Editor's Introduction Hans Lingens

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Council Conclusions of 20 December 1996 on School Effectiveness

Principles and Strategies to Promote Success at School

R.J. BOSKER and J. SCHEERENS

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Publishing School Performance Data: Usefulness and Validity

R.J. BOSKER and J. SCHEERENS

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How to Derail Trains

Why the Project School Curriculum and Evaluation Threatens to Become Ineffective Even Before It Has Really Begun

GEROLD BECKER

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National and International School Performance Studies

What Can They Do, What Are Their Limits

JNRGEN BAUMERT and OLAF KELLER

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Management Models for Schools in Europe

Swedish Experience with Alternative Systems

MATS EKHOLM

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We Form an Idea for Ourselves of What We Do in the Classroom

BERNWARD MICKEN

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The Problem of School Failure in Sweden

ROLF HELLDIN

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