The New Structure of School Improvement
Subtitle: Inquiring Schools and Achieving Students
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: April 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780335202942
Subjects: Organization & management of education; Schools; Educational Reform; Education; Education / Teaching; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Administration - General; Educational Policy & Reform; General; Great Britain; School improvement programs; School-based management; United States
First sentence: We begin with some thoughts about the school and its place in the society, inviting your reflections.
Description: "Self-renewing schools where students and staff are involved in ongoing inquiry has long since been an ideal in education. However, this goal has not proved readily achievable. The authors of this book regard this as a challenge which can be confronted positively, believing that enough knowledge exists to develop a fresh structure of school improvement - and one which is likely to succeed. The book draws upon the considerable body of research on successful and unsuccessful school improvement programs to generate a practical strategy for school improvement that can be used by schools, school districts and local education authorities, and policymakers with a high probability of success. The heart of the strategy is an inquiry process centered on the continuous study of student learning and the creation and study of initiatives to enhance student achievement in academic, personal and social domains."--BOOK JACKET.