Concepedia

System effectiveness and improvement: the importance of theory and context

Alma Harris, Donnie Adams, Michelle Jones, Vasu Muniandy

School Effectiveness and School Improvement · 2015 · 45 citations · 5 references

Concepts

EducationEducational AdministrationEducational LeadershipEducation ReformOrganizational EffectivenessPerformance ImprovementProcess ImprovementTheory-based EvaluationContinuous Improvement In EducationEducational EffectivenessImprovement SystemsSchool Effectiveness

Abstract

Over its 30-year history, the field of school effectiveness and improvement has faced challenge, criticism, and controversy. However, the quality of the empirical base has ensured that most trials ...

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Public Affairs, Education Policy, Educational Administration +13

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Yong Zhao · Choice Reviews Online · 2015 · 194 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Education Policy, Educational Leadership +12

Understanding the School's Capacity for Development: Growth states and strategies

David Hopkins, Alma Harris, David Jackson · School Leadership and Management · 1997 · 103 citations

Education, Educational Leadership, Child Development +7

Improving schools in challenging contexts: Exploring the possible

Alma Harris, Christopher Chapman, Daniël Muijs et al. · School Effectiveness and School Improvement · 2006 · 103 citations

Education, Secondary Education, Education Reform +6

Cultural, social, and economic capital constructs in international assessments: an evaluation using exploratory structural equation modeling

Andrés Sandoval-Hernández, Oliver Lüdtke · School Effectiveness and School Improvement · 2013 · 66 citations · Full text

Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement +15