TY - BOOK AU - Dueck,Jim TI - Accountable schools: succeeding today in the competitive marketplace SN - 9781475847833 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - LB 2806.22 .D868 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Educational accountability KW - Educational change KW - School improvement programs N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Holding accountable what we value -- Education is a big spending business -- Not all teachers are the same and neither are their schools -- Pressure works -- Unwinding the myth about extrinsic motivation -- Democratizing educators -- An accountability model that works -- Trust or ensure -- Holding parents accountable -- Fully enlisting parents -- Civilizing student dress -- Financial consequences -- Avoiding continuous pass -- A realistic perspective N2 - "Accountability and transparency are popular themes in today's world and this book demonstrates how these concepts can be implemented in education"-- ER -