School effectiveness1999

"School Effectiveness: Coming of Age in the Twenty-First Century represents a personal contribution to this rapidly growing research field. The author has drawn together a range of work conducted over the last 18 years, reflecting on the expansion, achievements and limitations of the school effectiveness movement." "The volume explores the influence of students' background on educational outcomes, ways of contextualising school performance and current issues and developments in school effectiveness research."--BOOK JACKET.