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School Effectiveness and Improvement Research, Policy and Practice: Challenging the Orthodoxy? book cover

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School Effectiveness and Improvement Research, Policy and Practice Challenging the Orthodoxy?

Edited By Christopher Chapman, Paul Armstrong, Alma Harris, Daniel Muijs, David Reynolds, Pam Sammons Copyright 2012
312 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

312 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book provides a contemporary overview of school effectiveness and improvement. It charts the development theory and research in this area and looks at the contribution made to policy and practice. It also challenges some assumptions that have become ingrained into the theoretical and methodological traditions of the field. By challenging these orthodoxies, it provides a framework that sets a... Read more

INTRODUCTION – Paul Armstrong, Chris Chapman, Alma Harris, Pam Sammons, Daniel Muijs & David Reynolds

Part 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE FIELD

1 School Effectiveness Research - Pam Sammons

2 School Improvement Research & Practice – Chris Chapman

3 School Effectiveness and School Improvement Theory - Leonidas Kyriakides

4 School Effectiveness and School Improvement Methods - Daniel Muijs

Part 2: School Effectiveness and School Improvement in Practice: Examples from the field

5 The Challenge of Equity - Mel West

6 Dealing with Division? - Tony Kelly

7 The Potency of History and Culture - John Macbeath

8 The imperative of Improvement - David Egan

Part 3: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

9 Placing improvement at the centre of practicee - Jim O’Brien

10 Changing times for changing systems - David Hopkins

11 Thinking locally acting globally Tony Townsend

12 Towards sustainable schooling Paul Clarke and Tony Kelly

13 Daring to think of the future David Reynolds

14 Policy and Practice Ben Levin

Part 4: Meeting the challenge; beyond the orthodoxy

15 Conclusion - Paul Armstrong, Chris Chapman, Alma Harris, Pam Sammons, Daniel Muijs & David Reynolds

Biography

Christopher Chapman is Professor of Education at the University of Manchester, UK.

Paul Armstrong is a researcher for the Effectiveness and Improvement Research Group at the University of Manchester, UK.

Alma Harris is Professor at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Daniel Muijs is Professor of Education at the University of Southampton, UK.

David Reynolds is Professor of Educational Effectiveness at the University of Southampton, UK.

Pam Sammons is Professorial Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK.

"The success of this approach requires two things. Firstly, the small number of teacher dinosaurs who believe that once qualified, their professional learning is complete, need to change or go. Secondly, government (national and local) should set broad strategic directions for education but end the micro-management habit. Chris Chapman and his colleagues have done British education a valuable service with this publication." - Alex Wood, Educational Consultant, The Herald Scotland April 2012

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