Clear communication, alignment of the different levels, and agreement on expected short to medium-term outputs must also be ensured in order to optimize the process. Student feedback in implementation processes can fuel change and be a valuable reality check on what is really going on in the classroom. In general there is a strong sense of trust in the system, and although Norway has been developing a new' quality assessment system (NQAS) in recent years, there are relatively few accountability mechanisms in Norway compared to the US and England.