Abstract

Teacher accountability in Africa, like in many parts of the world, is a complicated issue with several dimensions. In multiple cases, teachers are easily blamed for their student’s poor performance but when we analyze the situation closely, it is evident that there are several other actors involved. As such, this study seeks to analyze how teachers can be held accountable for student learning, by simultaneously acknowledging the role of actors such as the government, education ministries, school boards, parents, and students themselves. Since accountability is difficult to define, my introductory chapter attempts to define the concept based on the works of various scholarly authors. The literature examines a range of articles from the need for teacher accountability in different African contexts to the association between contract teaching and student learning in Francophone West African contexts. This literature is then supported by a theoretical framework which uses education production functions to show the input of various actors in accountability and demonstrates the power of an agency delegation. The final chapter of my research discusses the findings of a case study on Guinea where I examine the history of educational reform in Guinea through structural adjustment programs. My data is drawn from the FIMG case study which shows the impact of various kinds of training on learning outcomes. I conclude with a critique to this study since it is limited in the number of variables used to measure student learning.

Advisor

Moledina, Amyaz

Second Advisor

Gamble, Harry

Department

French and Francophone Studies; Global and International Studies

Disciplines

Educational Methods | Education Economics | French and Francophone Literature | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Keywords

Accountability, learning outcomes, trust, professionalism, agency theory

Publication Date

2024

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis

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