IMPROVING QUALITY IN EDUCATION DYNAMIC APPROACHES TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

THIS BOOK EXPLORES AN APPROACH TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT THAT MERGES THE TRADITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. IT DISPLAYS HOW THE DYNAMIC MODEL, WHICH IS THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICALLY VALIDATED, CAN BE USED IN BOTH TRADITIONS. EACH CHAPTER INTEGRATES EVIDENCE FROM INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL STUDIES, SHOWING HOW THE KNOWLEDGE-BASE OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH CAN BE USED FOR IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES. IN A CLEAR AND PRACTICABLE MANNER IT OUTLINES FOUNDATIONS OF THE IMPROVEMENT APPROACH RESEARCH PROJECTS INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE DYNAMIC APPROACH GUIDELINES AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO TRANSLATING THE APPROACH INTO ACTION FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EXPLORING THE CRUCIAL FACTORS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS ENVIRONMENT, THE AUTHORS OUTLINE A DYNAMIC FRAMEWORK THAT HELPS SCHOOLS COLLECT DATA, THROUGH SELF-EVALUATION MECHANISMS, TAKING DECISIONS ABOUT PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE POLICIES AND ACTION P