School Quality: impacts and challenges of external evaluation

Abstract

From the debate on quality in education this work aims at identifying
the strengthening of initiatives external evaluations of educational policy
as a guideline for improving the quality of education in schools. Drawing on
national survey try to show possible interfaces of evaluations with the quality
of education. Are highlighted some potential, and also some evidence of
political tensions evaluation in school life. Finally, it is concluded that the
external evaluation, conceived as a broad process that involves technical
choices, political and ideological is an important tool to increase the quality
of education in public schools.