Schools Must Speak for Themselves: The Case for School Self-Evaluation

by John MacBeath

Overview

This best-selling book illustrates how schools can tell their own story. It draws on ground-breaking work with the National Union of Teachers to demonstrate a practical approach to identifying what makes a good school and the part that pupils, parents and teachers can play in school improvement. Its usefulness for and use by, classroom teachers to evaluate their practice will prove to be its greatest strength in an ever expanding effectiveness literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415205801
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/11/1999
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Why schools must speak for themselves 2. Hunt the unicorn: the search for the effective school 3. How the framework was developed - the 1996 study 4. Exploring the themes 5. The good teacher 6. Inspection priorities: are they yours? 7. What happened next 8. What happens in other countries? 9. A framework for self-evaluation 10. Making it work in your school 11. Using the framework 12. Summary and recommendations Appendices

Editorial Reviews

'Teachers everywhere should read this book and act upon it.' - Times Educational Supplement

'This is a work that speaks to teachers in a voice that suggests it understands what their job entails and the support they need. I found it hard to put down ... A worthwhile addition to any Inset library!' - Managing Schools Today

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