Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-142) and index.
Contents:
The occupation of teaching
What do we mean by teacher quality?
Teacher quality research
Measuring teacher quality
Experiments in the identification of successful teachers
Conclusion: Implications from the evidence.
Summary:
Provides an accessible overview of the research related to teacher quality, and introduces a new method for evaluating teachers based on extensive fieldwork in schools. --from publisher description