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Department Improvement and School Improvement: A missing link?
Author(s) -
Harris Alma
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/01411920120071470
Subject(s) - link (geometry) , empirical research , mathematics education , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , computer science , epistemology , computer network , philosophy
This article focuses on secondary school departments and argues that the current approaches to school improvement do not adequately reflect or incorporate the department level. Drawing upon empirical evidence from two evaluative studies, the article highlights the processes that contribute to improved departmental performance and subsequently, to school and classroom improvement. The article concludes by suggesting that the department is an important ‘missing link’ in school improvement theory and practice.