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Title Schools on the edge : responding to challenging circumstances / John MacBeath [and others]
Published London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : PCP/ Sage Publications, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 156 pages)
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Every child matters? -- 2. matter of policy -- 3. Exceptional challenges : schools and communities on the edge -- 4. Schools of hope -- 5. Can governments change schools? -- 6. Measuring improvement
Summary "An ideal text for challenging the thinking of those studying for NPQH ... The conclusion by the authors suggests nine major points to consider if improvement for schools in extremely challenging circumstances is to happen and be sustained. These 'nine lesson for policy makers' are very frank and pertinent points, let's hope at least some of our policy makers read them!"--ESCalate 'Rarely does a book on education reform capture both the big and the small picture with such brilliant clarity. MacBeath and his colleagues furnish a 'no holds barred' account of the ins and
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-150) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject School improvement programs -- Great Britain
School failure -- Great Britain -- Prevention
EDUCATION -- Decision-Making & Problem Solving.
School failure -- Prevention
School improvement programs
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author MacBeath, John E. C.
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