Schools making a difference--let's be realistic!
Subtitle: school mix, school effectiveness, and the social limits of reform
By: Martin Thrupp.
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Buckingham [England]; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Educational evaluation -- New Zealand -- Case studies.; High schools -- New Zealand -- Sociological aspects -- Case studies.; High school students -- New Zealand -- Social conditions -- Case studies.; School integration -- New Zealand -- Case studies.; Working class -- Education (Secondary) -- New Zealand -- Case studies.; Academic achievement -- New Zealand -- Case studies.; Educational change -- Social aspects -- New Zealand -- Case studies.; Educational sociology -- New Zealand -- Case studies.
Description: Does an effective school really come about through the actions of teachers and school leaders, or does it require an advantaged student intake? This book presents new evidence which suggests that school mix is likely to be important.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-219) and index.