Improving Quality in Education
Dynamic Approaches to School Improvement
- 306 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Improving Quality in Education
Dynamic Approaches to School Improvement
About this book
This book explores an approach to school improvement that merges the traditions of educational effectiveness research and school improvement efforts. It displays how the dynamic model, which is theoretical and empirically validated, can be used in both traditions. Each chapter integrates evidence from international and national studies, showing how the knowledge-base of educational effectiveness research can be used for improvement purposes. In a clear and practicable manner it outlines:
- Foundations of the improvement approach
- Research projects investigating the impact of the dynamic approach
- Guidelines and practical solutions to translating the approach into action
- Further developments for school improvement
Exploring the crucial factors in the establishment of this environment, the authors outline a dynamic framework that helps schools collect data, through self-evaluation mechanisms, taking decisions about priorities for improvement, and developing appropriate policies and action plans. This approach emphasises educational targets and provides means to achieve them that are flexible enough to fit in with the circumstances of the individual school. The book draws upon research across the world, conducted especially in the United States, Europe, and Australasia, expertly showcasing how the dynamic approach can be used in a wide variety of educational settings
A key book for all professionals working in education; academics, researchers, policy-makers, school advisors and practitioners will find it invaluable. Not only it is a must for graduate students, university libraries, and individual academics but also for school management teams, school support agencies and officials in educational policy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of appendices
- Preface
- Part A: Foundations of the improvement approach
- Part B: Research projects on the dynamic approach to school improvement
- Part C: Translating the approach into action: guidelines and instruments
- Part D: Further developments of the dynamic approach to school improvement 201
- References
- Appendix to Chapter 4
- Appendix to Chapter 5
- Appendix to Chapter 6
- Appendix to Chapter 7
- Appendices to Chapter 10
- Index