Harris, Alma, Chapman, Christopher, Muijs, Daniel, Russ, Jennifer and Stoll, Louise. (2006) Improving schools in challenging contexts: Exploring the possible. SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, 17 (4). pp. 409-424. ISSN 0924-3453

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Abstract

This article outlines the findings from a small-scale research study that explored how a group of secondary schools in challenging contexts had improved and raised attainment successively over a 5-year period. The study points to the importance of external factors and how they influence a school's ability to improve and to sustain improvement. The study also identified certain strategies for improvement that schools found to be successful in securing improved performance. The article argues that more highly differentiated improvement approaches to school improvement are needed for schools in such circumstances. It concludes by suggesting that while schools in challenging contexts can raise attainment and performance through their own efforts, the external environment remains an important influence upon a school's ability to improve.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education
Journal or Publication Title:	SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
ISSN:	0924-3453
Date:	December 2006
Volume:	17
Number:	4
Number of Pages:	16
Page Range:	pp. 409-424
Identification Number:	10.1080/09243450600743483
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/32872

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