Contextual factors and effective school improvement.

Autor/inn/en	Sun, Hechuan; Creemers, Bert P.; Jong, Rob de
Titel	Contextual factors and effective school improvement.
Quelle	In: School effectiveness and school improvement, 18 (2007) 1, S. 93-122Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0924-3453; 1744-5124
DOI	10.1080/09243450601058287
Schlagwörter	Fallstudie; Interview; Autonomie; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsmarkt; Schule; Schulwahl; Bildungsverwaltung; Schulentwicklung; Schulleitung; Schulorganisation; Modellbildung; Curriculum; Videoaufzeichnung; Lernende Organisation; Personalauswahl; Internationaler Vergleich; Dezentralisierung; Effizienz; Einflussfaktor; Empfehlung; Theorie; Belgien; Finnland; Griechenland; Großbritannien; Italien; Niederlande; Portugal; Spanien
Abstract	This research provides policy-makers, researchers, and educators at all levels with a glimpse of the contextual influence on effective school improvement (ESI) in 8 European countries. What are the factors at the contextual level, particularly at the national level, which influence ESI? Are there any similarities or differences between the influences they exert on ESI in different countries? Can common traits be identified? These are the core questions this paper tries to explore. It has drawn on insights from 5 areas of research: school effectiveness; school improvement; curriculum; public choice (marketization); organization, organizational learning, and learning organization. This yields a "goal - pressure - support" conceptual framework accompanied by 10 contextual factors and 48 indicators. Given the original conceptual framework and the empirical support of 31 case studies contributed by 8 European countries, the findings of this study may have significant implications for policy, practice, school effectiveness, and school improvement. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2007/3