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The use of performance indicators in a school improvement policy. What do experts say about it

Content. Problem definitionResearch Design Empirical researchFollow up of the researchConclusion. Problem Definition. The use of performance indicators in a school improvement policyWhat is school improvement?How do schools improve? ? individual school feedback. Research Design. Theoretical Context: literature studyEmpirical Research: panel discussions

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The use of performance indicators in a school improvement policy. What do experts say about it

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    1. The use of performance indicators in a school improvement policy. What do experts say about it? Hester Hulpia Promotor: Prof. Dr. M. Valcke Copromotor: Dr. J.P. Verhaeghe Department of Education, Ghent University H. Dunantlaan 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium Tel: +32 (0)9 264 86 74 Hester.Hulpia@UGent.be

    2. Content Problem definition Research Design Empirical research Follow up of the research Conclusion

    3. Problem Definition The use of performance indicators in a school improvement policy What is school improvement? How do schools improve? ? individual school feedback

    4. Research Design Theoretical Context: literature study Empirical Research: panel discussions & interviews field-research

    5. Panel discussions and interviews: Design Objectives Technique Experts: Department for Educational Development, Pedagogical Advisors, Inspection, Scientific Researchers

    6. Panel discussions and interviews: SI?

    7. Panel discussions and interviews: SI? Continuous, dynamic, purposeful, planned change or innovation process School leader, collaborative school team, shared vision, team development & professionalisation Assessment (self-evaluation), reflection Output = quality improvement

    9. Panel discussions and interviews: indicators of SI

    10. Panel discussions and interviews: indicators of SI Autonomy, purposeful school policy Communication, participation, cooperation, engagement School culture Networks Assessment (self-evaluation), reflection

    12. Panel discussions and interviews: methods SI Methods of School Improvement E.g.: Self-evaluation instruments, school working plan, follow up of the students, benchmarks, inspection, good practice = school specific, simple, motivating, flexible, transparent, reliable, accepted by all actors, lead to action

    13. Panel discussions and interviews: PISA & TIMSS PISA & TIMSS feedback + Ethical, diagnosis instruments - Not used, overwhelming data, lack of incentives, limited output measurement, not meso or micro, media ? Research and school conditions

    14. Panel discussions and interviews: PISA & TIMSS PISA & TIMSS feedback Research conditions: simple written and verbal information, instruction manual, translation to school and class level, small-scaled meetings School conditions: expertise, partnership, analysis and interpretation of the data, team discussion, time Sensibility

    15. Panel discussions and interviews: Conclusions Involvement of the experts Interviews versus Panel discussions Resemblance

    16. Follow up of the research Educational field? Multiple case studies

    17. Conclusion SE & SI ? Quality of education?

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