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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450728603321

Autore

Morley Louise <1954, >

Titolo

School effectiveness : fracturing the discourse / / Louise Morley and Naz Rassool

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Falmer Press, , 1999

ISBN

0-203-16346-X

0-203-48705-2

1-135-70849-5

1-280-31657-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Master classes in education series

Altri autori (Persone)

RassoolNaz <1949->

Disciplina

379.1/58

Soggetti

Educational evaluation - Great Britain

School improvement programs - Great Britain

Education - Standards - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-150) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures; Series Editors' Preface; Introduction: Shaping the Debate; Manufacturing the Crisis: The Social Construction of Quality and Standards in Contemporary Education; Towards the Japanization of Education in England and Wales; Managing School Effectiveness: New Managerialism, Change and the Reconfiguration of Power; Systems Maintenance: The New School Improvement Paradigm; The Irrationality of School Effectiveness in Developing Countries; Equity and Effectiveness: The Dissonance of Difference; Conclusion: Redefining Change; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How have the school effectiveness and school improvement movements arrived where they are today? Over the past three decades there has been a great deal of development, from the 1960's when debates arose regarding equality of opportunity, to the 1980's when market concepts came into play. This book contrasts current thinking on educational standards with prevailing thought from prior decades, and tackles difficult questions of quality and educational outcomes. Anyone wishing to improve their understanding of school effectiveness will find



this book interesting and highly informative.