This book reviews of the development, implementation and practice of the disciplines of school effectiveness and school improvement. Seven main topics are addre

School effectiveness and school improvement have different origins: School effectiveness is more directed to finding out "what works" in education and "why"; sc

This work sets out to answer questions such as, what have we learned after three decades of research into school effectiveness? What can we say with confidence

This volume explores the influence of students' background on educational outcomes, ways of contextualising school performance, and current issues and developme