This book brings together the current thinking and research of two major investigators in the
field of educational effectiveness. After defining educational effectiveness, the authors …

This book explores an approach to school improvement that merges the traditions of
educational effectiveness research and school improvement efforts. It displays how the …

Quality and Equity in Education draws attention to the importance of developing and testing
theories of educational effectiveness and using these theories for improvement purposes. It …

Contemporary educational systems are characterized by increased demands for
effectiveness and quality, as a result of two main social trends:(a) the increased investment …

This book provides a valuable resource for anyone responsible for the emotional well-being
of children and young people. It focuses on the importance of fostering positive relationships …

Inspection is employed by most European education systems as an instrument for
controlling and promoting the quality of schools. Yet there is little research knowledge about …

This study explores the development and implementation of a professional development
intervention for teachers in data-use as part of a whole school self-evaluation (SSE) process …

This article describes the results of a study into the utility of the SVI model, a model in which
internal and external evaluation are balanced. The model consists of three phases: school …

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) is responsible for carrying out external
inspections of all schools in England, in the UK. Compared with early inspections, there is …

in a humiliating situation, such as being physically attacked, and these are circulated to a
group of peers to embarrass or offend that person;• email bullying: where individuals or …