Effective School Improvement — Ingredients for Success: The Results of an International Comparative Study of Best Practice Case Studies

Abstract

Although school effectiveness research and school improvement efforts are often different or even opposing paradigms, they can be combined in Effective School Improvement (ESI) programs. In the project, best practice school improvement cases in 8 European countries were described and analysed using a scheme based different effectiveness and improvement theories. This analysis resulted in a framework for effective school improvement which includes the factors that might foster or hinder improvement. Finally, it is explained how the ESI-framework can be used in practice, policy and research.