School evaluation with a purpose : challenges and alternatives / Edited by Eli Ottesen and Fiona Stephens.

Includes bibliographical references.

School evaluation trends and directions -- Values based evaluation : the experiences of two schools in England -- Exploring a journey in school evaluation : a Spanish secondary school -- A tangled tale? : teachers making sense of school evaluation in the Republic of Ireland -- Working against the grain : a values based school in Norway -- Lost in translation : challenges in educational evaluation in Poland -- What can case studies tell us about evaluation and assessment? -- Reflective practice, its role in evaluation and challenges for teacher professionalism -- Evaluation with a purpose.

"In recent years, there has been an increased interest in and demand for school evaluation. Evaluation is often linked to issues of accountability, performance assessment, regulation and inspection. This book explores and develops the latest thinking surrounding external and self-evaluation in schools. Examining teacher professionalism, reflective practice, and what really matters in education, the challenges around current evaluative practice are recognised and discussed. Successful case studies and their methodology in a variety of European schools are considered, with a look at the validity of quality assurance in these aspects of school life, and suggestions for alternative approaches" -- Provided by publisher.