The Growing Accountability Agenda: Progress or Mixed Blessing

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The Growing Accountability Agenda Progress or
Mixed Blessing

• Jamil Salmi
• IMHE General Conference
• Paris, 8-10 September 2008

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outline of the presentation

• the growing accountability agenda
• the accountability crisis
• the benefits of accountability

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the growing accountability agenda

• integrity and honesty
• effective use of resources and quality of results

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unethical and fraudulent practices

• financial management
• academic management
• information management

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accountability mechanisms

• legal requirements
• financial incentives
• demand-side funding
• university boards
• rankings

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outline of the presentation

• the growing accountability agenda
• the accountability crisis

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excessive requirements?

• reporting to death
• unfair rankings
• measuring learning outcomes
• US
• OECD

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outline of the presentation

• the growing accountability agenda
• the accountability crisis
• the benefits of accountability

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benefits of accountability

• choice of college
• information about labor market outcomes
• voluntary initiatives
• Ireland
• US
• Belgium
• culture of transparency

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the fear of transparency

• US
• Pakistan
• New Zealand
• Colombia

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conclusion
the end
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Richard Yelland
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conclusion

• accountability is healthy
• two principles
• constructive mode

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conclusion

• accountability is healthy
• two principles
• constructive mode
• mutually-agreed or voluntary

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mutually agreed
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conclusion

• accountability is healthy
• two principles
• constructive mode
• mutually-agreed or voluntary
• no accountability without autonomy

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• autonomy