TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ferguson, Neil.
AU  - Earley,Peter
AU  - Fidler,Brian
AU  - Ouston,Janet
TI  - Improving schools and inspection: the self-inspecting school
SN  - 0761967265
U1  - 371.200941 FER 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - P. Chapman, SAGE Publications
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Office for Standards in Education
KW  - School improvement programs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - This book looks at the relationship between school inspection and school improvement. The authors show how heads have used inspectors' reports to put in place real school improvement. They deal with the contexts of inspection and comparisons are made with the Australian experience of school self-review. The book focuses on how schools have developed a culture of self-inspection." "The authors consider the system of OfSTED inspections and ask how beneficial inspection has been in encouraging schools to develop and improve. They suggest there is need for a change and that there are alternative approaches to school assessment and improvement which could be more effective. They argue that the school's own evaluation processes should play a greater part in the arrangements for inspection." "Improving Schools and Inspection: the self-inspecting school will be essential reading for headteachers and other professionals engaged in dealing with inspections."--Jacket
ER  -