Purpose The aim of this paper is to present the main findings of the studies in the field of
quality management (QM) in primary and secondary education. Grouping these findings into …

Teachers' engagement with high quality continuous professional development (CPD)
opportunities has repeatedly and consistently been linked to an array of positive outcomes …

School self-evaluation is a low-stakes policy recently mandated in Ireland and while schools
are becoming more consistent in engaging in this internal mode of evaluation, their …

This paper picks up and elaborates on the conception of policy translators in schools–key
actors in the enactment of policy. The qualitative data presented here highlight how it is often …

This paper reflects on compulsory school self-evaluation in Ireland. It sets important
historical and contemporary context by documenting the development of a culture of …

The importance of school self-evaluation (SSE) as a school improvement mechanism has
been acknowledged by increases in the number of countries with legal requirements for …

As with school self-evaluation in most European countries, the Irish education system now
promotes the involvement and inclusion of stakeholders such as parents and students in the …

This paper makes a novel and important contribution to scholarship by developing and
presenting a set of concepts and questions for those researching student voice in Ireland to …

Current conceptions of accountability imply that, in order for teachers to be able to hold
themselves to account, they need first to have cultivated certain 'professional dispositions' …

School self-evaluation (SSE) or data-based decision making is now a common feature of
mainstream education in an increasing number of jurisdictions. The participation of …