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1 online resource |
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Accountability and educational improvement |
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Accountability and educational improvement.
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| Contents |
Contributors; Chapter 1: Introducing School Inspections; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Defining School Inspections; 1.2.1 Frequency of Visits: Cyclical Versus Proportionate Models; 1.2.2 Consequences of School Inspections: Sanctions Versus No Sanctions; 1.2.3 Reporting: Inspection Systems with/Without Public Reporting; 1.3 Inspections in the Broader Context of Monitoring; 1.4 Goals and Functions of School Inspections; 1.4.1 Control; 1.4.2 Improvement; 1.4.3 Liaison; 1.4.4 Conflicting Goals and Functions of School Inspections; 1.5 Structure of the Book; References |
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Part I: Understanding School Inspection FrameworksChapter 2: The Evidence Base for School Inspection Frameworks; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Control of Input, Rules and Regulations; 2.1.2 Evaluation and Support of Educational Processes; 2.1.3 Evaluation of School Output; 2.2 Fit for Purpose: School Effectiveness Modelling and Three School Inspection Functions; 2.3 Identification of Effectiveness Enhancing School Conditions; Consensus Among Reviews; 2.3.1 Less Consistency of Effect Sizes in Quantitative Research Syntheses |
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2.4 A Closer Look at the Meaning of the Key Factors in Educational Effectiveness2.4.1 Achievement Orientation; 2.4.2 Educational Leadership; 2.4.3 Staff Cooperation, Cohesion and Consensus; 2.4.4 Curriculum Quality and Opportunity to Learn; 2.4.5 School Climate; 2.4.6 Evaluation and Monitoring; 2.4.7 Parental Involvement; 2.4.8 Classroom Climate; 2.4.9 Effective Learning Time; 2.4.10 Structured Teaching; 2.4.11 Constructivist Teaching and Independent Learning; 2.4.12 Differentiation; 2.5 The Multi-facetted Nature of School Effectiveness Enhancing Variables; 2.6 Analysing Inspection Frameworks |
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Part II: The Current Evidence Base of School Inspection ResearchChapter 4: School Inspections and School Improvement; the Current Evidence Base; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Effects of School Inspections; 4.2.1 Reflection on School Quality and Intentions to Improve; 4.2.2 School Improvement; 4.2.3 Improvement of Self-Evaluation; 4.2.4 Improved Student Achievement; 4.2.5 No Effect; 4.3 Effects of School Inspections in Low and Middle Income Countries; References; Chapter 5: Side Effects of School Inspection; Motivations and Contexts for Strategic Responses; 5.1 Introduction |
| Summary |
This book provides an overview and discussion of the evidence base of effective school inspections; reflecting on issues of validity and reliability of school inspections in relation to school effectiveness research, unintended consequences and emergent roles and responsibilities of Inspectorates of Education. Chapters include findings from systematic literature reviews and primary research while also presenting a range of practical examples from inspections systems from all over the world. The book provides relevant background materials for Inspectorates of Education who aim to improve the effectiveness of their systems and working methods, as well as clear examples for researchers aiming to analyse and understand the effectiveness of these systems. The final chapter reflects on changes in the current education landscape and discusses newer models of school inspections that fit within a more decentralized inspection system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Vendor-supplied metadata |
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School management and organization.
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Education.
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Organization & management of education.
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Examinations & assessment.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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School management and organization
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ehren, Melanie C. M., editor
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| ISBN |
9783319310039 |
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3319310038 |
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