The aim of this book is to bridge the widening gap between ongoing educational reforms and the lack of advances in knowledge, research and practice. Included is a description of new mechanisms in fields such as leadership, staff development and curriculum change.
Part 1 School effectiveness: school functions and school effectiveness; models of school effectiveness; a dynamic perspective of school effectiveness. Part 2 School-based management: the theory of school-based management; self-management at multiple levels; a school-based management mechanism for development. Part 3 Practice: leadership for the school- based management mechanism; management of school-based staff development; management of school-based curriculum change; management of school-based change; conclusion - the future of research on school effectiveness and school-based management.