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In its most obvious sense, monitoring is about seeing that what has been ordained, ordered or agreed – depending on whether the warrant to act is given by theocratic, autocratic or democratic authority – is actually done.
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Taylor, N. (2017). Monitoring, Accountability and Professional Knowledge. In: Scherman, V., Bosker, R.J., Howie, S.J. (eds) Monitoring the Quality of Education in Schools. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-453-4_4
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