Dr David Gurr

Lecturer, Department of Education Policy and Management, Faculty of Education,
The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

School Accountability and Organisational Learning

Abstract

Accountability requirements for schools and school systems are increasing in most countries. In Victoria, Australia during the last decade a sophisticated school accountability framework has been developed. From the outset, this has been explicitly linked to school development planning. This paper and presentation will describe the framework and link this to current views of organisational learning. The accountability framework can be viewed as a systemic requirement that provides schools with organisational learning tools and processes to better serve the needs of their school communities.

Bionote

David Gurr is a lecturer in Educational Administration at the University of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. He has current research interests in school leadership, school accountability, and the impact of information and communication technology on schools and school systems. He is a member of the committee of the Victorian branch of the Australian Council of Educational Administration (ACEA) and editor of the ACEA journal Leading and Managing and publication Hot Topics.

Presentation Type
30 min. Paper

Presentation Equipment and Other Requests
Data Projector or TV
I would like to present my paper with the aid of my laptop which is an Apple ibook. This can connect to datashows with Video inputs or to a Television. I will also construct overheads

Speaking Date/Time Restrictions


Country
Australia