Changing Education Systems: A Research-based Approach

Exploring three large-scale national reform programmes, the book presents a series of propositions that are the basis of a research-based approach to system change. It explains the creation of relationships in which academic researchers collaborate in the process of development. Changing Education Systems is a must-read for policy-makers and practitioners involved in educational reforms, as well as researchers wishing to contribute to and learn from such developments.

Key Features

• Presents a series of propositions that are the basis of a research-based approach to system change
• Explains the creation of relationships in which academic researchers collaborate in the process of development
• Considers smaller place-based projects that are set within policy contexts dominated by the idea of market forces as a strategy for improvement
• Explores the steps needed to overcome locally specific barriers

Additional Information

Exploring three large-scale national reform programmes, the book:

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. Changing education systems
• 2. City Challenge in England: drawing the lessons.
• 3. Schools Challenge Cymru: a catalyst for change
• 4. Developing a regional self-improving school system: collaboration, competition and transition.
• 5. The Scottish Attainment Challenge: addressing poverty-related outcomes
• 6. New challenges: managing change in an educational market place.
• 7. Addressing barriers to change
• 8. A research-based approach
• References