From Accountability to Decision-Making? Budgeting with Mandated Performance Measures

Aimee Williamson and Douglas Snow

International Journal of Public Administration, 2014, vol. 37, issue 4, 202-214

Abstract: Government agencies in many nations, including local school districts in the United States, are under pressure to shift to an outcome-based approach to accountability. While the implications of such systems are widely debated, the use of performance measures within local school districts for budgetary decision-making has received relatively little attention. This study of school business officials finds that mandated performance measures, specifically standardized test scores, are important factors in budgetary decision-making but less influential than other factors. Variables that help explain the influence of mandated performance measures include district performance, socio-economic status, and the importance of community involvement in decision-making.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.809593

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