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1. Schools Performing Beyond Expectations

   By Alma Harris, Andy Hargreaves

   Why do some schools perform outstandingly well when others of the same size and serving the same kind of community do not? How do some schools sustain their record of exceeding expectations when others can only maintain it for short periods of time or under particular leaders? Can schools reverse a...

   To Be Published August 31st 2012 by Routledge
2. Curriculum Practice

   Some Sociological Case Studies

   Edited by Martyn Hammersley, Andy Hargreaves

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education

   When first published this book was one of the first collections of empirical research in the area of the knowledge transmitted in schools and the responses of students to it. It includes studies of the histories of particular school subjects and of how the knowledge they embody is presented in the...

   Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
3. Effective Leadership for School Improvement

   By Alma Harris, Christopher Day, David Hopkins, Mark Hadfield, Andy Hargreaves, Christopher Chapman

   In a complex and multi-layered world, the conventional idea of great leadership being the result of the efforts of a single individual is rapidly becoming redundant. This book takes up the challenge of finding an alternative method of leadership in educational contexts, and looks at how this can...

   Published November 6th 2002 by Routledge
4. The Sharp Edge of Educational Change

   Teaching, Leading and the Realities of Reform

   Edited by Nina Bascia, Andy Hargreaves

   The Sharp Edge of Educational Change conveys the realities of reform as they affect educators' practice. The collected chapters each focus on particular current reform and reveal the technical and logistical complications, social and political dynamics, cognitive disjunctures and limitations, and...

   Published September 20th 2000 by Routledge
5. Schooling for Change

   Reinventing Education for Early Adolescents

   By Lorna Earl, Andy Hargreaves, Jim Ryan

   Series: Teachers' Library

   Focusing on change and reform in secondary and elementary schools, this book explores the possibilities for better schooling for early adolescents....

   Published March 24th 1996 by Routledge
6. Teacher Development And Educational Change

   Edited by Michael Fullan University of Toronto, Canada; Andy Hargreaves Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Canada.

   This work traces the link between teacher development and educational change. Each chapter expands on some aspect of teacher development and points to directions for reform and the improvement of practice. They draw upon work carried out in Canada, England and the United States....

   Published March 8th 1992 by Routledge