The practice and theory of school improvement /
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| Imprint: | Dordrecht : Springer, c2005. |
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| Description: | xi, 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International handbook of educational change |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5784805 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Introduction: Tensions in and Prospects for School Improvement
- I. Towards a Theory of School Development
- Developing the Twenty-First Century School: A Challenge to Reformers
- Reconnecting Knowledge Utilization and School Improvement: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
- The School Effectiveness Knowledge Base as a Guide for School Improvement
- II. The Contemporary Context of School Improvement
- School Evaluation and Improvement: A Scandinavian View
- Quality Assurance Reviews as a Catalyst for School Improvement in Australia
- Assessment and Accountability in Kentucky: How High Stakes Affects Teaching and Learning
- III. Tensions and Contrasts in School Improvement Strategies
- Innovations in Planning for School Improvement: Problems and Potential
- Curriculum Reform, Educational Change, and School Improvement
- The Conduct of Inquiry on Teaching: The Search for Models more Effective than the Recitation
- Three Rival Versions and a Critique of Teacher Staff Development
- Why Teachers Need their Colleagues: A Developmental Perspective
- IV. The Effectiveness of School Improvement Strategies
- "World Class" School Improvement: An Analysis of the Implications of Recent International School Effectiveness and School Improvement Research for Improvement Practice
- "Inside-Out" and "Outside-In": Learning from Past and Present School Improvement Paradigms
- Sands, Bricks, and Seeds: School Change Strategies and Readiness for Reform
- Using "Promising Programs" to Improve Educational Processes and Student Outcomes
