Answer any 3 questions.
A. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Drawing on the readings, what are 3 positive impacts of performance accountability and quality assurance programs? If at all possible, draw each impact from a different reading.
B. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Drawing on all 3 readings, what are 3 negative impacts of performance accountability and quality assurance programs? If at all possible, draw each impact from a different reading.
C. OBSTACLES TO EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE: Drawing on all 3 readings, what are 3 obstacles to the effective operation of performance accountability and quality assurance programs? If at all possible, draw one obstacle from each of the articles.
D. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES: How do Sauder & Espeland apply the Foucault-ian concepts of surveillance and normalization? How useful is their application of these concepts to understanding performance accountability and quality assurance?