Improving schools in difficulty. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paul Clarke.
• Other Names: Clarke, Paul, 1961-
• Contents: Frontpiece : a matter of definition / Paul Clarke -- Challenging the challenged : developing an improvement programme for schools facing extremely challenging circumstances / Paul Clarke, David Reynolds, and Alma Harris -- The politics of improvement : what hope now for working-class kids? / Terry Wrigley -- Learning disadvantage and schools in challenging circumstances / Richard Riddell -- What is special about special measures? : perspectives from the inside / Maria Nicolaidou -- Some issues and problems in evaluating changes and improvements in "low-performing" schools / John Gray -- Improving schools in socio-economically disadvantaged areas : a review of research evidence / Daniel Muijs [and others] -- Putting our heads together : a study of headteacher collaboration as a strategy for school improvement / Mel Ainscow, Mel West, and Maria Nicolaidou -- Promoting high expectations in challenging circumstances : meanings, evidence, and challenges for school leaders / Louise Stoll and John MacBeath -- Raising attainment in schools serving communities with high levels of socio-economic disadvantage : the experience of a school in a former coalfield area / Christopher Chapman and Jen Russ -- Endpiece : legitimacy and action / Paul Clarke.
• Publisher Details: London : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (206 pages)
• Subjects: 371.207; School improvement programs; School management and organization; School improvement programs; School management and organization; School improvement programs; School management and organization; Aufsatzsammlung; Forderung; Schulentwicklung; Förderung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441164063; 1441164065
• Related ISBNs: 9780826464743
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.