Educational Research and Innovation : a New Perspective.

Foreword
 Acknowledgements
 Table of contents
 Executive summary
 Overview
 Why and how to measureinnovation in education
 Objectives of the book
 Why measure innovation in education: context and rationales
 How innovation in education is measured in this publication
 Better understanding the role of innovation in education
 Summary of the main findings
 How to improve the measurement of innovation in education 
 References
 Reader\'s guide
 PART I
 Comparing innovation in educationwith other sectors
 CHAPTER 1
 Highly innovative workplacesin education and other sectors. Innovation occurrence and types within the education sectorInnovation occurrence within the education sector compared with other sectors
 Innovation types within the education sector compared with other sectors
 Innovation within the education sector by level of education
 CHAPTER 2
 Employee participationin innovation in educationand other sectors
 Innovation occurrence and types within the education sector 
 Innovation occurrence within the education sector compared with other sectors
 Innovation types within the education sector compared with other sectors. Innovation within the education sector by level of educationCHAPTER 3
 Speed of adoption of innovation in education and other sectors
 Level of Innovation within the education sector
 Lead innovation within the education sector compared with other sectors
 Innovation within the education sector by level of education
 CHAPTER 4
 Highly innovative jobs
 Innovation occurrence and types within the education sector
 Innovation occurrence within the education sector compared with other sectors
 Innovation types within the education sector compared with other sectors. Innovation within the education sector by level of educationPART II
 Innovation as changein classrooms and schools
 CHAPTER 5
 Innovation in teaching style
 Use of front-of-class teaching
 Independent work
 Summary
 CHAPTER 6
 Innovation in instructional practices 
 Relating lessons to real-life
 Data and text interpretation
 Reasoning
 Summary 
 CHAPTER 7 
 Innovationin class organisation
 Group work
 In-class ability grouping
 Self-directed work 
 Individualisation
 Summary
 CHAPTER 8 
 Innovationin the use of textbooks in classrooms
 Use of textbooks as primary resources. Use of textbooks as supplementary resources Summary
 CHAPTER 9
 Innovationin the methods of assessmentused in classrooms
 Test based assessment 
 Non-test based assessments
 Summary
 CHAPTER 10
 Innovationin the availability of computersand the internet in the classroom 
 Computer availability 
 Network accessibility 
 Summary
 CHAPTER 11
 Innovationin the use of computersin the classroom
 Use of computers for practising skills and procedures
 Use of computers for information research 
 Use of computers for data analysis and scientific experimentation.