School Leadership Effects Revisited Review and Meta-Analysis of Empirical Studies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Scheerens, Jaap (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education,
• Subjects: Education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Assessment.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.

This highly detailed study maps four decades of evolution of the concept of what constitutes effective school leadership. It analyses the theoretical background to these developments and advocates the utility of thinking of a ‘lean’ form of school leadership that is comparable to the concept of ‘met...

Table of Contents:

• Perspectives on educational quality, Jaap Scheerens
• Measuring educational quality by means of indicators, Jaap Scheerens
• Description and earlier quality review of the Dutch Educational System, Jaap Scheerens
• The quality of education in the Netherlands, as expressed by achievement attainment indicators, Hans Luyten
• The selectivity and vocational orientation of education systems, Jan van Ravens
• Summary and discussion, Jaap Scheerens.