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Author Thrupp, Martin, 1964-

Title Schools making a difference : let's be realistic! : school mix, school effectiveness, and the social limits of reform / Martin Thrupp
Published Buckingham [England] : Open University Press, 1999

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Description ix, 225 pages ; 23 cm
Contents pt. I. The problem of school mix. 1. Introduction: The social limits of reform. 2. School effectiveness research and the enduring problem of school mix. 3. Possible mechanisms and a research strategy -- pt. II. The Wellington schools. 4. Setting the scene. 5. It's not what you know ... 6. The negotiated curriculum. 7. The art of the possible -- pt. III. Theory, practice, policy and research. 8. Understanding the impact of school mix. 9. Social class segregation and the politics of polarization and blame. 10. Improvement research: How realistic? 11. Conclusion: Let's be realistic!
Summary Does an effective school really come about through the actions of teachers and school leaders, or does it require an advantaged student intake? This book presents new evidence which suggests that school mix is likely to be important
Notes Pt. I. The problem of school mix. 1. Introduction: The social limits of reform. 2. School effectiveness research and the enduring problem of school mix. 3. Possible mechanisms and a research strategy -- Pt. II. The Wellington schools. 4. Setting the scene. 5. It's not what you know... 6. The negotiated curriculum. 7. The art of the possible -- Pt. III. Theory, practice, policy and research. 8. Understanding the impact of school mix. 9. Social class segregation and the politics of polarization and blame. 10. Improvement research: How realistic? 11. Conclusion: Let's be realistic!
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index
Subject Academic achievement -- New Zealand -- Case studies.
Academic achievement -- New Zealand -- Wellington -- Case studies.
Educational change -- Social aspects -- New Zealand -- Case studies.
Educational change -- Social aspects -- New Zealand -- Wellington -- Case studies.
Educational evaluation -- New Zealand -- Case studies.
Educational evaluation -- New Zealand -- Wellington -- Case studies.
Educational productivity -- New Zealand -- Wellington -- Case studies.
Educational sociology -- New Zealand -- Case studies.
Educational sociology -- Case studies.
High school students -- New Zealand -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
High schools -- New Zealand -- Sociological aspects -- Case studies.
High schools -- New Zealand -- Wellington -- Sociological aspects -- Case studies.
School integration -- New Zealand -- Case studies.
Working class -- Education (Secondary) -- New Zealand -- Case studies.
Working class -- Education (Secondary) -- New Zealand -- Wellington -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
LC no. 98041547
ISBN 0335202128
0335202136
9780335202126
9780335202133