Διερεύνηση της επάρκειας των θεματικών αξόνων και των κριτηρίων αξιολόγησης των Ανεξαρτήτων Σχολείων της Αγγλίας από το OFSTED.

Περίληψη

The objective of this study was to investigate the adequacy of the inspection areas and their indicators of Independent Schools from OFSTED in England. As methodological tool of this study we used the content analysis of the in¬spection reports of two nearby independent schools in London, those of the Greek and the Japanese respectively. The discussion showed a partial ade¬quacy of the concrete thematic areas and their indicators for the evaluation of the independent schools in England from OFSTED. Regarding schools as open social systems based on the dimensions: input-process-output we used the systemic model of Hoy & Miskel and proposed more evaluative areas and indicators from School Effectiveness Research findings. Future research in a nationwide sample with the use of multiple tools will identify and ex¬plain thoroughly the adequacy of the areas and the indicators of independent schools inspection. Also, similar future research within the context of the Greek educational system examining all educational participants’ opinion on the thematic areas and their respective indicators would provide a basic framework for an adequate evaluative system regarding the Greek school effectiveness.