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Jamieson, Ian; Wikeley, Felicity – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2000
Challenges a central orthodoxy of school-effectiveness work-that schools should strive to become more consistent learning environments. Ironically, the effective-school model has become embedded in the educational politics of the UK and USA, where conditions do not favor successful implementation. Educators must first address rampant socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Centralization, Context Effect, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)