Managing improving primary schools : using evidence-based management and leadership / Geoff Southworth and Colin Conner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Southworth, Geoff, author.

Contributor:

Conner, Colin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher effectiveness--Great Britain.

Teacher effectiveness.

Elementary school administration--Great Britain.

Elementary school administration.

Elementary schools--Great Britain--Evaluation.

Elementary schools.

Educational evaluation--Great Britain.

Educational evaluation.

School autonomy--Great Britain.

School autonomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, N.Y. : Falmer Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A practical handbook which senior staff in primary schools can use to support their activities in evidence-based management. There is increased emphasis on teachers monitoring the quality of teaching and learning, the Teacher Training Agency's direction is towards teaching as a research-based profession, and there is greater need to assess learning gains and evaluate year-on-year progress in schools. For headteachers, deputy heads, managers, Key Stage coordinators and subject coordinators this book will provide the guidance they need to conduct and act upon quality reviews and evidence- based

Contents:

Cover; Managing Improving Primary Schools:Using Evidence-based Management and Leadership; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1. The Case for Evidence-based Management and Leadership; 2. Collecting Evidence; 3. Evidence-based Management in Action; Conclusions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-127) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-70890-8

1-135-70891-6

0-203-21133-2

1-280-40620-8

0-203-48699-4

9780203486993

OCLC:

52099368