The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.

The process through which institutions and individuals are expected to demonstrate the fulfilment of their obligations, including the proper use of public funds. See also Quality control.

To establish accountability, a museum must demonstrate to auditors, trustees, governing bodies, and insurers that proper, responsible management of objects in custody of the museum is taking place. One important component of accountability is the maintenance of a reliable and up to date physical inventory of the objects in the institution's custody.

Divine retribution that perpetually targets teachers (and, to a lesser extent, parents and students) while ignoring administrators and legislators

The state of being subject to judgment for an action or result which a person has been given authority and responsibility to perform.

The responsibility placed on an individual or group for their own or others' actions, conduct, performance, projects, etc.

The ability to call public officials, private employers or service providers to account, requiring that they be answerable for their policies, actions and use of funds.

1) Principle that responsibilities for ownership and/or oversight of IS resources are explicitly assigned and that assignees are answerable to proper authorities for stewardship of resources under their control. 2) The explicit assignment of responsibilities for oversight of areas of control to executives, managers, staff, owners, providers, and users of MEI Resource Elements.

The obligation to demonstrate and take responsibility for performance in light of agreed expectations. There is a difference between responsibility and accountability: responsibility is the obligation to act; accountability is the obligation to answer for an action.

For an AIS, the property that enables activities on an automated information system to be traced to individuals who may then be held responsible for their actions. In COMSEC, the principle that an individual is responsible for the safety and security of COMSEC equipment, keying material, and information entrusted to his or her care, and is answerable to proper authority for the loss or misuse of that equipment or information.

The notion that people (e.g., students or teachers) or an organization (e.g., a school, school district, or state department of education) should be held responsible for improving student achievement and should be rewarded or sanctioned for their success or lack of success in doing so. (Ed Source)

In Kentucky, a system that rewarded schools and districts where student performance met or exceeded established goals and offers assistance or imposes sanctions where goals are not met; makes schools and districts responsible for assuring growth in student achievement. Since 2003 the legislature has not provided funds for rewards.

The obligation to answer for performance on assigned responsibilities.

Concept that school administrators, teachers, parents and students themselves need to be accountable for how well students learn and achieve.

Taking responsibility for your actions or behaviors. ("Being accountable for my sexual behaviors means that I admit what I have done.")

means being responsible for all aspects of your organisation, including financial and operational accountability, and keeping interested parties clearly informed about what your organisation does.

The responsibility of program staff to provide evidence to stakeholders and sponsors that a program is effective and in conformity with its coverage, service, legal, and fiscal requirements.

The idea that everyone in an organisation should be personally responsible for their actions. Developed from the 'span of control' theory, the idea of accountability has become a sine qua non of UK management. It fails to take account of corporate or team responsibilities

Responsibility for achieving improved conditions of well-being for children and families.

The security principle that all parties concerned with the security of information systems (owners, providers, users, and others) should have explicit responsibilities and accountability.

Providing an explanation for or justification of one's actions.

the obligation of a worker to accomplish an assigned job or task

The means by which public agencies and their employees answer to citizens directly and indirectly for the use of their powers, authority and resources.

A public or private agency, such as a state education agency, that enters into a contractual agreement to perform a service, such as administer 21st CCLC programs, will be held answerable for performing according to agreed-on terms, within a specified time period, and with a stipulated use of resources and performance standards.

Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient and cost-effective manner.

responsibility to someone or for some activity

The demand for proof that your child's school is meeting its obligations to educate gifted children.

a situation where an individual can be called to ac-count for his/her actions by another individual or body authorized both to do so and to give recognition to the individual for those actions. See managerial accountability.

The extent to which students and educators take responsibility for learning.

Liability of subordinates for accomplishing tasks assigned by managers.

a principle which denotes a direct authority relationship within which an individual accounts to a person or body for the performance of tasks or functions conferred or able to be conferred by that person or body.

the answering for one's actions and accepting the consequences.

1. Having to answer to someone for your actions; 2. One who assumes total responsibility for the consequences of an activity.

both students and teachers arc being required to show that students have mastered course or grade objectives. Minimum level skills, essential skills, survival skills, and other types of achievement tests arc used to provide evidence of mastery

A systematic approach to gathering measurable data to determine whether teachers, administrators, schools, districts, and states are teaching students effectively and well. Methods include collecting data such as student achievement, performance, attendance, and dropout rates. Many accountability systems are linked to rewards and sanctions. Demonstrating accountability for educational results to the public has become a cornerstone to reform.

Obligation, for the actors participating in the introduction or implementation of a public intervention, to provide political authorities and the general public with information and explanations on the expected and actual results of an intervention, with regard to the sound use of public resources. From a democratic perspective, accountability is an important dimension of evaluation. Public authorities are progressively increasing their requirements for transparency vis-à-vis tax payers, as to the sound use of funds they manage. In this spirit, evaluation should help to explain where public money was spent, what effects it produced and how the spending was justified. Those benefiting from this type of evaluation are political authorities and ultimately citizens. For example, a training organisation reports on the number of trainees who benefited from its services and the qualifications obtained. A managing authority reports on the cost per net job created due to the intervention. The European Commission publishes a report on progress made in terms of economic and social cohesion. Citizens have access to the report. BACK

The responsibility for achieving results required of the position, whether it is primary, shared, or indirect accountability.

