TY - JOUR
T1 - School self-evaluations and school inspections in Europe: an exploratory study
AU - Janssens, F.J.G.
AU - van Amelsvoort, H.W.C.H.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This article presents the results of an exploratory study into the effects of School Self-Evaluation (SSE) used by eight Education Inspectorates in seven European countries. This study reveals that in the countries where SSE is strongly incorporated into the school inspection system, there is a rather substantial degree of steering by the Inspectorate with respect to the form and content of the SSE; it also tends to be both oriented towards improvement and accountability (England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Northern Ireland).
On the other hand, in countries where SSE holds a moderate or weak position in the school inspection structure, the degree of steering varies from open (Hesse, Denmark) to pre-structured (Belgium, Lower Saxony) and is more improvement-oriented.
AB - This article presents the results of an exploratory study into the effects of School Self-Evaluation (SSE) used by eight Education Inspectorates in seven European countries. This study reveals that in the countries where SSE is strongly incorporated into the school inspection system, there is a rather substantial degree of steering by the Inspectorate with respect to the form and content of the SSE; it also tends to be both oriented towards improvement and accountability (England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Northern Ireland).
On the other hand, in countries where SSE holds a moderate or weak position in the school inspection structure, the degree of steering varies from open (Hesse, Denmark) to pre-structured (Belgium, Lower Saxony) and is more improvement-oriented.
KW - IR-67927
KW - METIS-251385
U2 - 10.1016/j.stueduc.2008.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.stueduc.2008.01.002
M3 - Article
VL - 34
SP - 15
EP - 23
JO - Studies in educational evaluation
JF - Studies in educational evaluation
SN - 0191-491X
IS - 1
ER -