Teacher-Led School Improvement

A fresh look at school improvement from the perspective of professional development.There are many things that teachers can do to improve the conditions for learning and teaching in their own schools. This book shows how staff can take the initiative and identify areas in their school in need of attention, and tackle them. It provides case-study accounts of schemes in a number of schools, together with accounts of the action research based development work undertaken by teachers to improve their schools. The studies illuminate issues such as: improving the quality of learning and teaching; developing an effective school council; building partnerships and community schemes; developing economic and industrial understanding. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of illustrations......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 List of abbreviations......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 School Improvement: The Centrality of the Teacher's Role......Page 18 Beyond Staff Development: Relevance and Impact......Page 27 Establishing School;University Partnerships for School Improvement......Page 41 Reflective Action Planning: A Model for Teacher-Led School Improvement......Page 55 Reflections on Collaborative Inquiry......Page 79 Working with the Model: One School's Story......Page 94 The Teacher as Change Agent: Andrew's Story......Page 107 Developing Teacher Professionalism Through School-Based Inquiry: Penny's Story......Page 121 Developing Teacher Professionalism Through Networking: The CANTARNET Story......Page 136 Teachers 'Making a Difference': The Question of Impact......Page 152 Conclusion: Teachers and the Creation of Professional Knowledge......Page 167 References......Page 173 The authors......Page 181 Index......Page 182 Annotation A fresh look at school improvement from the perspective of professional development. Written to aid teachers in taking the initiative in identifying areas in need of improvement and finding ways of making the necessary changes This book shows how staff can take the initiative and identify areas in their school in need of attention and tackle them. It provides case study accounts of schemes in schools, together with accounts of research based development work It is beyond dispute that change is endemic in education although it has been suggested that change does not necessarily lead to improvement (Ainscow et al., 1994). David Frost ... [and Others]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.