School Effectiveness

School Effectiveness
ISBN-10
184714294X
ISBN-13
9781847142948
Series
School Effectiveness
Category
Education
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2010-07-15
Publisher
A&C Black
Author
David Reynolds

Description

This volume reviews the research in the field of school effectiveness and improvement. Many key questions are examined, such as different methods for assessing school effectiveness and variations in examination attainment in schools. It draws together the funding of the programmes of improvement being implemented in schools and provides practical discussion of effective school practice and its direct implications in schools. It is aimed at teachers, student teachers, administrators and advisors. The contributors are: Bill Badger, Louise S. Balkey, Bert P.M. Creemers, Carol T. Fitz-Gibbon, Anthony F. Heath, Daniel V. Levine, Peter Mortimore, Joseph Murphy.

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