Wahrnehmungs- und Wertorientierte Schulentwicklung

This book deals with quality development in general education schools. Against the backdrop of mandatory quality management in Austria, it highlights development trends in school development and evaluation practices. It describes the evaluation concept WWSE according to Wild (2010) in its theoretical foundation and objectives, (inter)national quality definitions, research findings in organizational, personnel, and instructional development, process and organizational ethical approaches, and evaluation aspects in the education sector. The empirical investigation provides an overview of the relevance, benefits, and performance of WWSE for school quality development, defines facilitating or hindering conditions, and prompts improvement and development potentials.