Overview
- A very timely overview of the evidence base
- of effective school inspections
- Discusses issues of validity and reliability of school inspections in relation
- to school effectiveness research
- Includes a range of practical examples from inspections systems from all over the world
- Captures the current evidence base and explains it by illustrating effective models and modalities of school inspections
- Discusses emerging trends in the education landscape and how these impact on roles and responsibilities of school inspection systems
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Accountability and Educational Improvement (ACED)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Understanding School Inspection Frameworks
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Front Matter
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The Current Evidence Base of School Inspection Research
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Front Matter
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Improvement of education systems
- Inspection systems
- School inspections
- School accountability
- School effectiveness research
- Educational assessment
- Educational evaluation
- School evaluation
- School self-evaluation
- Side effects of inspections
- Inspection feedback
- Validity and reliability of school inspections
- Education policy
- Inspectorates of education
- Internal school evaluation
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Methods and Modalities of Effective School Inspections
Editors: Melanie C.M. Ehren
Series Title: Accountability and Educational Improvement
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31003-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31001-5Published: 11 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80940-3Published: 25 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31003-9Published: 05 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2509-3320
Series E-ISSN: 2509-3339
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 179
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, International and Comparative Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership