School Improvement: What's in it for Schools?

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Psychology Press, 2002 - Education - 135 pages

This book aims to demystify the principles and practice of school improvement by demonstrating how successful classroom and school improvement occurs. It outlines the conditions, strategies and approaches that promote sustainable improvement and provides an overview of the main theoretical perspectives in this area.

This accessible text will be useful for practitioners working within schools and with schools, offering clear guidance for those keen to raise standards and improve achievement.

The What's In It For Schools? series aims to make educational policy issues relevant to practitioners. Each book in the series focuses on a major educational issue. The author sets the issue in context, looks at how it impacts on the daily lives of schools and teachers, and raises key questions. The books are grounded in sound theory, recent research evidence and best practice, and will make an excellent addition to any staffroom bookshelf.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
1 School improvement in context
6
what works?
23
3 Changing and improving schools
35
4 Building the capacity for school improvement
50
5 Leading school improvement
66
6 Improving classrooms
82
7 Improving teaching
99
what s in it for schools?
112
References
121
Index
131

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About the author (2002)

Alma Harris is Professor of School Leadership at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. She is also a Research Associate of the International Centre for School Effectiveness and School Improvement at the Institute of Education, University of London.