The Limits of Accounting-Based Accountability in Education (and Far Beyond): Why More Accounting Will Rarely Solve Accountability Problems
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The Limits of Accounting-Based Accountability in Education (and Far Beyond): Why More Accounting Will Rarely Solve Accountability Problems

The paper argues that introducing greater accounting-based accountability will only very rarely be the appropriate solution for addressing accountability problems. It illustrates this by exploring the role of Accountability ICT in (not) improving education system performance.
Strengthening “real” accountability is not the same as improving data systems for observation and verification, and often attempts at the latter undermine the former. Read more.