: Adult Basic Education; Educational Assessment; Educational Research; Evaluation Methods; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement

Abstract:
Policy paper discusses issues in performance accountability in adult basic education (ABE). Based on research and interviews. Makes recommendations for future policy and emphasizes the importance of performance accountability as a means of focusing on results in education.

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