Moving On and Moving Up: Confronting the Complexities of School Improvement in the Improving Schools Project.

Hopkins, David; Gray, John; Reynolds, David

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ERIC Number: EJ590597

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Moving On and Moving Up: Confronting the Complexities of School Improvement in the Improving Schools Project.

Hopkins, David; Gray, John; Reynolds, David

Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), v5 n1 p22-40 Mar 1999

Describes the fieldwork aspect of the British study "The Improving Schools Project." Identifies themes emerging from the first phase of the study in 13 secondary schools. Describes these themes: (1) multiple starting points; (2) the complex and interactive nature of school improvement; (3) missing instructional level; and (4 ) importance of context. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Field Studies, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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