Furthermore, accountability is not comparable to empowerment thus success stories are
poor substitutes for system-wide improvements. Herein lies the strength of the moral imperative
realized—its dependence on mobilizing human capital and the hope to affect “the purpose and
fulfillment of human and social life” (Fullan, 2011, p. ix) in systems outside of the educational
arena. In this way, Fullan’s approach coincides with that of scholars who assign a role of “gate