Schools in difficult and challenging circumstances have received increasing policy and to
some extent research attention in recent years. Improving schools in these circumstances is …

In this article, the author reviews research from the organizational sciences to develop
turnaround policy guidelines that may prove useful for policy makers and educators. The …

This paper asks the question: to what extent do inspection regimes, particularly the Office for
Standards in Education (Ofsted), influence the work of a school, and how might that …

This book looks at the foundations of school self-evaluation from a scientific as from a
practical perspective. Planning concepts, restructuring of education systems, organizational …

There is a great deal of contemporary interest in schools in challenging contexts. However
there are relatively few research studies that have focused exclusively upon effective …

Most teachers become heads for idealistic reasons, wanting to make a difference to the lives
of children and young people. Yet serving heads suggest the job is getting harder, talking …

This paper is about the issue of the performance of inspection. Based on research
conducted in an English secondary school in the years following its time under Special …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to review the literature from the organizational
sciences to develop a grounded narrative of turnaround leadership. Design/methodology …

This chapter investigates the function of school inspections as a strategy for educational
system improvement. School inspections are conducted to assess the academic quality and …

This book explores language teacher wellbeing across the career span from an ecological
perspective. It reports on empirical findings from an extensive investigation into language …