Adding "Student Voice" to the Mix: Perception Surveys and State Accountability Systems

For the past two decades, student perception surveys have become standard tools in data collection efforts. At the state level, however, "student voice" is still used sparingly. In this study, we examine the ways in which including student survey results might alter state accountability de...

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Main Authors: Jack Schneider (Author), James Noonan (Author), Rachel S. White (Author), Douglas Gagnon (Author), Ashley Carey (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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