03442nam 22007693u 450 991045324340332120210114015339.01-74224-593-5(CKB)2550000001134025(EBL)1011420(OCoLC)797915234(SSID)ssj0000739814(PQKBManifestationID)12260149(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739814(PQKBWorkID)10698280(PQKB)10193660(MiAaPQ)EBC951190(MiAaPQ)EBC1011420(Au-PeEL)EBL951190(EXLCZ)99255000000113402520160502d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhat Makes a Good School?[electronic resource]Sydney University of New South Wales Press20121 online resource (268 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-329-5 1-306-02483-8 Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Who are schools for?; 2 The talk about schools; 3 What are schools really like?; 4 My School and your school; 5 The agony and ecstasy of choice; 6 What is good teaching and learning?; 7 What do good schools do about the things that keep parents awake at night?; 8 Trying to please everyone, from K to 12; 9 Types of schools: How much does it matter?; 10 What makes a good system of schools?; 11 Creating more good schools; 12 How do you choose a good school?; Notes; Index<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement, parents wonder whether the marketing hype is actually true. Drawing on the authors' experiences and knowledge-one as a school principal and both as parents and advocates-this account compares public, Catholic, private, selective, and comprehensive schools and examines how well each responds to the recurring crises in the lives of Australian children. Offering clear-eyed advice Education -- Great BritainEducationSchool improvement programs -- Great BritainSchool improvement programsEducationStandardsAustraliaEducationAims and objectivesAustraliaSchoolsEvaluationAustraliaEducationHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCTheory & Practice of EducationHILCCHistory of EducationHILCCElectronic books.Education -- Great Britain.Education.School improvement programs -- Great Britain.School improvement programs.EducationStandardsEducationAims and objectivesSchoolsEvaluationEducationSocial SciencesTheory & Practice of EducationHistory of Education371Bonner Chris1042463Caro Jane979003AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910453243403321What Makes a Good School2466706UNINA