![]() Accountability: Antecedents, Power, and Processesby Heinz-Dieter Meyer, Daniel Tröhler, David F. Labaree & Ethan L. Hutt - 2014 Epitomized by the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the U.S. government’s Race to the Top, “accountability” is becoming a pervasive normalizing discourse, legitimizing historic shifts from viewing education as a social and cultural to an economic project engendering usable skills and “competences.” The purpose of this special issue is to provide context and perspective on these momentous shifts. The papers point to historic antecedents, highlight core ideas, and identify changes in the balance of power between domestic and global policy makers. To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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