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One measure of current education reform in Hong Kong is reporting school performance to the public to increase the transparency and accountability of schools, enhance parents' right of access to information, and provide guides for choosing schools. This article examines the controversies and politics involved and shows how the sociopolitical construction of information are connected to crucial questions about how the conflicting values and expectations of different stakeholders are balanced. Advocating public school performance reporting without adequate deliberation could introduce anti-educational and unethical consequences, however unintended. Drawing on the works by Albert Meijer and findings from Hong Kong, this study provides additional empirical evidence and conceptual insights for understanding the complex dynamics of school transparency in the context of public sector accountability. The article concludes with analytical and ethical implications of the Hong Kong experience and recommendations for policy makers, particularly concerning the value judgments on the right to information, freedom of choice, transparency, accountability, freedom of the press, and professionalism.

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Quebec leads the nation in the percentage of its school-age population in private schools. Among other reasons, the popularity and strength of private education in the province can be attributed to an historical tradition that is measured in centuries, parental dissatisfaction with public education, and a Liberal scheme of government funding. At the same time, there is a continuing debate over government aid to private schools. Critics charge that government assistance is tantamount to a misuse of public funds. RÉSUMÉ Le Québec se classe en tête de toutes les provinces pour ce qui est du pourcentage de la population d'âge scolaire qui fréquente l'école privée. La popularité et le dynamisme de l'enseignement privé dans la province sont attribuables à une tradition historique qui remonte à plusieurs siècles, au mécontentement des parents vis-à-vis de l'enseignement public et à un régime de financement gouvernemental assez libéral. En même temps, le débat se poursuit sur l'aide de l'État aux écoles privées. Les critiques soutiennent que cette aide équivaut à un détournement des deniers publics.

This paper outlines the salient features of private vocational training schools in four major regions of Canada. Schools are further described in terms of their operating principles and practices, the range of training programs offered and, finally, the regulatory and governance structures of federal and provincial governments and of the industry itself. This profile outlines the market-oriented nature of the proprietary school industry and is presented with reference to the community college and institute system where, to a limited degree, similar entrepreneurial features are found. On the basis of this comparison, some observations are made as to the potential contribution of proprietary schools toward current government efforts at improving training provision in Canada. ; Cet article décrit les caractéristiques principales des écoles privées de formation professionnelle dans les quatre grandes régions canadiennes. On trace le portrait détaillé de leurs modes d'opération, de l'éventail des programmes offerts, des structures de contrôle et d'administration imposées par les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux, et par l'industrie même. Le profil dégagé souligne la forte orientation de marché des écoles privées et une comparaison avec les services offerts dans les collèges communautiares et les instituts techniques publics permet de dégager des traits communs aux deux systèms par rapport à leur approche entrepreneuriale. A partir de cette comparaison, des observations sont tirées sur la contribution potentielle des écoles professionnelles privées dans le cadre des politiques gouvernementales visant l'amélioration de l'enseignement professionnel au Canada.

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The article discusses some of the major changes in Portuguese schools, due to both the external evaluation process set up in 2008 and the new school management model. The results discussed here demonstrate how the external evaluation process in Portugal highlights the importance of schools as organizations and the focus on community involvement in school management. A multivariate analysis based on a set of variables enabled us to define three school organization profiles (innovative, traditional and diffuse) using two points of reference: the type of curriculum offered and the relationship with the school community. The article consolidates an analysis based on mixed-method research, enhancing the analysis of qualitative information, how qualitative information can be turned into quantified variables, and how data reducing provides support for quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the 1995 Savings Profile System, identifying potential cost savings in Texas school districts and providing school districts with a tool of self-assessment for non-instructional costs.