Educational Accountability System of Local Governance－A Case Study of Taipei County Language Enrichment Curriculum

• Main Authors: Yen-Chywan Lai, 賴彥全
• Other Authors: Li-Yun Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/52502022614534751651

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育學系 === 99 === In recent years, with streams of “The New Right” and “New Public Management”, the operation of local governance has integrated ideas of effectiveness and answerability. By means of the accountability system, bureaucrats can achieve high effectiveness and high quality of service. The purpose of this study is to investigate the accountability approaches and effects of each accountability mechanism, and the factors involved in the operation of educational accountability system. This research reviews definitions, rationale and the types of local government accountability, and induces five accountability mechanisms - hierarchical accountability, legal accountability, political accountability, professional accountability, and social accountability, which constitute an educational accountability system. Using case study , this study selects “Taipei County Language Enrichment Curriculum” as policy case, and using document analysis and interviews to gather empirical data. The research findings show that hierarchical accountability lacks coercive power and becomes weakness , legal accountability focus on financial control but easily be political intervened, political accountability affects but connects to election indirectly , professional accountability is unapparent for cultural reasons, social accountability is vigorous but dominated by interest groups. Moreover, there are linkages and conflicts between different accountability mechanisms and generally political factors involved. Eventually, this study provides several suggestions to strengthen local educational accountability system and to following researches.