Bücher von David Reynolds

An essential resource for those interested in the effectiveness of educational systems, organisations and classrooms. It offers academics, researchers, students, policy-makers new insights into the latest thinking and evidence about educational effectiveness.

Grouped into four sections, this book covers various aspects of school effectiveness by looking at: laying the foundations of the effective school; pushing the boundaries; trying to influence policy and practice; and contemporary solutions. It gives an overview of how school effectiveness is both perceived and changing.

Arguing that the period from 1938 to 1941 was a turning point in modern American history, Mr. Reynolds shows how Franklin Roosevelt led Americans into a new global perspective on foreign policy.

What constitutes quality schooling? What are the implications for educational practice and administration? This text looks at these questions and examines international research evidence and reform initiatives.

This title provides an overview of 20th century British foreign policy. It brings together the often separated histories of diplomacy, defence, economics and empire in a provocative reinterpretation of British 'decline'. It also offers a broader reflection on the nature of international power and the mechanisms of policymaking.