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Bickel, Robert – Issues in Education, 1986
Reviews school effectiveness literature and examines desired educational outcomes featured in contemporary social science research. Current educational reform efforts are unlikely to increase school effectiveness because socially ascribed characteristics beyond school control remain the most important determinants of students' academic…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Outcomes of Education