Abstract
This paper contributes to the understanding of accountability in collaborative governance by presenting views of practitioners
from partnerships formed between K-12 public schools and private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. It focuses
on two questions: what do partnership practitioners see the partnerships as being accountable for? And to whom do they see
the partnerships as being accountable? The findings suggest that partnership participants reveal more of client-based and
results-oriented views of accountability. They are more directly concerned about professional accountability and accountability
to the partners. A concentric-circles model is then developed to illustrate the accountability relationships in partnerships.
from partnerships formed between K-12 public schools and private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. It focuses
on two questions: what do partnership practitioners see the partnerships as being accountable for? And to whom do they see
the partnerships as being accountable? The findings suggest that partnership participants reveal more of client-based and
results-oriented views of accountability. They are more directly concerned about professional accountability and accountability
to the partners. A concentric-circles model is then developed to illustrate the accountability relationships in partnerships.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-18
- DOI 10.1007/s11115-011-0169-0
- Authors
- Muhittin Acar, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Hacettepe University, Beytepe-Ankara, Turkey
- Chao Guo, Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, 204 Baldwin Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Kaifeng Yang, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2250, USA
- Journal Public Organization Review
- Online ISSN 1573-7098
- Print ISSN 1566-7170