- Title
- The fallacy of school grades: exploring the myth that public shaming leads to school improvement
- Creator
- Smith, Robert; Imig, Scott
- Relation
- Enduring Myths That Inhibit School Turnaround p. 297-317
- Relation
- Contemporary Perspectives on School Turnaround and Reform
- Relation
- https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Enduring-Myths-That-Inhibit-School-Turnaround
- Publisher
- Information Age Publishing
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- In this first book, education researchers and scholars have identified a number of myths that have inhibited our ability to successfully turn schools around. Our intention is not to suggest that if these myths are addressed school turnaround will always be achieved. Business and other literatures outside of education make it clear that turnaround is, at best, difficult work. However, for a number of reasons, we in education have developed policies and practices that are often antithetical to turnaround. Indeed, we are making already challenging work harder. The myths identified in this book suggest that we still struggle to define or understand what we mean by turnaround or how best, or even adequately, measure whether it has been achieved. Moreover, it is clear that there are a number of factors limiting how effectively we structure and support low-performing schools both systemically and locally. And we have done a rather poor job of effectively leveraging human resources to raise student achievement and improve organizational outcomes.
- Subject
- education; education policies; school improvement programs; academic achievement; school grades
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1395429
- Identifier
- uon:33875
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781681238876
- Language
- eng
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