1. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6, Canada;2. Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract:
This article investigates conceptually and practically what it means for schools to engage in the practice of continuous improvement. The analysis draws upon prior research and discussion to predict core elements of the practice of continuous improvement in schools. The predictions are then applied to a case study of continuous improvement efforts in a Pakistani secondary school that was involved in a 10-year school–university school improvement partnership. The article concludes with a set of eight empirically based propositions about the practice of continuous improvement schools.