The Practice and Theory of School Improvement

by Lieberman, Ann; Hargreaves, Andy; Fullan, Michael; Hopkins, David

• ISBN13: 9781402032905
• ISBN10: 1402032900
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The purpose of this volume is to locate school improvement within a theoretical and practical framework, to illustrate the challenges facing school improvement strategies from a policy context, to demonstrate the evolution of a range of school improvement strategies in recent times, and through reports of recent research to challenge the assumptions underlying contemporary school improvement approaches. These concerns are reflected in the four major sections of the book. (1) Towards a Theory of School Development; (2) The Contemporary Context of School Improvement; (3) Tensions and Contrasts in School Improvement Strategies; (4) The Effectiveness of School Improvement Strategies.This volume (part of 4 volumes) is the fourth section in the International Handbook of Educational Change.The volumes are a state-of-the-art collection of the most important ideas and evidence of educational change. The volumes bring together some of the most influential thinkers and writers on educational change. It deals with issues like educational innovation, reform, restructuring, culture-building, inspection, school-review, and change management. School leaders, system administration, teacher leaders, consultants, facilitators, educational researchers, staff developers and change agents of all kinds will find these volumes an indispensable resource for guiding them to both classic and cutting-edge understandings of educational change, no other work provides as comprehensive coverage of the field of educational change.

Table of Contents

International Handbook of Educational Change - Introduction	vii
Andy Hargreaves
Ann Lieberman
Michael Fullan
David Hopkins
Introduction: Tensions in and Prospects for School Improvement	1	(24)
I. Towards a Theory of School Development
Developing the Twenty-First Century School: A Challenge to Reformers	25	(15)
Per Dalin
Reconnecting Knowledge Utilization and School Improvement: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back	40	(22)
Karen Seashore Louis
The School Effectiveness Knowledge Base as a Guide for School Improvement	62	(23)
Jaap Scheerens
II. The Contemporary Context of School Improvement
School Evaluation and Improvement: A Scandinavian View	85	(16)
Rolf Lander
Mats Ekholm
Quality Assurance Reviews as a Catalyst for School Improvement in Australia	101	(28)
Peter Cuttance
Assessment and Accountability in Kentucky: How High Stakes Affects Teaching and Learning	129	(18)
Betty Lou Whitford
Ken Jones
III. Tensions and Contrasts in School Improvement Strategies
Innovations in Planning for School Improvement: Problems and Potential	147	(22)
Mike Wallace
Curriculum Reform, Educational Change, and School Improvement	169	(13)
Gary Mcculloch
The Conduct of Inquiry on Teaching: The Search for Models more Effective than the Recitation	182	(26)
Bruce Joyce
Emily Calhoun
Three Rival Versions and a Critique of Teacher Staff Development	208	(15)
John Smyth
Why Teachers Need their Colleagues: A Developmental Perspective	223	(18)
Jennifer Nias
IV. The Effectiveness of School Improvement Strategies
``World Class'' School Improvement: An Analysis of the Implications of Recent International School Effectiveness and School Improvement Research for Improvement Practice	241	(11)
David Reynolds
``Inside-Out'' and ``Outside-In'': Learning from Past and Present School Improvement Paradigms	252	(13)
Emily Calhoun
Bruce Joyce
Sands, Bricks, and Seeds: School Change Strategies and Readiness for Reform	265	(15)
Robert Slavin
Using ``Promising Programs'' to Improve Educational Processes and Student Outcomes	280	(25)
Sam Stringfield
Mary Ann Millsap
Rebecca Herman
International Handbook of Educational Change - Table of Contents	305