Download or read book Methods and Modalities of Effective School Inspections written by Melanie C.M. Ehren and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Education. Chapters include findings from systematic literature reviews and primary research while also presenting a range of practical examples from inspections systems from all over the world. The book provides relevant background materials for Inspectorates of Education who aim to improve the effectiveness of their systems and working methods, as well as clear examples for researchers aiming to analyse and understand the effectiveness of these systems. The final chapter reflects on changes in the current education landscape and discusses newer models of school inspections that fit within a more decentralized inspection system.
Download or read book Pluralism and American Public Education written by Ashley Rogers Berner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the structure of public education is a key factor in the failure of America's public education system to fulfill the intellectual, civic, and moral aims for which it was created. The book challenges the philosophical basis for the traditional common school model and defends the educational pluralism that most liberal democracies enjoy. Berner provides a unique theoretical pathway that is neither libertarian nor state-focused and a pragmatic pathway that avoids the winner-takes-all approach of many contemporary debates about education. For the first time in nearly one hundred fifty years, changing the underlying structure of America’s public education system is both plausible and possible, and this book attempts to set out why and how.
Download or read book Medical Inspection of Schools written by Luther Halsey Gulick and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Successful Early Years Ofsted Inspections written by Julian Grenier and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-11-26 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for Best Professional Book by Nursery World Awards 2017! The stakes have never been higher: Ofsted have a new, tougher inspection framework for the early years. If you are judged to be less than good, you risk losing funding for places. A reputation that took years to build can vanish overnight. But instead of hiding behind the "Ofsted monster" to get things done, Early Years expert Julian Grenier argues that it’s time to do what’s right for children and families, and build long-lasting and effective provision. Completely up to date with Ofsted’s new Common Inspection Framework and avoiding a ‘tick-box’ approach to preparation, Julian focuses on the importance of developing your provision and your team up to and beyond inspection day. It is accompanied by easy-to-use time-saving pro formas and self-reflective documents that can be downloaded online for free. This book is ideal for head teachers, senior leaders, EYFS co-ordinators, nursery managers and Early Years practitioners. "We had our Ofsted Inspection on May 31st and achieved an Outstanding grade which we are very proud of, as you might imagine! I used Successful Early Years Ofsted Inspections to focus my thoughts when preparing for the inspection and I am sure it was a contributory factor in our grade." -Wendy Taylor, Nursery Manager, Acorns Nursery Julian Grenier will be discussing ideas from Successful Early Years Oftsed Inspections in the SAGE Early Years Masterclass, a free professional development experience hosted by Kathy Brodie. To sign up, or for more information, click here.
Download or read book OFSTED Inspections written by Janet Ouston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national programme of four-yearly school inspections was introduced in 1993, based on common criteria set out in OFSTED’s Handbook for the Inspection of Schools. Revised guidelines were introduced in February 1996, reflecting the lessons learned, and this book, originally published in 1996 articulates ideas that would have informed these revisions, including short essays by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment and the Education spokesmen of the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties. Registered inspectors, teachers, researchers, parents, school governors, policy analysts and policy makers all offer their experience of the strengths, weaknesses and outcomes of the OFSTED inspection process. The book is a companion to Improvement through Inspection? – Complementary Approaches to School Development by the same Editors, published and now reissued simultaneously.
Download or read book Education and Inspections Act 2006 written by Great Britain and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-11-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Act implements proposals contained in the White paper "Higher Standards, Better Schools For All" (Cm.6677). It will enable:all schools to become Trust schools by forming links with external partners and thereby own their own assets and be ablle to set their admission arrangements. Local authorities will take on a new strategic role including:duties to promote choice, diversity, high standards and the fulfilment of potential for every child; a duty to respond to parental concerns about the quality of local schools; cting as decision-maker on school organisation matters; responsibility for making sure young people have a range of exciting things to do in their spare time; appoint School Improvement Partners for maintained schools; provide positive activities for young people. The Act will also tighten the admissions framework and reaffirm the ban on new selection by ability; place a ban on interviewing; and strengthening the status of the Code on School Admissions. In addition there will be new powers: for staff to discipline pupils;extend the scope of parenting orders and contracts; establish new nutritional standards for food and drink served in maintained schools. Existing inspectorates will merge into a single inspectorate (Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills)to cover the full range of services for children and young people, as well as life-long learning.
Download or read book School Inspection Self Evaluation written by John Macbeath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for heads and teachers, this forward-thinking book examines exactly what the relationship between inspection and self-evaluation means for schools and explores some of the underpinning issues, featuring examples of best practice from successful schools. It is full of useful advice on topics such as how schools can juggle ongoing self-evaluation with OFSTED’s expectations, how to use web sources to best advantage and what can be learnt from experience to lessen the anxiety in the relationship and make it more of a friendly and formative experience for all parties. Drawing on case studies from primary, secondary and special schools, this all-round overview should be of immediate interest to practitioners while also offering students and aspiring heads and teachers a valuable source of detailed information about the processes of inspection and self-assessment.
