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FORGING LINKS
EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS AND EFFECTIVE DEPARTMENTS |
| By: |
Pam Sammons, Sally M. Thomas, Peter Mortimore |
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Paperback |
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£52.00 |
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£46.80 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1853963496 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781853963490 |
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| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
28 October, 1997 |
| Pages: |
264 |
| Description: |
`This book is a very useful text for anyone studying comparative education systems as well as those who seek to understand more fully the complexities and frustrations that lie beneath the underuse of the leadership skills and talents of women in schools, colleges and higher education in a number of European contexts: England and Wales, France, The Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Spain' - School Leadership & Management`There are few books of which one can say 'all secondary teachers and governors should read this book' but this is one of them. I would recommend it to primary colleagues too....Its messages about school effectiveness can uniquely be app |
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`This book is a very useful text for anyone studying comparative education systems as well as those who seek to understand more fully the complexities and frustrations that lie beneath the underuse of the leadership skills and talents of women in schools, colleges and higher education in a number of European contexts: England and Wales, France, The Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Spain' - School Leadership & Management`There are few books of which one can say 'all secondary teachers and governors should read this book' but this is one of them. I would recommend it to primary colleagues too....Its messages about school effectiveness can uniquely be applied to school improvement because there is data about how the same children fared under different regimes in different subject areas in the same school' - School Leadership & ManagementThis major new school effectiveness study is a thought-provoking investigation of the concept of secondary school effectiveness. Based on a three-year study of secondary schools' GCSE performance, the authors point to the importance of looking at: trends over time; effectiveness for different groups of students; and subject differences.They highlight the importance of moving beyond 'league table approaches' and the need to focus on individual departments using value-added approaches.Forging Links illustrates the complexities of judging school performance. The findings make a significant contribution to our understanding of the factors and processes which help some schools and departments to enhance student progres |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Ltd |
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Returnable |
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