Meeting the demand for accountability:Case study of a teacher education program in China

Abstract

To meet the demand for accountability, a teacher education program in a university located in South Chinahas established processes at the college, the program, and the faculty levels to assure its program quality.Highlights of the processes are: involvement of stakeholders and the examination of program effectiveness.Although much has been done to help program candidates succeed, more effort is needed in the areas ofprogram assessment and continuous improvement to assure program quality. An accountabilityimplementation plan, a beginning teacher mentoring program, and a comparative study of beginning teacherperformance were recommended to further enforce its strategies toward program accountability.