Tables of contents

Special issue: Effective school improvement

Effective school improvement: An introduction 

Felicity Wikeley, Javier Murillo

355 

Linking school effectiveness and school improvement: The background and outline of the project 

Bert PM Creemers, Gerry J Reezigt

359 

The theoretical basis of the effective school improvement (ESI) model 

Japp Scheerens, Marc Demeuse

373 

Evaluating effective school improvement: Case studies of programs in eight European countries and their contribution to the effective school improvement model 

387 

A comprehensive framework for effective school improvement 

407 

The changes that count in securing school improvement 

Mervyn Flecknoe

425 

Class and schools: Using social, economic and educational reform to close the black–white achievement gap 

Dianne L Taylor

445 

The truth about teachers' work 

John O'Neill, Paul Adams

Opinion

Graduation address 

Ivan Snook

The poor kids!  

Susan St John, Janfrie Wakim

'There can be no contentment but in proceeding'

David McKenzie

Research critiques

Being a critical consumer of research is important: Consider the political spin and shortcomings of NZCER's Competent Children study for example 

Gillian Croad, Sarah Farquhar

Professional development and student achievement gains: A look at the Te Kõtahitanga Report 

Roy Nash

The privatisation of education: QPEC factfiles 

John Minto

The perceptions of teacher education in relation to the teaching practicum 

Peter Lind

Developing praxis for a few non-English speaking background students in the class 

Penny Howarth

The 'PM readers' versus 'Ready to read' stories as instructional reading texts: Some comparative analysis 

Keith Greaney

Teacher reflection

Scaffolding Alex: Actively supporting young children in the visual arts 

Lisa Terreni

Helping teachers develop formative assessment strategies 

Stephanie Geddes

Book review

Weaving Te Whäriki: Aotearoa New Zealand's early childhood curriculum document in theory and practice 

Cushla Scrivens

Introduction 

James Griffith

81 

Parental involvement: Model revision through scale development 

Joan MT Walker, Andrew S Wilkins, James R Dallaire, Howard M Sandler, Kathleen V Hoover-Dempsey

85 

Why do parents become involved? Research findings and implications 

Kathleen V Hoover-Dempsey, Joan MT Walker, Howard M Sandler, Darlene Whetsel, Christa L Green, Andrew S Wilkins, Kristen Closson

105 

Families, schools and summer learning 

Geoffrey D Borman, James Benson, Laura T Overman

131 

A case study of the Partnership Schools Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) model 

Joyce L Epstein

151 

Testing a structural equation model of partnership program implementation and parent involvement 

Steven B Sheldon

171 

Theme: The state of skills in post-apartheid South Africa

Guest editors: Andre Kraak, Andrew Paterson

The challenge of the 'second economy' in South Africa: The contribution of skills development 

Andre Kraak

429 

The state of the labour market in South Africa after the first decade of democracy 

Rulof Burger, Ingrid Woolard

453 

Uneven South African private enterprise training: The national skills survey of 2003 

Andrew Paterson, Jacques L du Toit

477 

Skills development in South Africa's very small and micro enterprise sector 

Simon McGrath, Johan Martins, Jocelyn Smith, Fahmida Cachalia, Kevin Kane

499 

Public sector training: A 'blind' spot in the 1999 South African national levy-grant policy 

Andrew Paterson

519 

Perspectives on learnerships: A critique of South Africa's transformation of apprenticeships 

Matthew J Smith, Ross Jennings, Geetesh Solanki

537 

A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme 

Anna McCord

563