typology Flashcards
What is interesting, however, is that schools with __characteristics have __
similar contextual
different mindsets
they are useful as discussion starters to consider different facets of their school’s
cultures
Stoll
they are useful as __ to consider different facets of their school’s __
discussion starters
cultures
__ developed a model for determining the school culture. They focused on the school’s __
Stoll and Fink
current effectivenes
3 Typologies?
Improving
Strolling
Ineffective
Effective
- Improving = ?
- Declining = ?
Moving
Cruising
Ineffective
-Improving = ?
- Declining = ?
Struggling
Sinking
● Boosting pupil’s progress and development
● Working together to respond to changing context
● Know where they are going and have the will and skill to get there
● Possess norms for improving schools
moving
● Appear to be effective
● Usually in more affluent areas
● Pupils achieve despite teaching quality
● Not preparing pupils for changing world
● Possess powerful norms that inhibit change
cruising
● Neither particularly effective nor ineffective
● Moving at an inadequate rate to cope with the pace of change
● Meandering into the future to pupils’ detriment
● Ill-defined and sometimes conflicting aims inhibit improvement
strolling
● Ineffective, and they know it
● Expend considerable energy to improve
● Unproductive ‘thrashing about’
● Will ultimately succeed because have the will if not the skill
● Often identified as ‘falling’, which is demotivational
struggling
Ineffective: norms of isolation, blame, self-reliance, and loss of faith
powerfully inhibit improvement.
● Staff unable to change
● Often in deprived areas where they blame parenting or unprepared
children.
● Need dramatic action and significant support
sinking
