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9780415253482

World Class Schools: International Perspectives on School Effectiveness

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415253482

  • ISBN10:

    0415253489

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2002-05-10
  • Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

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The authors' research looks at what makes a successful school and how this varies in different countries. They look at schools in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, and Ireland.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
PART I World class schools: the international school effectiveness research project (ISERP), background, design and quantitative findings 1(56)
The intellectual and policy context
3(12)
David Reynolds
Sam Stringfield
Charles Teddlie
Bert Creemers
The methodological strategy of ISERP
15(18)
Charles Teddlie
David Reynolds
Sam Stringfield
The quantitative data
33(24)
Bert Creemers
Sam Stringfield
Henk Guldemond
PART II World class schools: the case studies of more effective and less effective schools in different countries 57(196)
North America - the United States
59(26)
Charles Teddlie
Dianne Taylor
Peggy Kirby
Sam Stringfield
Mickey Pounders
John Freeman
North America - Canada
85(15)
Walter Epp
Juanita Ross Epp
The Pacific Rim and Australia - Taiwan
100(19)
Eugene C. Schaffer
Chen-Jen Hwang
Yong-Yin Lee
Shin-Zen Chang
Hui-Ling Pan
The Pacific Rim and Australia - Australia
119(19)
Barry Green
Barbara Dundas
John Clarke
The Pacific Rim and Australia - Hong Kong
138(18)
Yin Cheong Cheng
Wai Ming Cheung
Wing Ming Tam
Europe - the Netherlands
156(22)
Frans Swint
Bert Creemers
Europe - Norway
178(26)
Trond Eiliv Hauge
Astrid Eggen Knutsen
Marit Groterud
Bjorn Nilsen
Europe - the Republic of Ireland
204(25)
Desmond Swan
Dympna Devine
Europe - the United Kingdom
229(24)
David Reynolds
Shaun Farrell
Wynford Bellin
PART III Conclusions: creating world-class schools 253(41)
Comparisons across country case studies
255(21)
Charles Teddlie
David Reynolds
Bert Creemers
Sam Stringfield
Creating world-class schools: what have we learned?
276(18)
David Reynolds
Bert Creemers
Sam Stringfield
Gene Schaffer
Bibliography 294(8)
Supplementary information 302(1)
Index 303

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