This paper studies accountability structures and strategy in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
The ones I spoke with seemed to think the most effective tool for sticking with the diet is simply the study's accountability factor: they not only have to produce their food diary each week; they also have to be weighed in.
The study says accountability -- assigning responsibility for delivering change at every level of an organization - is critical for progress to be made.
A US study on accountability relationships within participating providers found that rewards were at the level of the individual provider despite recognizing that program aims would be more readily achieved by group effort (i.e. collaboration between individual providers) [ 43].
David A. Harris, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh who studies police accountability, said increases were usually attributable to local circumstances, including the drug trade and gang rivalries.
Eric A. Hanushek, a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution who studies school accountability systems, said the inherent danger in closing schools is its potential negative effect on the most vulnerable students.
"No one is doing it, and when you ask people why they're not doing it, they shrug their shoulders," said Jennifer Jennings, a sociologist at New York University who studies school accountability.
We review recent studies on accountability and contrast their research designs.
