Self-evaluation in European schools : a story of change / John MacBeath ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacBeath, John E. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

School improvement programs.

Educational evaluation--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a political and economic climate in which school performance is made public, performance tables and inspectors' reports can only tell a partial story.This is a unique book. It tells the story of one school seen through the eyes of a pupil, a parent, a teacher, a headteacher and a critical friend. The story is a compelling journey through the process of school improvement; theories of school effectiveness and school improvement are progressively clarified.This book is based on a well-known and well-documented research project that represents eighteen European countries, which clearly

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Serena; Mrs Kaur: Serena's mother; Tom Ericson: the history teacher; Mrs Barre: the headteacher; Ursula: the critical friend; Coffee with the professor; The professor revisited; A change of story; Self-evaluation: the power of three; The SEP: what it is and how to use it; Methods of self-evaluation; The work of the critical friend; The schools; What have we learned?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-198) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-58236-6

1-138-42148-0

1-280-02109-8

0-203-16585-3

1-134-58237-4

9780203165850

OCLC:

437078947