Preface

PART I World class schools: the international school effectiveness research project (ISERP), background, design and quantitative findings

The intellectual and policy context

David Reynolds

Sam Stringfield

Charles Teddlie

Bert Creemers

The methodological strategy of ISERP

Charles Teddlie

David Reynolds

Sam Stringfield

The quantitative data

Bert Creemers

Sam Stringfield

Henk Guldemond

PART II World class schools: the case studies of more effective and less effective schools in different countries

North America - the United States

Charles Teddlie

Dianne Taylor

Peggy Kirby

Sam Stringfield

Mickey Pounders

John Freeman

North America - Canada

Walter Epp

Juanita Ross Epp

The Pacific Rim and Australia - Taiwan

Eugene C. Schaffer

Chen-Jen Hwang

Yong-Yin Lee

Shin-Zen Chang

Hui-Ling Pan

The Pacific Rim and Australia - Australia

Barry Green

Barbara Dundas

John Clarke

The Pacific Rim and Australia - Hong Kong

Yin Cheong Cheng

Wai Ming Cheung

Wing Ming Tam

Europe - the Netherlands

Frans Swint

Bert Creemers

Europe - Norway

Trond Eiliv Hauge

Astrid Eggen Knutsen

Marit Groterud

Bjorn Nilsen

Europe - the Republic of Ireland

Desmond Swan

Dympna Devine

Europe - the United Kingdom

David Reynolds

Shaun Farrell

Wynford Bellin

PART III Conclusions: creating world-class schools

Comparisons across country case studies

Charles Teddlie

David Reynolds

Bert Creemers

Sam Stringfield

Creating world-class schools: what have we learned?

David Reynolds

Bert Creemers

Sam Stringfield

Gene Schaffer

Bibliography

Supplementary information

Index