School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes

Performance-based accountability (PBA) has gained popularity worldwide due to its promise to strengthen the effectiveness and equity of educational systems. Nonetheless, its implementation does not always generate the expected reactions within schools. Through a configurative review, we systematical...

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Authors: Levatino, Antonina, Verger, Antoni, Camphuijsen, Marjolein K., Termes, Andreu, Parcerisa, Lluís
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Publication Date:2024
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Keyword:Avaluació de sistemes educatius
Sistema educatiu
Educational systems evaluation
Instructional systems
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spelling School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory RegimesLevatino, AntoninaVerger, AntoniCamphuijsen, Marjolein K.Termes, AndreuParcerisa, LluísAvaluació de sistemes educatiusSistema educatiuEducational systems evaluationInstructional systemsPerformance-based accountability (PBA) has gained popularity worldwide due to its promise to strengthen the effectiveness and equity of educational systems. Nonetheless, its implementation does not always generate the expected reactions within schools. Through a configurative review, we systematically reviewed 133 empirical studies focusing on PBA side effects. We provide novel insights into the literature on PBA side effects, generating a better understanding of how and under what circumstances they are more likely to occur and through which mechanisms. In contrast to existing reviews, our research includes country contexts where accountability designs are predominantly low-stakes and challenges dichotomous ways of thinking about PBA systems. It uncovers side effects across diverse accountability frameworks and investigates differences and similarities in the mechanisms driving them.SAGE Publications2025202520242025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion61 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/223553Articles publicats en revistes (Didàctica i Organització Educativa)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X241270672Review of Research in Education, 2024, vol. 48, num.1, p. 248-286https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X241270672(c) SAGE Publications, 2024info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2235532026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
title School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
spellingShingle School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
Levatino, Antonina
Avaluació de sistemes educatius
Sistema educatiu
Educational systems evaluation
Instructional systems
title_short School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
title_full School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
title_fullStr School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
title_full_unstemmed School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
title_sort School Governance Through Performance-Based Accountability: A Comparative Analysis of Its Side Effects Across Different Regulatory Regimes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Levatino, Antonina
Verger, Antoni
Camphuijsen, Marjolein K.
Termes, Andreu
Parcerisa, Lluís
author Levatino, Antonina
author_facet Levatino, Antonina
Verger, Antoni
Camphuijsen, Marjolein K.
Termes, Andreu
Parcerisa, Lluís
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author2 Verger, Antoni
Camphuijsen, Marjolein K.
Termes, Andreu
Parcerisa, Lluís
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Avaluació de sistemes educatius
Sistema educatiu
Educational systems evaluation
Instructional systems
topic Avaluació de sistemes educatius
Sistema educatiu
Educational systems evaluation
Instructional systems
description Performance-based accountability (PBA) has gained popularity worldwide due to its promise to strengthen the effectiveness and equity of educational systems. Nonetheless, its implementation does not always generate the expected reactions within schools. Through a configurative review, we systematically reviewed 133 empirical studies focusing on PBA side effects. We provide novel insights into the literature on PBA side effects, generating a better understanding of how and under what circumstances they are more likely to occur and through which mechanisms. In contrast to existing reviews, our research includes country contexts where accountability designs are predominantly low-stakes and challenges dichotomous ways of thinking about PBA systems. It uncovers side effects across diverse accountability frameworks and investigates differences and similarities in the mechanisms driving them.
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