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Title: Are Some School Inspectors More Lenient than Others?
Language: English
Authors: Christian Bokhove (ORCID 0000-0002-4860-8723), John Jerrim (ORCID 0000-0001-5705-7954), Sam Sims
Source: School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 2023 34(4):419-441.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Quality, Government Employees, Individual Differences, Gender Differences, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
DOI: 10.1080/09243453.2023.2240318
ISSN: 0924-3453
1744-5124
Abstract: School inspections are a common feature of education systems across the world. These involve trained professionals visiting schools and reaching judgements about the quality of education they provide. Yet there is currently little academic research investigating the consistency of school inspections, including how judgements vary across inspectors with different characteristics. We present new empirical evidence on this matter, drawing upon data from more than 30,000 school inspections conducted in England between 2011 and 2019. Male inspectors are found to award slightly more lenient judgements to primary schools than their female counterparts, while permanent Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) employees (Her Majesty's Inspectors) are found to be harsher than those who inspect schools on a freelance basis (Ofsted Inspectors).
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