TY - BOOK AU - Swets & Zeitlinger AU - Swets & Zeitlinger TI - School effectiveness and school improvement: An international journey of research, policy and practice T2 - School development series SN - 9781441176707 AV - LB2822.84.G7 S344 2005eb U1 - 371.2 SCH 21 PY - 2005/// CY - London , New York PB - Continuum KW - Swets & Zeitlinger KW - School improvement programs KW - School management and organization N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Series Editors'' Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; PART ONE; 2 Contemporary Perspectives on School Effectiveness and School Improvement; 3 Beyond School Effectiveness and School Improvement?; PART TWO; 4 A Structural Critique of School Effectiveness and School Improvement; 5 The Micro-Politics of Change, Improvement and Effectiveness in Schools; 6 Power, Structure and Culture: An Organizational View of School Effectiveness and School Improvement; PART THREE; 7 A Cultural Perspective on School Effectiveness, School Improvement and Teacher Professional Development8 School Effectiveness, School Improvement and the Teaching Profession of the Twenty-first Century; 9 A Contextual Perspective: Fitting School Round the Needs of Students; 10 School Effectiveness and School Improvement: Future Challenges and Possibilities; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z ER -