Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the work of district leadership of a large Canadian school district in becoming a learning organization over four years using knowledge management practices. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative study conducted from 2000‐2004 using a...

How can student assessment, teacher appraisal, school evaluation and system evaluation bring about real gains in performance across a country’s school system? This book provides, for Norway, an independent analysis from an international perspective of major issues facing the evaluation and...

Hvordan kan elevvurdering, lærervurdering, skolevurdering og vurdering av skolesystemet bidra til reelle forbedringer av prestasjoner på tvers av et lands skolesystem? Landrapportene i denne serien gir en uavhengig analyse av viktige spørsmål knyttet til kvalitetsvurderingssystemet,...

In this working paper, Earl and Timperley argue that evaluative thinking is a necessary component of successful innovation and involves more than measurement and quantification. Combining evaluation with innovation requires discipline in the innovation and flexibility in the evaluation. The...