Accountability and Culture of School Teachers and Principals

Dedication List of tables, figures and appendices Contributing chapter authors Contributing researchers Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Teachers’ and principals’ accountability: theoretical background Conceptualizing accountability Accountability and cultural values Accountability and organizational support Chapter 3 Study methods Introduction Data collection Study measures Analytical approach Chapter 4 Study findings Introduction Accountability distribution Cultural values distribution Organizational support distribution Prediction of teachers' and principals' external and internal accountability Prediction of accountability: summary Chapter 5 Discussion of study findings Introduction The two dimensions of accountability: external and internal Accountability audiences: parents and school management Effect of principals’ accountability on teachers’ accountability Predicting accountability by personal individualism and collectivism Accountability at a country level Organizational support as a predictor of accountability disposition Chapter 6 Concluding thoughts Educators' accountability versus school accountability Focus on internal accountability Cultural values and accountability - theoretical and practical implications The contingent role of the accountability audience Team accountability: a future research direction References Index