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Offers an analysis of the knowledge base on educational effectiveness. This book defines the concepts of school and educational analysis. It demonstrates the scope and range of application of the concept of school effectiveness. It focuses on modelling and theoretical interpretation of educational effectiveness.
List of contents
Section headings: Foundations. The conceptual map of school effectiveness. Modelling educational effectiveness. Size, stability, consistency and scope of school effectiveness. The Knowledge Base. The meaning of the factors that are considered to work in education. The knowledge base on effectiveness-enhancing conditions, part 1: qualitative reviews. The knowledge base on effectiveness-enhancing conditions, part 2: quantitative research syntheses. An international comparative school effectiveness study using reading literacy data. Redirection. Theories on school effectiveness. Redirection of school effectiveness inquiry.
Summary
Offers an analysis of the knowledge base on educational effectiveness. This book defines the concepts of school and educational analysis. It demonstrates the scope and range of application of the concept of school effectiveness. It focuses on modelling and theoretical interpretation of educational effectiveness.
