Publisher's Synopsis
This provides case studies giving practical guidelines for enhancing school effectiveness.;School effectiveness is an area of research having a crucial importance for education today. This book first defines what constitutes an effective school and examines the research which points to featurs of schools which may promote inequality. It looks in detail at particularly effective schools and provides examples of 24 schools which have been studied and goes on to examine methods of school improvement - both in terms of school management and organisational structure.;It is aimed at teachers, policy makers and researchers.