Not Every Senior Manager Thinks They Can Make A Difference

School is a waste of time for some students: and it appears, it is a waste of time for some managers as well.

It is often argued that schools are important in terms of helping children achieve and improving their life chances. In this pioneering empirical study, I link document research to what was said in interviews with senior school managers and it very quickly becomes clear that not all senior managers believe they can make a difference to student achievement or life chances.

So, what schools are the believers at and what schools are the non-believers at?

What type of school is your child at?

What type of school would you send them too?

Can you identify the right school?

This research shows the importance of using a variety of documents and interview material to identify patterns, problems and prospects.

This matters because it could be your child at one of these schools.

People who have bought this book have said that:
I think this book really is a wake-up call
A fantastic insight
Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes
Surely this is the best book in its field
First class
Education research is so boring, until this book came along
Transformational
This book is formidable
Blows you away with its power and simplicity
Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other’s don’t, won’t or can’t and get away with it.

The book has the following chapters:

Introduction
Background and The Importance of Documents in Education
Documents That Can be Used in Research: Some Examples
Question to Ask of Documents
Advantages of Document Research
Limitations of Document Research
The Study
The State of the Art
Advancing the Art
Conclusions
References