Part A: Foundations of the improvement approach -- Developments in school improvement: the value of a theory-driven approach -- Establishing links between educational - effectiveness research and school improvement: the contribution of the dynamic model -- The dynamic approach to school improvement -- Part B Research projects on the dynamic approach to school improvement -- Establishing school self-evaluation mechanisms to improve the quality of education -- Facing and preventing bullying through improving the school learning environment -- Schools establishing school self-evaluation mechanisms for improvement purposes: case studies of two primary schools in Slovenia -- Using DASI to improve teacher effectiveness: a group randomisation study -- Development of DASI: studies on teacher effectiveness in different educational settings -- Part C: Translating the approach into action: guidelines and instruments -- Using DASI to establish mechanisms for school self-evaluation for improvement purposes -- Instruments for measuring quality of teaching and school level factors -- The design of actions and strategies for improvement, their implementation and evaluation -- Part D: Further developments of the dynamic approach to school improvrmtnt -- Reflections on the viability of the approach

1. School improvement programs