International Handbook of School Effectiveness Research

Reynolds, David; Teddlie, Charles

• List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, Acknowledgments, SECTION 1 The Historical and Intellectual Foundations of School Effectiveness Research, SECTION 2 The Knowledge Base of School Effectiveness Research, SECTION 3 The Cutting Edge Issues of School Effectiveness Research, SECTION 4 The Future of School Effectiveness Research, Notes on contributors, References, Index

'This is an impressive volume...which most will find rewarding in the attempt to gain an understanding of this seemingly inexhaustible topic' - School Leadership and Management'The agenda Teddlie, Reynolds and their contributors set themselves is ambitious. They wanted, they write, to "compile the 'normal science' of the discipline and record its knowledge base in a form that enables easy access". They wanted, at the same time, to break through what they term "the lingering ethnocentrism of the research community ... and the tendency for that community to miss the achievements and the perspectives of those in societies other than their own". And they wanted to expose the field's "clear disciplinary foundations". What results is a searching assessment of the whole SER field which will probably be quoted as an authoritative source for much of the next decade. I look forward to reading their second edition which will help us to establish whether their aspirations for a 'normal science' have realistic prospects for success.' - John Gray, School Effectiveness and School Improvement'This is an impressive volume ... a text which most will find rewarding in the attempt to gain an understanding of this seemingly inexhaustible topic.' - Mark Brundrett, School Leadership & Management'It is the most important single work in the field of school effectiveness and school improvement to date. It brings together more than 30 years of work across many countries, but particularly the USA, the UK and the Netherlands. It deliberately sets out to cover the field fully and succeeds in its purpose.' - Peter Tymms, Curriculum Studies