Being held responsible for and providing evidence of student learning and achievement and sound fiscal organizational management.

Ensuring that activities on supported systems can be traced to an individual who is held responsible for the integrity of the data.

In government, accountability can be thought of as enforcing or explaining responsibility. It is often used as a synonym for “responsibility” because both are defined by the office holder’s authority; they cover the same ground. Accountability involves rendering an account to someone such as Parliament or a superior, on how and how well one’s responsibilities are being met, on actions taken to correct problems and to ensure they do not reoccur. (From: A Strong Foundation: Report of the task force on public service values and ethics.)

The quality of being held answerable or responsible for, which may make one liable to being called to account.

An organisation's obligations towards its members, tenants, service users,local communities, local authorities, government and other partners. For RSLs, this includes the demonstration of proper use of public funds.

Assessment processes provide information to parents, students, systems, institutions and other stakeholders and may be open to public scrutiny. For accountability purposes it is the professional responsibility of schools and teachers to ensure that assessment procedures are appropriate, transparent, equitable and inclusive of all learners.

Auditing of activities on an AIS to be traced to persons who may then be held responsible for their actions.(COMSEC) Principle that an individual is responsible for safeguarding and controlling of COMSEC equipment, keying material, and information entrusted to his/her care and is answerable to proper authority for the loss or misuse of that equipment or information.

Responsibility for achieving the Core Results.

to justify, explain or defend one's actions (or those of one's subordinates) based on powers and responsibilities bestowed by a superior authority. The account may encompass a statement of any necessary corrective action to be taken. The superior authority has the obligation to hold to account all those on whom it has bestowed powers and responsibilities.

The ability to identify who or what was responsible for taking a particular action. Typically requires a logging system to record activity and authentication to verify that the user was actually the originator/instigator.

the obligation to account for responsibilities conferred; in this context, the provision of documented assurance that publicly funded colleges, institutes and agencies are effectively serving local and provincial needs through the appropriate use of available resources.

A person is accountable for a task if failure to adequately perform that task carries professional consequences. These professional consequences can take one or more of four possible forms: • His reputation is damaged among his peers and in the organization • His manager gives him a poor performance review • His compensation is reduced • His responsibilities are changed (or taken away altogether if he is fired)

One of four critical policy activities. Ensures that a person who has been delegated responsibility for a task has the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job duties appropriately and is actively involved in the task being performed.

the state of being responsible to someone for some actions (company directors are accountable to the company's shareholders).

Accountability is not to be understood merely in financial or legalistic terms, or even merely formal, terms. It is a matter of attitude, and a certain culture of attitude is primarily what is being promoted here. Legal accountability may or may not help to promote such a culture. Fundamentally it is the willingness and preparedness to explain and justify one’s intentions, acts and omissions to all those affected, even indirectly, by the consequences. It is also the processes by which such preparedness is manifested and made actual.

Having to answer for one's conduct. Both police organizations and individual officers are distinctly accountable to the public, elected officials, and the courts for how well they control crime, maintain order, and perform these tasks while remaining in compliance with the law.

Being answerable to one's superior in an organization for the exercise of one's authority and the performance of one's duties. See also Responsibility. [D00010] CCCP Being answerable for results. [D00009] FWH

Accountability is entailed by responsibility. Anyone who is responsible is thereby accountable. To be responsible is to accept judgments, acts and omissions (refusals or failures to act) as one's own burden where appropriate, and in whole or in part. Accountability is a state of responsiveness. The readiness or preparedness to give an explanation or justification to relevant others (stakeholders) for one's judgments, intentions, acts and omissions when appropriately called upon to do so.

Holding governing bodies, districts, schools, and students responsible for student success as well as the efficient and effective use of money and other resources.  Also implies public reporting of measures and results.

Taking responsibility; an "accountability partner" assists people in making wise decisions about life and money.

is traditionally established when Parliament confers responsibility on public sector agencies to account through a Minister of the Crown for all that is done in the exercise of their authority, the manner in which it is done and the ends sought to be achieved.

(Responsabilisation) With respect to staffing, deputy heads are accountable to the Public Service Commission (PSC), which, in turn, is accountable to Parliament. In this context, accountability can be described as the relationship between organizations and the PSC based on the obligations to review, demonstrate, and take responsibility for the management and results of the staffing system in light of agreed expectations. As well, an accountability relationship exists within organizations between managers and the deputy head.

the principle that individuals, organisations and the community are responsible for their actions and may be required to explain them to others.

To be answerable for the results of an assigned action. Accountability is associated with delegated authority and is distinct from responsibility. A supervisor can assign responsibility but cannot give away his/her accountability; the manager is ultimately accountable. Example: The Service Center is responsible for providing financial reports and accountable to ensure the financial reports are accurate; however, the unit manager is accountable for the budgetary condition or financial standing of the unit.

occurs when respondents/defendants acknowledge responsibility for their behavior, are aware of the harmful effects their behavior has on others (e.g., victims, family members, community), and repair the harm they caused through completion of their disposition requirements

Assigning responsibility for an activity, usually involving a financial value.