Download or read book Medical inspection of schools written by Luther Halsey Gulick and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Administration of School Medical Inspection written by Louis Win Rapeer and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspecting Schools written by Brian Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "During the first half of the 1990s the British government turned inspection into an ambitious instrument of educational policy-making. Initially it encouraged local education authorities to experiment with inspection 'in all its forms'. Growing impatient wih the pace of change, however, a new policy was brought into force afer the 1992 General Election." "Schools were to be inspected on a hitherto unprecedented scale. Every primary and secondary school in England and Wales was to undergo a 'full' inspection once every four years. At the same time a new agency, the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), was set up to organize the new programme. Their concern, they declared, was not merely to hold schools to account but to help them to improve. So-called 'failing' schools, in particular, would be identified and put on notice to change." "The research reported here is one of the very first independent attempts to explore the aftermath of inspection and the ways in which schools do (or don't) take up inspectors' challlenges. What kinds of recommendations do schools find relatively easy to implement? Which factors seem to make a difference? Do so-called 'failing' schools require special treatment? In short, has a 'powerful tool' for school improvement been discovered? Or is its leverage on change processes, in practice, more modest?" "The history of school inspections in Britain stretches back over 150 years. Despite this lengthy tradition, its effects have up till now been simply asserted or taken for granted. Inspecting Schools offers a compelling account of the limits and possibilities of inspection as a mechanism for school reform."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book The Medical Inspection of School Children written by Sir William Leslie Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Supervision and Medical Inspection of Schools written by Thomas Denison Wood and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School Inspection in the United States written by Pablo Bezem and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era of test-based accountability, school inspection may offer a nuanced understanding of school performance and actionable information for improvement. Yet, little empirical evidence exists on its effectiveness in advancing performance, particularly in the United States. This dissertation examines the potential of school inspection as an alternative accountability mechanism through a series of studies based in one of the only U.S. districts to experiment with inspection. Three papers evaluate: 1) How inspectors arrive at their decisions, 2) whether inspections promote principals' attitudes that are associated with lasting institutional change, and 3) effects of inspection on school planning directions. Each of these papers offers a significant contribution to the literature on school inspection and provides evidence regarding the inspection process and its potential to enable school improvement. The first paper inquires about how inspectors evaluate school and reach determinations. To shed light on inspectors' decision-making processes, the case of a U.S. district is contrasted with two long-established international systems. Results reveal that decisions are strongly influenced by local culture and professional traditions. Despite efforts to introduce alternative means for school assessment in the U.S., a test-based accountability mindset dominates and limits the potential of inspection.The second paper investigates whether principals' attitudes towards inspection are those associated with lasting institutional change. This study bridges insights from the organizational change literature in the education field. Semi-structured interviews with 20 principals in the selected U.S. district inquire about the perceived effectiveness of the diagnosis, appropriateness of inspection feedback, and readiness for implementing changes. Results show that strongly positive attitudes toward inspection associated with lasting change. A majority of principals view inspection favorably since its breadth and depth contributes to a more accurate diagnosis of key challenges. Holistic evaluation and actionable findings are not feasible through test-based accountability alone. Principals also express a strong commitment to implementing changes based on inspection feedback. These results provide the first empirical evidence of the influence of school inspection on sustained institutional change. The third essay examines the effect of inspection on school planning. Prior to implementation of reforms, priorities are set through the school planning process. Despite the wide use of inspection globally, no previous study has tested whether a causal relationship exists between inspection and school planning. This study uses mixed methods to examine whether inspection shifts the areas of focus in school planning documents. The study sample comprises 160 public schools in the selected U.S. district. In-depth interviews with school principals reveal that inspections are perceived as useful and led to planned reforms focused in two areas: instructional practices and school climate. Results from a difference-in-differences analysis suggest that inspection shifted the focus of planning documents towards these two areas. Inspection led to nearly a doubling of keywords in improvement plans related to these two focus areas. This study provides empirical evidence regarding the potential of inspection to inform school planning.Overall, this dissertation advances understanding of the potential of school inspection to offer insights for improved school reforms, in a high-stakes, test-based accountability system. Findings demonstrate how local and professional culture influence and condition inspection practices. In addition, I show that principals demonstrate strong positive attitudes towards inspection, which are favorable to sustainable change. Finally, I provide causal evidence that inspection shapes the focus of school improvement plans. These results have implications for U.S. accountability policies and the potential for a more comprehensive approach, beyond test-based accountability.
Download or read book Medical Inspection of Schools written by Archibald Henry Hogarth and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Education at a Glance 2015 OECD Indicators written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of education systems in the OECD’s 34 member countries, as well as a number of ...
Download or read book Education Act 2005 written by Great Britain and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Act contains five parts and 19 schedules and includes provisions: to reform school inspections in England in order to introduce a new system of more regular, lighter touch inspections, with powers for the National Assembly for Wales to introduce similar reforms in the future; to extend in England and Wales the circumstances in which a local education authority must invite proposals for a new or replacement secondary school; to broaden the objectives of the Teacher Training Agency; and miscellaneous provision relating to maintained schools, information sharing and attendance for excluded pupils at alternative education provision.
Download or read book General Reports of H M Inspectors on Elementary Schools and Training Colleges written by Great Britain. Board of Education and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
