Inside School Improvement
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School Improvement For Real
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Author : David Hopkins
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
School Improvement For Real written by David Hopkins and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Education categories.
As societies continue to set educational goals that are, on current performance, beyond the capacity of the system to deliver, strategies for enhancing student learning through school and classroom intervention have become increasingly important. Yet, as David Hopkins argues in his book, many of the educational initiatives recently developed under the umbrella of school improvement are inadequate or unhelpful. Simply blaming teachers and delegating financial responsibility, he maintains, has little positive impact on classroom practice. This is the bleak context within which school improvement has to operate today. School Improvement for Real offers a genuine alternative: a strategy for educational change that focuses on student achievement by modifying classroom practice and adapting the management arrangements within the school to support teaching and learning. It outlines an approach to school improvement that has a medium term, systemic orientation, providing both principles and suggestions for better practice. The author's experience in the field of school improvement ensures that the text is informed by a practical wisdom that is so often lacking from the more typical managerial texts on improvement and effectiveness.
Creating The Conditions For School Improvement
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Author : Mel Ainscow
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-19
Creating The Conditions For School Improvement written by Mel Ainscow and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-19 with Education categories.
First Published in 2001. This is the second edition of this school’s improvement handbook of staff development activities by the IQEA (Improving Education for All) project. This book is not about what changes should be introduced into a school but rather about creating the conditions for supporting those changes which schools or individuals believe should be introduced. To be effective at managing change schools and teachers need to modify the internal conditions of the school at the same time as introducing changes in teaching or curriculum. The book therefore provides ideas and materials to help colleagues in school to create such conditions and suggests a strategic approach.
Innovation Up Close
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Author : A. Michael Huberman
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-29
Innovation Up Close written by A. Michael Huberman and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Psychology categories.
School improvement, like motherhood, has many advocates. Everyone is for it, without having to campaign actively on its behalf. And just as the 100% of people who have had mothers think they know how mothering could be done better, so the (nearly) 100% of people who have been pupils in schools, or have even taught in or managed them, think they know how schools can be im proved. More precisely, they are sure that schools ought to be improved. The trouble is that they propose a staggering, conflicting range of methods of improving the schools, from ;'back to the woodshed" to teacher merit pay, a stiffer curriculum, a stronger tax base, reorganization, a more humane climate, "teacher-proof" innovations, community involvement-the list is nearly end less. Furthermore, the issues are not merely technical, but normative and po litical. The term improvement is itself problematic. One person's version of improvement is another's version of wastefulness or even of worsening the schools. Furthermore, the versions that win out in any particular school are not Improvement sometimes turns out to be merely a necessarily technically "best. " code word for the directives that administrators have successfully put into place, or for the agreements that teachers have lobbied into being. How much do we really know about school improvement? The available research literature is quite substantial, but not as helpful as it might be.
School Improvement
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Author : Alma Harris
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-02-01
School Improvement written by Alma Harris and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with Education categories.
This book aims to demystify the principles and practice of school improvement by demonstrating how successful classroom and school improvement occurs. It outlines the conditions, strategies and approaches that promote sustainable improvement and provides an overview of the main theoretical perspectives in this area. This accessible text will be useful for practitioners working within schools and with schools, offering clear guidance for those keen to raise standards and improve achievement. The What's In It For Schools? series aims to make educational policy issues relevant to practitioners. Each book in the series focuses on a major educational issue. The author sets the issue in context, looks at how it impacts on the daily lives of schools and teachers, and raises key questions. The books are grounded in sound theory, recent research evidence and best practice, and will make an excellent addition to any staffroom bookshelf.
The School Improvement Planning Handbook
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Author : Daniel Linden Duke
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2013
The School Improvement Planning Handbook written by Daniel Linden Duke and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Education categories.
