Self-evaluation in European Schools: A Story of Change

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Psychology Press, 2000 - Education - 202 pages

In a political and economic climate in which school performance is made public, performance tables and inspectors' reports can only tell a partial story.
This is a unique book. It tells the story of one school seen through the eyes of a pupil, a parent, a teacher, a headteacher and a critical friend. The story is a compelling journey through the process of school improvement; theories of school effectiveness and school improvement are progressively clarified.
This book is based on a well-known and well-documented research project that represents eighteen European countries, which clearly sets it in a European Policy context. It includes a wealth of practical tools for raising standards for teachers and school managers to refer to, and guidance on how to use them.
This eagerly awaited follow-up to Schools Must Speak for Themselves by John MacBeath (RoutledgeFalmer 1999) is a vital and useful source of good ideas, challenging insights and practical strategies for real schools.

 

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Contents

Serenas mother
18
the history teacher
31
the headteacher
51
Coffee with the professor
62
The professor revisited
73
A change of story
82
the power of three
101
what it is and how to use
111
Methods of selfevaluation
149
The work of the critical friend
163
The schools
183
Bibliography
191
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Self-Evaluation in European Schools: A Story of Change
Lars Jakobsen,John MacBeath,Denis Meuret,Michael Schratz
No preview available - 2004

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About the author (2000)

John MacBeath is Director of the Quality in Education Centre, University of Strathclyde, and author of the well received Schools Must Speak for Themselves for Routledge, Lars Bo Jakobsen works for the European Commission, Denis Meuret teaches at the University of Dijon and Michael Schratz teaches at the University of Innsbruck.

Bibliographic information

TitleSelf-evaluation in European Schools: A Story of Change
AuthorJohn E. C. MacBeath
Editionillustrated
PublisherPsychology Press, 2000
ISBN0415230144, 9780415230148
Length202 pages
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