What Makes a Good School?

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonner, Chris.

Contributor:

Caro, Jane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Great Britain.

Education.

School improvement programs--Great Britain.

School improvement programs.

Education--Standards--Australia.

Education--Aims and objectives--Australia.

Schools--Evaluation--Australia.

Schools.

Local Subjects:

Education--Great Britain.

Education.

School improvement programs--Great Britain.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement, parents wonder whether the marketing hype is actually true. Drawing on the authors' experiences and knowledge-one as a school principal and both as parents and advocates-this account compares public, Catholic, private, selective, and comprehensive schools and examines how well each responds to the recurring crises in the lives of Australian children. Offering clear-eyed advice

Contents:

Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Who are schools for?; 2 The talk about schools; 3 What are schools really like?; 4 My School and your school; 5 The agony and ecstasy of choice; 6 What is good teaching and learning?; 7 What do good schools do about the things that keep parents awake at night?; 8 Trying to please everyone, from K to 12; 9 Types of schools: How much does it matter?; 10 What makes a good system of schools?; 11 Creating more good schools; 12 How do you choose a good school?; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781742245935

1742245935

OCLC:

797915234