Effective schools engage in ongoing, schoolwide staff development. The emphasis is on professional growth and continuous learning. Staff development programs include training and immediate, sustained implementation, along with collaboration, coaching and study of the improvement effort. Staff and students in successful schools have little concern about violence, discipline and management. The staff's greatest concern is with the school's educational priorities.
Effective schools have strong parental involvement and support.
A Developmental Approach , 1998. Details Several research studies on effective schools identify factors that significantly influence student learning . A Study of Schooling by John Goodlad and associates was completed in December 1981. The triples, selected as a representative sample of schools in the United States, were taken from seven regions. The staff in successful schools had little concern about violence, discipline and management.