The Impact of Accountability on Professional Development

31 Dylan Johnson Diana Montgomery Deborah Duncan Owens Laura Turchi 2002 The Impact of Accountability on Professional Development A joint study by the Southeast Center for Teaching Quality and Georgia State University examined the influence of high stakes accountability on teacher learning, and the capacity of districts and schools to support instructional practices that bolster student performance. The six-state study, conducted on the eve of NCLB implementation, sampled schools that were low, average, and high performing, based on their respective state rating systems, and included case studies on how teachers respond to professional development in the context of different high-stakes accountability systems. <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>Â Citation: Johnson, D., Montgomery, D., Owens, D.D., Turchi, L. (2002). The impact of accountability on professional development. Retrieved from the Center for Teaching Quality on March 3, 2008. Website: <a href="http://www.teachingquality.org/pdfs/ImpactOfHSAccountabilityOnPD_April2002.pdf">http://www.teachingquality.org/pdfs/ImpactOfHSAccountabilityOnPD_April2002.pdf</a><o:p></o:p> http://www.teachingquality.org/pdfs/ImpactOfHSAccountabilityOnPD_April2002.pdf