The Dynamics of Educational Effectiveness: A contribution to Policy, Practice and Theory in Contemporary Schools (Contexts of Learning)

this Book Brings Together The Current Thinking And Research Of Two Major Investigators In The Field Of Educational Effectiveness. After Defining Educational Effectiveness, The Authors Analyse The Various Theories And Strands Of Research Within Educational Effectiveness, Especially With Respect To The Comprehensive Model Developed By Creemers. written By One Of The Worlds Leading Experts In The Field, This Book Will Both Elucidate Our Current Understanding Of Educational Effectiveness And Carry The Discipline Forward By Proposing Profound Changes To Accepted Views. The background to educational effectiveness research Towards the development of the theoretical framework of educational effectiveness research Essential characteristics of educational effectiveness research The comprehensive model of educational effectiveness Empirical testing of the comprehensive model of educational effectiveness: review of research A dynamic model of educational effectiveness The essential features of the dynamic model The dynamic model: factors operating at student and classroom level The dynamic model: factors operating at school and context level Empirical support for the dynamic model of educational effectiveness Testing the dynamic model: a study investigating the impact of classroom-level factors on student achievement gains Testing the dynamic model: a synthesis of studies investigating the impact of school factors on student achievement Implications for research, policy and practice Implications for research and evaluation Implications for policy Implications for the improvement of educational practice References Appendix. Studies investigating the effect of school level factors on student achievement used for the meta-analysis reported in Chapter 9. Background To Educational Effectiveness Research -- Towards The Development Of The Theoretical Framework Of Educational Effectiveness Research -- Essential Characteristics Of Educational Effectiveness Research -- The Comprehensive Model Of Educational Effectiveness -- Empirical Testing Of The Comprehensive Model Of Educational Effectiveness : Review Of Research -- The Dynamic Model Of Educational Effectiveness -- Essential Features Of The Dynamic Model -- The Dynamic Model : Factors Operating At Student And Classroom Levels -- The Dynamic Model : Factors Operating At School And Context Levels -- Empirical Support For The Dynamic Model Of Educational Effectiveness -- Testing The Dynamic Model : A Study Investigating The Impact Of Classroom-level Factors On Student Achievement -- Testing The Dynamic Model : A Synthesis Of Studies Investigating The Impact Of School Factors On Student Achievement -- Implications For Research, Policy And Practice -- Implications For Research And Evaluation -- Implications For Policy -- Implications For The Improvement Of Educational Practice. Bert P.m. Creemers And Leonidas Kyriakides. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [268]-297) And Index. "After 40 years of research on educational effectiveness, the initial optimism with which it was greeted has begun to wane, perhaps because educational effectiveness research was insufficiently related to the changes that take place in education. In looking at the dynamic perspective of education, this book implies that the new, constantly changing goals of education and the associated changes in the teaching and learning strategies should be incorporated in the modelling of educational effectiveness. The dynamic model advocated in the book is a response to this demand and contributes to the establishment of a theoretical framework for the field that can be used by policy-makers and practitioners to improve practice through a theory-driven and an evidence-based approach."--Jacket Aims to brings together the thinking and research of two investigators in the field of educational effectiveness. This work analyses the various theories and strands of research within educational effectiveness, especially with respect to the comprehensive model developed by Creemers. It elucidates our understanding of educational effectiveness. This title brings together the thinking and research of two major investigators in the field of educational effectiveness. After defining educational effectiveness, the authors analyse the various theories and strands of research within educational effectiveness, especially with respect to the model developed by Creemers