This is a collection of 19 articles charting developments in school effectiveness research, both on the evaluative and reflective side, and the emergence from it of pro-active school improvement ideas and initiatives.

Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Story: Schools, Schooling and Research Chapter 2: The Study of Institutions Chapter 3: Schools as Institutions Chapter 4: Effective Schools for Secondary Students Chapter 5: Effective Schools for Primary Students Chapter 6: Effects of School Membership on Students' Educational Outcomes Chapter 7: The Reception of Educational Research Chapter 8: The Positive Effects of Schooling Chapter 9: Technical Issues in School Effectiveness Research Chapter 10: Which Way at the Crossroads? Chapter 11: The Management of Effective Learning and Teaching Chapter 12: Value-Added Measures and School Effectiveness Chapter 13: Differential Effectiveness Chapter 14: Current Impact and Future Potential of Effective Schools Chapter 15: The Relationship between School Effectiveness and School Improvement Chapter 16: The Burntwood School Case Study Chapter 17: The Drive Primary School Case Study Chapter 18: Can School Improvement Overcome the Effects of Disadvantage? Chapter 19: Criticisms of School Effectiveness Chapter 20: The End of the Story: Policy, Practice and New Directions