The Intelligent School

MacGilchrist, Barbara; Myers, Kate; Reed, Jane

ISBN 10: 1853963429 / ISBN 13: 9781853963421

Published by Paul Chapman Publishing, Limited, London, 1997

About this Item

Ex-library with barcode and label inside cover. Contents otherwise clean, sound, bright throughout. Minor wear to cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Intelligent School
• Publisher: Paul Chapman Publishing, Limited, London
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853963429
• ISBN 13: 9781853963421
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

`This is a particularly well-written book, soundly based on effective school practice. It serves well its intention of helping schools become intelligent organizations.... This thoughtful analysis requires serious consideration′ - School Leadership & Management

`The capacities addressed in The Intelligent School are crucial if the high expectations that governments are setting for schools are to be realised.... [It is] remarkable how the authors have packed so much information into such a concise book, all in an authoritative and usable manner′ - Brian Caldwell, University of Melbourne

In writing The Intelligent School, the authors offer a practical resource to schools to help them maximise their improvement efforts.The aim is to help schools to be intelligent organizations; to be the type of school that can synthesise different kinds of knowledge, experience and ideas in order to be confident about current achievements, and be able to decide what to do next.

Review

'The book is easy-to-use: clear, well organised, full of practical examples and equally practical questions. It could be a signpost to the future - if the days of educational diktat are really almost over.' - The Times Educational Supplement

`This is a particularly well-written book, soundly based on effective school practice. It serves well its intention of helping schools become intelligent organisations.... This thoughtful analysis requires serious consideration' - School Leadership & Management

'The capacities addressed in The Intelligent School are crucial if the high expectations that governments are setting for schools are to be realised.... [It is] remarkable how the authors have packed so much information into such a concise book, all in an authoritative and usable manner' - Brian Caldwell, University of Melbourne

`There is a lot to be learned from this book... An intelligent book, it should be read with a critical intelligence. It will repay reading' - Teacher Development