Methods and Modalities of Effective School Inspections

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: C.M. Ehren, Melanie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Accountability and Educational Improvement
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Assessment.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; International and Comparative Education.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.

This book provides an overview and discussion of the evidence base of effective school inspections; reflecting on issues of validity and reliability of school inspections in relation to school effectiveness research, unintended consequences and emergent roles and responsibilities of Inspectorates of...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introducing School Inspections
• PART I. Understanding School Inspection Frameworks
• 2. The Evidence Base for School Inspection Frameworks
• 3. Validation of Inspection Frameworks and Methods
• PART II. The Current Evidence Base of School Inspection Research
• 4. School Inspections and School Improvement; The Current Evidence Base
• 5. Side Effects of School Inspection; Motivations and Contexts for Strategic Responses
• 6. Mechanisms and Contexts of Effective Inspections
• PART III. Conclusion
• 7. Emerging Models of School Inspections; Shifting Roles and Responsibilities.