| No Quick Fixes: Perspectives on Schools in Difficulty Contributor(s): Stoll, Louise (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0750706740 ISBN-13: 9780750706742 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: The challenge of school improvement for failing schools is a complex and frequently debated issue. While much has been said on this topic, little has been published that can actually help those in such schools or those working with them. By addressing the issue from a range of perspectives, this edited volume will fill the gap in the existing literature. It contains policy perspectives written by a key national policy maker, an academic, and a local policy maker. In addition, it surveys the perspectives of three different schools. Chapters written by prominent school effectiveness researchers show that while there are no quick fixes for schools in difficulty, the problem of failing schools will not simply go away without informed action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 371.200 |
| LCCN: 98124878 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.82 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The challenge of school improvement for failing schools is a complex and much debated issue. This text attempts to help those working in, or working with, failing schools and aims to contradict the notion that there are no quick fixes for schools in difficulty. The issue of failing schools is looked at from a number of viewpoints. Section one contains policy perspectives; section two contains three schools' perspectives; section three contains chapters written by three external facilitators; section four addresses the issues from three prominant school effectiveness researchers; and section five gives international perspectives from the co-ordinator of the OECD Combating School Failure initiative. |