Why Teachers Accountability is Important?

 

Since school is an important institution of the society, therefore its teachers cannot be spared by the accountability .  This accountability of teachers is important because their duty is to train the future generation to performing responsibilities correctly and wisely. It is obvious that if the teachers are not adequately charged with their duties, the society cannot remain silent on this negligence and the waist of the time of young ones.

There are two main types of accountability;

Internal and External.

Internal accountability:

Internal accountability is that which is implemented within the school system by the head of the school, the administrator or any other officer of education.

External accountability:

while external accountability is implemented by institutions including the government, public representatives, parents and Social institutions are included. The quality of a good teacher is that he is internally and externally accountable, fulfills the two accountabilities fulfills all the expectations associated with the school.

Definition of accountability:

 

Accountability in an education system can be defined as follows.

The performance of the students should be continuously and appropriately evaluated to show that the stated objectives have been achieved to some extent. and the level of achievement of the objectives by (a) available resources and (b) professional techniques and what is valued and achieved by results and assessments by (a) parents (all) teachers (c) administrators and (d) ordinary citizens be informed.

 

New trends in educational management:

 

The way of educational management is changing rapidly. This is because the education system itself has become so functional and dynamic that it is no longer possible to measure educational performance by old standards. Due to this new trend of educational management, because of this new trend in educational management, the new demands or expectations that are expected from teachers  their comparative evaluation can be taken as follows.

A traditional review;

 

1-There is an emphasis on privileges given from a distance.

 

2- The expected qualities of teachers are identified.

 

3-Attention is drawn to fulfilling responsibilities.

 

4-Solution of a problem  is made the standard of a teacher's performance.

 

5- Protection of resources remains in view.

Modern method of review:

 

1-The results obtained from the school are in view.

 

2-Their qualifications and actual performance are compared.

 

3- Good and solid results are achieved.

 

4-The teacher is expected to offer suitable alternatives.

 5-Optimum use of resources Minimize the criteria of achieving maximum results with minimum resources.

 

Shifting focus from traditional approach to modern approach is a major challenge. Many societies are either still transitioning from traditional approaches or are still going through a transitional period. From this transitional period to the modern age there are some important steps.

It is important to mention these steps here.

 

The first step is to define the objectives:

 

Before starting any program, it is important to properly explain the objectives of the program and make it clear what results are expected to be achieved on successful completion of the program.  what will be achieved from a program.

 

The second stage:

Determination of professional qualifications:

In order to achieve the specified objectives, some kind of professional qualifications will be required in the  teachers. That is, what specific skills, or "competences" will be required to achieve each specific goal.

 

Step Three:

 Identification of Observable abilities:

At this step, it is important to define  professional qualifications in such a way that they can be observed historically or scientifically evaluated after their attainment. Because if the result is not assessable, there will be disagreement as to whether  the teacher, has achieved that result. This disagreement may negate the entire philosophy of accountability.

Step Four:

Impact Designing a systematic review to determine effectiveness:

To evaluate the effectiveness of a  program, it is necessary to design a clear systematic review. This systematic review will be based on these two principles.

(a) Have the desired objectives been achieved?

 

(b) Does the teacher  have the qualifications necessary to achieve these goals?

 

Step Five:

 Addressing the deficiency in abilities :

 If teachers  do not have the necessary importance, what is the level of motivation in these disciplines? Also some kind of training program is needed to fill this shortage.

 Step six:

Training program for teachers:

Vocational training  to address the identified shortfalls in the skills of the teachers.

 

Organization of training:

This training will be done to address this specific deficiency.

 

·        Develop the necessary qualifications.

 

·        Teachers can perform certain responsibilities.

 

·        The result of a specific responsibility.

 

·        Be observable.

 

·        Its results can be reviewed.

 

·        And the desired objectives can be achieved.

 

If the entire curriculum for teacher training is designed through the above steps, then the element of accountability in teacher training and in the behavior of teachers will be prominent. If this is not done, the teacher will not be aware  well to follow the system designed for him and to know that which elements are employed and what type and level of performance is expected from them?