In Lecture four Prof Alava introduces ten factors found in a meta study of ten school effectiveness researches. These effectiveness-enhancing factors are high expectations, educational leadership, staff cohesion, curriculum quality, school climate (atmosphere), school climate (effectiveness orientation, relations), evaluative potential, parental involvement, classroom climate, and effective learning time.

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Assignment before the lecture: None.

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Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture: Please, answer the question: Are there factors that are more important than others (e.g. in the context you know well)? Try to explain why they are more important. Write this into your Reflective report.