ABSTRACT

This is a collection of 19 articles charting developments in school effectiveness research, both on the evaluative and reflective side, and the emergence from it of pro-active school improvement ideas and initiatives.

chapter 1|7 pages

The Beginning of the Story

Schools, Schooling and Research

chapter 2|13 pages

The Study of Institutions

chapter 3|12 pages

Schools as Institutions

chapter 4|13 pages

Effective Schools for Secondary Students 1

chapter 5|19 pages

Effective Schools for Primary Students 1

chapter 7|16 pages

The Reception of Educational Research

chapter 8|23 pages

The Positive Effects of Schooling

chapter 10|14 pages

Which Way at the Crossroads?

chapter 13|40 pages

Differential Effectiveness 1

chapter 16|19 pages

The Burntwood School Case Study 1

chapter 17|10 pages

The Drive Primary School Case Study 1

chapter 19|11 pages

Criticisms of School Effectiveness 1

chapter 20|17 pages

The End of the Story

Policy, Practice and New Directions