Education, professionalism, and the quest for accountability: hitting the target but missing the point

Auteur :
Green, Jane
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415879255
Date de publication :
7 déc. 2010
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The workers based in institutions designed to serve the public are expected to reorganize their thoughts and practice in accordance with a 'performance' management model of accountability which encourages a rigid bureaucracy. This book shows how and why this performance model may be expected, paradoxically, to make practices less accountable.