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Bernasconi, Andres – Journal of Education, 2004
Systems to periodically evaluate the performance of K-12 schools are, broadly speaking, of two kinds: "inspection," the paradigm of England's OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education); and "accreditation," originally developed nearly a century ago by what are now the U.S. regional accreditation agencies. In the past decade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Inspection, Accreditation (Institutions)