Struggle for Acceptance - Maintaining External School Evaluation as an Institution in Germany

Abstract: In the educational field, evaluations based on standardised indicators play a major role in the determination of evidence-based regulations. To have an effect within a policy field, evaluations based on standardised indicators have to become institutionalised. Nevertheless, very little is known about the strategies that actors apply to institutionalise their procedure and whether these strategies are successful. This paper explores the strategies that German school inspectorates use to maintain external evaluations based on standardised indicators as an institution. The paper draws on educational governance research and institutional work. By conducting expert interviews with staff members of school inspectorates, I show which strategies are used to increase the acceptance by school representatives. Two strategies can be identified: school inspectors try to make less judgements and focus on descriptions of what they have observed (strategy I), and school inspectors give school repr

Object Details

• Alternative title: Kampf um Anerkennung - Die Stabilisierung externer Schulinspektionen als Institution in Deutschland
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Struggle for Acceptance - Maintaining External School Evaluation as an Institution in Germany ; volume:44 ; number:2 ; year:2019 ; pages:270-287 ; Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; Historical social research ; 44, Heft 2 (2019), 270-287

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Piezunka, Anne

Further information

• DOI: 10.12759/hsr.44.2019.2.270-287
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020071007085595914259
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:53 AM CEST