Dysfunctional Effects of League Tables : a comparison between english and scottish primary schools
By: WIGGINS, Andy; TYMMS, Peter
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ArticlePublisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, January - March 2002Public Money & Management 22, 1, p. 43-48Abstract: League tables based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have become an important part of the management of the UK's education system. While the performance measured by KPIs has apparently improved, concerns have been raised that they may have unintended or dysfunctional effects. This article compares English with Scottish schools. The authors found that English primary schools perceive their KPI systems (with league tables), as being significantly more dysfunctional than those of their Scottish counterparts (without tables). The article provides empirical evidence to support the many arguments that high-stakes single proxy indicators can have significant dysfunctional effects
League tables based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have become an important part of the management of the UK's education system. While the performance measured by KPIs has apparently improved, concerns have been raised that they may have unintended or dysfunctional effects. This article compares English with Scottish schools. The authors found that English primary schools perceive their KPI systems (with league tables), as being significantly more dysfunctional than those of their Scottish counterparts (without tables). The article provides empirical evidence to support the many arguments that high-stakes single proxy indicators can have significant dysfunctional effects
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