TY - BOOK AU - Chapman,Chris TI - Improving schools through external intervention SN - 0826468756 (pbk.) AV - LB2822.8 .C53 2005 U1 - 371.207 CHA 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London, New York PB - Continuum KW - School improvement programs N1 - 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. UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0611/2006278025.html ER -