SCHOOL EVALUATION THROUGH THE EXPECTATIONS OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS

The issue of school evaluation gains more and more importance in both theoretical and practical aspect. The necessity to reach an optimal level of school accountability for school results within the administrative and financial decentralization inevitably provoke some questions about the form, content and procedures of school evaluation and the use of evaluation results. Within this discussion the voices of school stakeholders become really important. The article presents opinions of school principals, parents and teachers about the need of school evaluation, for its parameters and possible use of its results. The empirical research was made at state and municipal schools. The research results are used for the development of a theoretical-descriptive model of school evaluation within the opinions of the respondents.