Toward a Culture of Consequences Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services -- Executive Summary

• Hoofdauteur: Stecher, Brian M. (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Camm, Frank (auth), Damberg, Cheryl L. (auth), Hamilton, Laura S. (auth), Mullen, Kathleen J. (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: RAND Corporation 2010
• Onderwerpen: Examinations & assessment; Educational strategies & policy; Public health & preventive medicine; Education; Health Sciences
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBASs' effectiveness at achieving their performance goals. This document explores the...