Paul Armstrong

David Reynolds

Christopher Chapman

Pam Sammons

Alma Harris

Daniel Muijs

This book provides a contemporary overview of school effectiveness and improvement. It charts the development theory and research in this area and looks at the contribution made to policy and practice. It also challenges some assumptions that have become ingrained into the theoretical and methodological traditions of the field. By challenging these orthodoxies, it provides a framework that sets a new agenda and repositions the field to meet the emerging challenges of the twenty-first century. It argues that traditional measures of school effectiveness are challenged as systems have attempted to adapt to a complex range of emerging agendas. New theoretical perspectives are required which consider 'education' and a 'broader set of outcomes'. This shift requires a rethink of how effectiveness and improvement have been understood by the field, and a reconstruction by policy makers and practitioners. Attention must be given to promoting equity as well as effectiveness so that one school or student's gain no longer means another's loss. The field must develop new methodologies if inequities are to be challenged and a broader set of outcome measures are to be developed. The two questions guiding this book are: How can educational effectiveness and improvement research and practice support the development of a more equitable education service? What are the key indicators of educational effectiveness and improvement and what are the new methodologies required to facilitate a shift from 'school' effectiveness and improvement to 'educational' effectiveness and improvement? This book uses lenses of research, policy and practice to explore these key questions and articulate what such a repositioning may look like and how it may be achieved. It will prove invaluable for teachers, school leaders and anyone involved in policy and educational research.

Challenging the Orthodoxy?

School Effectiveness and Improvement Research, Policy and Practice

Christopher Day

Successful School Leadership

Charles Teddlie

The International Handbook of Educational Effectiveness and Improvement draws together leading academics and researchers in the field to reflect on the history, traditions and the most recent developments in this dynamic and influential field. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of: the foundations of the field the evolution of educational effectiveness theory and methodology the links with other research disciplines the links between policy and practice. In conclusion, the handbook sets out a new agenda for future educational effectiveness research. This handbook is an essential resource for those interested in the effectiveness of educational systems, organisations and classrooms. It offers academics, researchers, students and policy-makers new insights into the latest thinking and evidence about educational effectiveness.

Research, policy, and practice

The Routledge International Handbook of Educational Effectiveness and Improvement

Kathy Sylva

Edward Melhuish

Brenda Taggart

Iram Siraj

Donna-Lynne Shepherd

This authoritative book distinguishes excellent classroom practice from the good and from the poor and illustrates a range of effective teaching strategies. This practitioners book presents rich, qualitative descriptions of classroom life based on the researchers detailed observations of British primary schools. The authors describe the specific teaching behavior that affected student learning outcomes; identify which were the most and least effective lessons and why; and analyze key aspects of the lessons such as interactions, teacher-pupil dialogue and behavior management.

Research Into Pedagogy and Children's Learning

Teaching in Effective Primary Schools

Iram Siraj-Blatchford

This book documents the rapid development of the importance of early years education from the late 90s into this millennium, providing a unique contribution to the importance of pre-school.

Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Project

Early Childhood Matters

Pam Sammons

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