基本説明
Looks at what happened over a five-year period in a wide range of British schools facing very different challenges.
Full Description
The government has made raising standards in schools a key priority. How have schools been responding? How rapidly have schools been improving and what strategies have they developed? Based around a major research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, "Improving Schools" looks at what has been happening across the country in recent years. It draws on unique data about changes in schools' effectiveness over time, exploring the reasons why exam results have continued to rise and what schools have been doing in the name of improvement. Through a series of case studies, the research looks at what happened over a five-year period in a wide range of schools facing very different challenges. Some served disadvantaged communities, others more affluent suburbs. Some had 'serious weaknesses' but overcame them; others were already doing well by anyone's standards but continued to improve. What 'worked' in these schools? How far did they simply concentrate on matters of organization, planning and ethos? How many of them got round to tackling issues of classroom teaching and learning? What did they plan to do next? And what further challenges should they anticipate?Teachers and researchers alike will find this a highly readable account of the limits and possibilities of school improvement in action.
Contents
AcknowledgementsThe rise of school improvementPart oneassumptionsA nation on the move?How to improvedebates, controversies and traditionsFrameworks for judging school improvementPart two: Case studies of schoolsStruggling to changeGetting into the packA simple case of leadershipMoving (and staying) aheadPart three: Patterns of change?Starting points and patterns of changeSome correlates of school improvementBuilding for improvementReferencesIndex.
