Product Description: Promoting high standards in education while striving for equal opportunities under the budget constraints - these are the new global objectives of education systems. This book brings together research-based evidence on the effectiveness of major Australian, Dutch, and UK improvement efforts in education at both primary and secondary level, whilst making comparisons with similar US initiatives...read more

Product Description: The main methods, techniques and issues for carrying out multilevel modeling and analysis are covered in this book. The book is an applied introduction to the topic, providing a clear conceptual understanding of the issues involved in multilevel analysis and will be a useful reference tool...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The main methods, techniques and issues for carrying out multilevel modeling and analysis are covered in this book. The book is an applied introduction to the topic, providing a clear conceptual understanding of the issues involved in multilevel analysis and will be a useful reference tool...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Hardbound. How much do schools really matter? How sure are we on what works in education and why? Why is it that certain educational practices work better than others in improving educational effectiveness?In this book recent research and theoretical interpretations are used in a critical analysis of the knowledge base on educational effectiveness...read more