Guy Benveniste
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Guy Benveniste
Former Professor Emeritus, Berkeley School of Education,
University of California, Berkeley
Guy Benveniste was a former professor emeritus in the School of Educaiton at the University of California, Berkeley. He was formerly a special assistant to the assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs at the U.S. Department of State; an economist in education at the World Bank; in the education division at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; a senior staff member at the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning; and an assistant manager of the International Program at Stanford Research Institute. Benveniste received his PhD in the sociology of research and planning from Stanford University.
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Publications by Guy Benveniste
This article addresses two conflicting trends in U.S. education. On one hand, there is a considerable expansion of statewide controls of education, including new statewide accountability schemes. On the other, there is a resurgence of interest in…
Increased state funding of public education has led to a call for statewide accountability systems. Current trends rely on standardized true-false testing, which can distort what happens in schools when financial incentives are linked with the tests…
This report explores the role of accountability in school improvement and its potential drawbacks. While accountability can provide feedback, reorient action, and justify action, it can also lead to gross distortions and may not sufficiently…