This report provides an international comparative analysis and policy advice to countries on how evaluation and assessment arrangements can be embedded within a consistent framework to improve the quality, equity and efficiency of school education.

This book, Landmarks in the History of Modern Indian Education, has now entered its silver jubilee year. Over the years and through the six editions it has undergone thus far, it has become a student’s favourite. The book retraces the development of education in India since 1813 to the present day. Arranged chronologically, it also provides a progressive record of the thinking of policy makers who have been responsible for laying down the guidelines for future educational programmes and plans of action.The documents included in the book are rich in content and significant in the objectives that from the core of educational thought in India. They cater to the needs of trainee teachers, supervisors, educators and policy makers in education.

This book provides an overview and discussion of the evidence base of effective school inspections; reflecting on issues of validity and reliability of school inspections in relation to school effectiveness research, unintended consequences and emergent roles and responsibilities of Inspectorates of Education. Chapters include findings from systematic literature reviews and primary research while also presenting a range of practical examples from inspections systems from all over the world. The book provides relevant background materials for Inspectorates of Education who aim to improve the effectiveness of their systems and working methods, as well as clear examples for researchers aiming to analyse and understand the effectiveness of these systems. The final chapter reflects on changes in the current education landscape and discusses newer models of school inspections that fit within a more decentralized inspection system.