Improving schools through external intervention /
Christopher Chapman.
- London ; New York : Continuum, c2005.
- x, 176 p. ; 24 cm.
- Improving schools series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-168) and index.
Introduction; 1. Effective and or improving?; 2. Schools facing challenging circumstances: Improving low attaining schools; 3. External interventions from multiple perspectives; 4. Studying external interventions from multiple perspectives; 5. Accountability-based intervention: OfSTED and schools facing challenging circumstances; 6. Resource-based intervention: The schools facing challenging circumstances initiative; 7. External intervention: An overview; 8. Can external intervention improve schools facing challenging circumstances?; 9. The challenge of improving schools facing challenging or difficult circumstances revisited: Pitfalls and possibilities References, Appendices.