Case Study Research - A Model of Best Practice at Loreto Day School, Sealdah, Calcutta - Occasional paper No.1 (DFID, 1998, 36 p.)

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1. Researcher's Preface

2. Executive Summary

3. Case Profile

3.1. A Description of Loreto Day School, Sealdah

3.2. Option for the Poor

3.3. Rainbow School

3.4. Rural Child-to-Child Programme

3.5. Barefoot Teacher Training Programme (BTTP)

3.6. Feeding Scheme

3.7. Other Programmes and Projects

3.8. The Values and Ethos of the School

4. Best Practice

4.1. Reflections on 'best practice'

4.2. A Set of 'Best Practice' Criteria Arising from a Study of Loreto Sealdah

4.3. Characteristics of Best Practice at Loreto Sealdah

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4.3.1. Shared Vision

4.3.2. Freedom and Responsibility

4.3.3. Change and Stability

4.3.4. A Sense of Wonder

4.3.5. Meaningful and Challenging Goals

4.4. Towards a Model of Best Practice

5. Critical Issues

5.1. Rival Hypotheses of Best Practice

5.2. Challenging Common Myths about Schooling

6. Implications of the Study

7. Appendix 1: Research Methodology

8. Bibliography