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The thesis of this paper is that the ideas expounded in the booklet Educational Accountability, by Arthur W. Combs, do little to clarify the issues and that a very limited and biased delineation of educational accountability and its behavioral objectives has been presented. It seeks to clarify the situation by examining the ideas of Combs in light of what already has been published in the literature. A synopsis of the booklet's arguments against behavioral objectives and its proposed alternatives is discussed with respect to other literature, followed by an evaluation of the alternatives proposed by Combs. (J B) The Role of Eeavloral Objectives in Accountability' s-r--I CX) (=> OOfilke fa f of af