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Raising levels of pupil achievement through school improvement
Author(s) -
HARRIS ALMA
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9604.1996.tb00053.x
Subject(s) - pupil , raising (metalworking) , student achievement , psychology , mathematics education , academic achievement , pedagogy , engineering , mechanical engineering , neuroscience
Alma Harris presents some findings from a research project which explored the characteristics of schools which were demonstrating raised levels of pupil achievement. All the schools were located in city contexts. The article contends that a school's commitment to staff development and continuous improvement are important pre‐requisites of enhanced pupil achievement. It further argues that there are common and identifiable components of sustained improvement. Certain collaborative processes are conducive to this effect.