Jos Verkroost

Department of Coordinating Inspector, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Publications

  • Research   
    Indicators in risk-based educational supervision
    Author(s): Jos Verkroost*

    The position of a government inspection agency overseeing public services, such as the Ed- ucation Inspectorate, lies in the relationship between principals and agents. The principal is the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (OCW), and the agents are the school boards. To monitor whether they perform their duties satisfactorily, the Education Inspectorate oversees the schools. If the principal cannot directly monitor the work of the agents, provisions are necessary. Inspection services serve as such a provision. They assess whether the agents are indeed delivering the public services. To maintain effective and efficient oversight, it is neces- sary to measure results against intended goals using indicators. These indicators should, at the lowest possible cost, provide as much insight as possible into the (risks of).. Read More»

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