School Climate Matters: Shanghai Schools from a Comparative Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367504007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 228 str.

Opis

This book describes the effect of school climate on student academic achievement. The unexpected leading position of Shanghai in its first and second appearance of the PISA survey — topping every league table in this assessment by a clear margin — attracted attention from all over the world.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. School climate and reading performance. An exploration in Shanghai  3. Student's individual perception of school climate predict reading achievement in Shanghai  4. What makes the difference in reading achievement? Comparisons between Finland and Shanghai  5. The influence of classroom disciplinary climate of schools on reading achievement. A cross-country comparative study  6. Examining the importance of discipline in Chinese schooling: an exploration in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taipei  7. Discipline, motivation, and achievement in mathematics learning: An exploration in Shanghai  8. General discussion

O autorze

Bo Ning is an associate professor in the Research Institute for International and Comparative Education, Shanghai Normal University and a project manager in the Teacher Education Centre, UNESCO.