Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 412 g
Effective Schools and Effective Departments
Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 412 g
ISBN: 978-1-85396-349-0
Verlag: Sage Publications UK
`This book is a very useful text for anyone studying comparative education systems as well as those who seek to understand more fully the complexities and frustrations that lie beneath the underuse of the leadership skills and talents of women in schools, colleges and higher education in a number of European contexts: England and Wales, France, The Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Spain' - School Leadership & Management
`There are few books of which one can say 'all secondary teachers and governors should read this book' but this is one of them. I would recommend it to primary colleagues too.Its messages about school effectiveness can uniquely be applied to school improvement because there is data about how the same children fared under different regimes in different subject areas in the same school' - School Leadership & Management
This major new school effectiveness study is a thought-provoking investigation of the concept of secondary school effectiveness. Based on a three-year study of secondary schools' GCSE performance, the authors point to the importance of looking at: trends over time; effectiveness for different groups of students; and subject differences.
They highlight the importance of moving beyond 'league table approaches' and the need to focus on individual departments using value-added approaches.
Forging Links illustrates the complexities of judging school performance. The findings make a significant contribution to our understanding of the factors and processes which help some schools and departments to enhance student progres
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword - John Gray
Preface - Michael Barber
Introduction
The Study of Academic Departmental Differences in Effectiveness
PART ONE: MEASURING SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESSB
How Can We Measure School Effectiveness?
Differences in Academic EffectivenessB
PART TWO: EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN EFFECTIVENESS
Case Studies of More and Less Effective Schools and Departments
Practitioners’ Views of Effectiveness
Understanding Academic Effectiveness
PART THREE: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
Towards a Model of Academic Effectiveness in Schools
Implications for School Improvement
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