ISBN:
9789400740952
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XIX, 263 p. 15 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Studies in Educational Leadership 16
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. School leadership in the context of standards-based reform
Keywords:
Educational tests and measurements
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Education
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Education
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Educational tests and measurements
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Schulleitung
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Schulpolitik
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Schulreform
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Internationaler Vergleich
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
'Although standards-based reform emerged in the United States and the United Kingdom, the idea has spread across the world, as an approach to systemic reform. It might appear that there is a world-wide tsunami of standards-based reform that will standardize and homogenize the educational system across the globe. This volume makes it very clear, however, that there is no one approach to standards-based reform and countries change there is a danger in paying attention to its evolution and impact in only one context. Thats what makes this volume so valuable. Louis Volante has drawn together descriptions from a wide range of countries, all involved in large-scale reform and using standards and assessments as part of their process. What becomes very obvious is that the language may be the same but the words reflect different contexts and can represent very different ideals, values, and processes. Im sure you will find this book as interesting and challenging as I have a gem that pushes your thinking and does not allow readers to remain neutral.' (Lorna Earl)
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Editor; About the Contributors; Part I Introduction; Chapter1 Educational Reform, Standards, and School Leadership; Modern Assessment Systems; United Kingdom; Europe; North America; Australasia; Asia; Standards-Based Reform: Key Rationales; Back to Basics Rationale; Policy Lever Rationale; Reliability and Validity Rationale; A Preliminary Critique; Intended Consequences; Unintended Consequences; Theories of School Leadership; Transactional Leadership; Instructional Leadership; Transformational Leadership; Distributed Leadership
Description / Table of Contents:
Other Leadership TheoriesLeadership, School Improvement, and Student Learning; Substance and Organization of this Book; References; Part II International Perspectives; Chapter2 Responsibility in a High-Accountability System: Leading Schools in England; Introduction; The English Education System: A Hotbed of Reform; The Role of School Leaders in England; Developing School Leaders; Distributed and Delegated Leadership; School Business Managers; Leading Networks of Schools; Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3 Instructional Leadership in the Era of No ChildLeft Behind: Perspectives from the United StatesNCLB: An American Education and Assessment/Accountability System; Title 1 of NCLB Act: New Regulations; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)Data on State and District Report Cards; National Technical Advisory Council (National TAC); Minimum Subgroup Size and Inclusion of Studentsin Accountability; Including Individual Student Growth in AYP; Restructuring; Assessments and Multiple Measures; Same Subject Identification for Improvement
Description / Table of Contents:
President Barack Obama's Blueprint for ReformPromoting a Culture of College- and Career-Ready Students; Effective Teachers and Leaders in Every School; Equity and Opportunity for All Students; Promote Local Innovation and Continuous Improvement; Assessment/Standards-Based Reformand Instructional Leadership; Instructional Leadership and Accountability; Instructional Improvement Supported by Instructional Quality; Professional Learning Communities of Practice that Foster Effective Instructional Practice; High-Stakes Tests: The Primary Tool for MeasuringStudent Progress
Description / Table of Contents:
Developing Layers of LeadersConcluding Reflections: Implications for Policy and Practice; Appendix A; President Barack Obama: Every Child in America Deservesa World-Class Education; References; Chapter4 Educational Leadership in the Context of Low-Stakes Accountability; An Overview of the Canadian Context; The Evolving Large-Scale Assessment Programs in Canada; Educational Accountability in Canada; Educational Leadership and School Accountability in Canada; The Ontario Example; Are Accountability Models and Large-Scale Assessments Improving Education in Canada?
Description / Table of Contents:
The Leadership Challenge in the Context of Educational Accountability and Large-Scale Assessment
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-4095-2
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