International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement

Abstract

This book discusses a series of issues currently at the forefront of educational debate internationally, using works of distinguished authors from many regions of the world. The focus of the book is a review of the development, implementation and practice of the disciplines of school effectiveness and school improvement. The seven areas to be discussed are: History of the school effectiveness and improvement movement over the past 25 years; Accountability and Standards change emerging from school effectiveness and improvement research; Leadership and school effectiveness and improvement; Changes in teacher education and curriculum development based on school effectiveness and improvement research; Diverse populations and their impact on school effectiveness and improvement; Funding education and its impact on school effectiveness and improvement; and Best practice case studies of school effectiveness and improvement. The chapters are written by authors actively involved in school effectiveness and school improvement research from six different regions of the world, North America, South America, Australia and the Pacific, Asia and the Middle East, Africa and Europe