1st Edition

Self-Evaluation in European Schools A Story of Change

214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

In a political and economic climate in which school performance is made public, performance tables and inspectors' reports can only tell a partial story. This is a unique book. It tells the story of one school seen through the eyes of a pupil, a parent, a teacher, a headteacher and a critical friend. The story is a compelling journey through the process of school improvement; theories of school... Read more
Introduction 1.Serena 2.Mrs. Kaur - Serena's Mother 3.Tom Ericson - the History Teacher 4.Mrs. Barre 5.Ursula - the Critical Friend 6.Coffee with the Professor 7.The Professor Revisited 8.A Change of Story 9.Self-evaluation - the Power of Three 10.The SEP: What it is and How to Use it 11.Methods of Self-evaluation 12.The Work of the Critical Friend 13.The Schools 14.What Have We Learned?

Biography

John MacBeath is Director of the Quality in Education Centre, University of Strathclyde, and author of the well received Schools Must Speak for Themselves for Routledge, Lars Bo Jakobsen works for the European Commission, Denis Meuret teaches at the University of Dijon and Michael Schratz teaches at the University of Innsbruck.

'Teachers everywhere should read this book and act upon it' - Peter Mortimore OBE

TES Book of the Week, 18th May 2001
'Provides one of the best self-evaluation toolkits on the market. It covers the things that matter to pupils, teachers and parents, and its strength lies in its simplicity ... Any school or education authority serious about self-evaluation should get hold of this story of change.' - Archie McGlynn, Times Educational Supplement