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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826729603321

Autore

MacBeath John E. C.

Titolo

Self-evaluation in European schools : a story of change / / John MacBeath, Michael Schratz, Denis Meuret, and Lars Jakobsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-58236-6

1-138-42148-0

1-280-02109-8

0-203-16585-3

1-134-58237-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

379.158094

Soggetti

School improvement programs - Europe - Cross-cultu

School improvement programs - Europe

Educational evaluation - Europe

Theory & Practice of Education

Education

Social Sciences

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 (pages [195]-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Serena; Mrs Kaur: Serena's mother; Tom Ericson: the history teacher; Mrs Barre: the headteacher; Ursula: the critical friend; Coffee with the professor; The professor revisited; A change of story; Self-evaluation: the power of three; The SEP: what it is and how to use it; Methods of self-evaluation; The work of the critical friend; The schools; What have we learned?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a political and economic climate in which school performance is made public, performance tables and inspectors' reports can only tell a partial story.This is a unique book. It tells the story of one school seen through the eyes of a pupil, a parent, a teacher, a headteacher and a critical friend. The story is a compelling journey through the process of school improvement; theories of school effectiveness and school



improvement are progressively clarified.This book is based on a well-known and well-documented research project that represents eighteen European countries, which clearly