School development
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School Effectiveness, School Improvement
by Alma Harris and Nigel Bennett
Published 28 February 1995
The pressure on schools to improve and to raise achievement continues to be a dominant issue in both school and government policies. School Effectiveness and School Improvement seeks to develop the debate further, providing academics and practitioners alike with
• a summary and discussion of research on school effectiveness and school improvement up to the present;
• new perspectives on these fields, developed from other traditions of thinking and research;
• a consideration of the role of organization theory;
• an integrated view of these current perspectives; and
• clear, practical implications for policy and practice.
• a summary and discussion of research on school effectiveness and school improvement up to the present;
• new perspectives on these fields, developed from other traditions of thinking and research;
• a consideration of the role of organization theory;
• an integrated view of these current perspectives; and
• clear, practical implications for policy and practice.
The first part of this volume summarizes debates and research in school effectiveness and school improvement. The second part develops perspectives from other traditions, especially organization theory. The third part integrates these perspectives and draws out the practical implications.