Developing and updating school improvement plans is an annual ritual for virtually all school principals and their school improvement committees. Still, large numbers of schools continue to produce disappointing outcomes. The authors believe that part of the problem is the result of plans that focus on the wrong targets and that rely on ineffective strategies for improvement. To help principals and their school improvement committees develop and implement plans with a greater likelihood of success, the authors offer a step-by-step process for school improvement planning. They go on to pinpoint specific school improvement goals, including raising reading and mathematics achievement, building robust school cultures, addressing the needs of English language learners, improving instruction, and reducing absenteeism and dropouts. For each goal, a variety of objectives and proven strategies is presented along with sample school improvement plans. The book addresses the differences in planning to turn around a low-performing school, planning to sustain improvements over time, and planning to move a good school to a great school.
Teacher Research And School Improvement
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Author : Rob Halsall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Teacher Research And School Improvement written by Rob Halsall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Education categories.
This book is about the key role which the teaching profession has to play in school effectiveness and improvement. The contributors argue that for genuine school improvement, strategies and approaches must evolve from teachers themselves.
Ebook Successful School Improvement
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Author : Michael Fullan
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Release Date : 1992-06-16
Ebook Successful School Improvement written by Michael Fullan and has been published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-06-16 with Education categories.
This book examines the powerful concept of implementation - or what actually happens in practice when innovations or reforms are attempted - by demonstrating its uses in a variety of policy and programme applications.
Inside School Improvement
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Author : Jackie A. Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Release Date : 2000
Inside School Improvement written by Jackie A. Walsh and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.
In 1997, AEL, a regional educational laboratory, invited more than 100 people from 18 primarily rural school communities in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia to join the QUEST network, a 3-year program dedicated to building quality learning communities that support high levels of student and adult performance. School stories from this experience constitute the bulk of this book, which is intended to be a practical resource for individuals seeking to improve their own school communities. The book is organized around the four major constructs of the framework used for continuous school improvement: broadening the learning community, sharing leadership for learning, enriching the learning culture, and enabling SMART learners. SMART stands for successful, motivated, autonomous, responsible, and thoughtful, and is a vital part of the QUEST network's vision for teaching and learning. SMART takes the emphasis away from rote memorization and the accompanying passive learning behavior. In addition to the school stories, each chapter presents questions to elicit readers' thinking regarding topics to be explored; descriptions of tools and strategies; annotations of useful books, Web sites, and other resources; and questions to assist readers in assessing their schools' Improvement Quotient (IQ). Five appendices present participating schools, Quest scholars, sample observation forms, SMART parenting excerpts, and summaries of six "thinking hats." (Contains 128 references.) (TD).
Collaborative School Improvement
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Author : Trent E. Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Release Date : 2012-03-01
Collaborative School Improvement written by Trent E. Kaufman and has been published by Harvard Education Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with Education categories.
How can districts bring instructional improvement to scale within and across schools? The authors of Collaborative School Improvement argue that districts can play a powerful part in helping schools build the capacity to engage in inquiry-based reform—but that this effort requires a shift in districts’ traditional role as a professional development provider. Drawing on case studies from three districts, the authors identify eight key practices for effective school-district collaboration. By helping districts teach—and model—an inquiry-based process, Collaborative School Improvement promises to offer powerful new support for scaling up data-driven instructional reform."
The Principal And School Improvement
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Author : Amanda Heffernan
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-07-30
The Principal And School Improvement written by Amanda Heffernan and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-30 with Education categories.
This book investigates the localised effects of reform by exploring the impact of a school improvement policy agenda on the work of three experienced principals. It presents three longitudinal case studies within a shared specific leadership context in Queensland, Australia. The case studies enable an exploration of the way the principalship in this context has evolved over time, providing deep insights into the practices and beliefs of three experienced school leaders working in a period of rapid and urgent systemic reform. The nature of global reform policy borrowing means that the research and the findings within this monograph are relevant for international audiences. The book describes a new way to understand and theorise the effects of reform policies and associated pressures on school leaders. Using post-structural theory, it provides a better understanding of the specific effects of reform policy ensembles, particularly when combined with an analysis of the ways policy and discourse work together at a wider level to create an environment that disciplines the principalship. Further, it sheds lights on the means of complying with or contesting policy influences and how the work of leaders has changed over time.
