Includes bibliographical and index

School effectiveness and improvement : the story so far / John MacBeath and Peter Mortimore -- The policy context / John MacBeath and Jim McCall -- The research design and methods / Pamela Robertson ... [et al.] -- Attainment, progress, and added value / Sally Thomas ... [et al.] -- Views of pupils, parents, and teachers : vital indicators of effectiveness and for improvement / Jim McCall ... [et al.] -- Extending the quality framework : lessons from case study schools / Pamela Robertson and David Toal -- Change leadership : planning, conceptualization, and perception / Jenny Reeves, Jim McCall, and Barbara MacGilchrist -- Do schools need critical friends? / Jim Doherty ... [et al.] -- A profile of change / John MacBeath and Louise Stoll -- The change equation : capacity for improvement / Louise Stoll ... [et al.] -- Beyond 2000 : where next for effectiveness and improvement? / Louise Stoll ... [et al.]