Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-150) and index.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures; Series Editors' Preface; Introduction: Shaping the Debate; Manufacturing the Crisis: The Social Construction of Quality and Standards in Contemporary Education; Towards the Japanization of Education in England and Wales; Managing School Effectiveness: New Managerialism, Change and the Reconfiguration of Power; Systems Maintenance: The New School Improvement Paradigm; The Irrationality of School Effectiveness in Developing Countries; Equity and Effectiveness: The Dissonance of Difference; Conclusion: Redefining Change; References; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book traces the development of the school effectiveness debate and raises key questions about how it has become a dominant discourse in theories of educational change today.