First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Appraisal and the search for accountability, Les Bell; the appraisal of teachers, Norman Thomas; a planned approach to staff appraisal in schools, Kingsley Bungard; a practical appraisal in primary schools, D.M. Rhodes; the introduction of staff appraisal into schools, Francis Arnold; whole school evaluation and staff appraisal in secondary schools, S.M. Slater; whole school staff appraisal in the primary school, A.J. Richardson; the introduction of staff appraisal to a newly-amalgamated school, Jenny Morris; appraisal and the headteacher, Harry Moore; classroom observation, Clive Carthew; staff appraisal and the professional development of teachers, Les Bell.