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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. doi:10.1080/09243450600743483 ISSN 0924-3453.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09243450600743483
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 | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT | ||||
Publisher: | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0924-3453 | ||||
Official Date: | December 2006 | ||||
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Volume: | 17 | ||||
Number: | 4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 16 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 409-424 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/09243450600743483 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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