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Schools on the edge : responding to challenging circumstances / John MacBeath ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School failure--Great Britain--Prevention.
- School failure.
- School improvement programs--Great Britain.
- School improvement programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 156 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, CA ; London : PCP/ Sage Publications, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Schools On The Edge' examines key issues in the field of school improvement. More specifically, it draws on evidence from the SFECC project to explore the policy context of schools on the edge, the nature of extreme challenges, the way schools have responded to extreme challenge, and more.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; List of Appreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Every Child Matters?; Chapter 2 - A Matter of Policy; Chapter 3 - Exceptional Challenges: Schools and Communities on the Edge; Chapter 4 - Schools of Hope; Chapter 5 - Can Governments Change Schools?; Chapter 6 - Measuring Improvement; Chapter 7 - Schools for the Future; Appendix; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-150) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611245375
- 9781446214275
- 1446214273
- 9781281245373
- 1281245372
- 9781847878885
- 1847878881
- OCLC:
- 297463844
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