Enhancing Educational Excellence, Equity and Efficiency: Evidence from Evaluations of Systems and Schools in Change

by Roel J. Bosker (Editor), Bert P.M. Creemers (Editor), Sam Stringfield (Editor), Bert P. Creemers (Editor)

Overview

This book brings together research-based evidence on the effectiveness of major Australian, Dutch, and UK improvement efforts in education a t both primary and secondary level, whilst making comparisons with sim ilar US initiatives. The book addresses several major questions in thi s new environment. Those questions include: how to combat educational disadvantages, how to integrate pupils with special educational needs in regular education, how to implement educational standards initiativ es, how to restructure secondary education, how to implement decentral ized policy-making, and how to implement a class size reduction initia tive? Finally, the authors suggest directions for future research in o rder to increase our understanding of what works in education and why.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792361381
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/28/1999
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.64(w) x 9.64(h) x 0.86(d)

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Enduring Problems and Changing Conceptions; R.J. Bosker, et al. 2. Changing Relationships between Centre and Locality in Education; H.P.J.M. Dekkers, et al. 3. The Enhancement of Educational Opportunities of Disadvantaged Children; G.W.J.M. Driessen, L.W.J. Mulder. 4. Integration Policy and Practice; F. Fletcher-Campbell, et al. 5. The forthcoming Class Size Reduction Initiative; R.J. Bosker, et al. 6. Quality and Opportunities in Secondary Education: Implementation and Effects of the Common Core Curriculum; G.P.C. van der Werf, et al. 7. Evaluating the Impact of a Raising School Standards Initiative; B. Taggart, P. Sammons. 8. Systemic, Whole-school Reform of the Middle Years of Schooling; P.W. Hill, V.J. Russell. 9. Review and Prospects of Educational Effectiveness Research in the Netherlands; J. Scheerens, B.P.M. Creemers. 10. The Future Agenda of Studies into the Effectiveness of Schools; D. Reynolds, C. Teddlie. Index.