Instructional Supervision and Inspection Practice

Accountability in education refers to the practice of holding educational systems responsible for the quality of their products: students’ knowledge, skills, behaviour and attitudes. Accountability describes a relationship between two parties in which one party expects the other party to perform a service or accomplish a goal; the party performing the activity accepts the legitimacy of the other’s expectation; the party performing the activity derives some benefits from the relationship; and, the party for whom the activity is performed has some capacity to affect the other’s benefitsIt is in view of the schools’ responsibility that Society expects schools to facilitate all round development of students; Schools acknowledge that they are responsible to the students, parents, government, the community and the larger society for what they pass on to their young; Schools get funds from the government, parents and the larger society for conducting its activities; and, Society can influence schools and their performance.