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Improving Schools Template

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About the Improving Schools format

Improving Schools is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Education Systems and Policy, Early Childhood Education and Development.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Improving Schools, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inTeacher Education and Leadership Studies Education Systems and Policy Early Childhood Education and Development Parental Involvement in Education Educational Assessment and Improvement
ISSN1365-4802
Citation impact (2-yr)0.3
h-index51
i10-index240
Total citations12,009
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Nottingham
Journal websiteimp.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Improving Schools per year

29
2014
31
2015
25
2016
24
2017
23
2018
22
2019
30
2020
23
2021
4
2022
6
2023
13
2024
18
2025

Citation impact of Improving Schools by publication year

781
2014
554
2015
2K
2016
348
2017
297
2018
351
2019
603
2020
216
2021
12
2022
24
2023
2
2024
10
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Improving Schools

Project-based learning: A review of the literature

Dimitra Kokotsaki, Victoria Menzies, Andy Wiggins · 21 Jul 2016

Project-based learning (PBL) is an active student-centred form of instruction which is characterised by students’ autonomy, constructive investigations, goal-setting, collaboration, communication and reflection within real-world practices. It has been explored in various contexts and in different phases of schooling, from primary to higher education. The majority of the reviewed studies were based on a quasi-experimental…

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Professional learning communities and system improvement

Alma Harris, Michelle Jones · 1 Jul 2010

This article outlines the progress and impact of professional learning communities within, between and across schools, as part of the implementation of whole system reform in Wales. It describes the way in which professional learning communities are being developed to support improvement and change across the education system in Wales. The article focuses on a…

Learning from the COVID-19 home-schooling experience: Listening to pupils, parents/carers and teachers

Sara Bubb, Mari-Ana Jones · 14 Sep 2020

In Spring 2020, schools in many countries had to close in response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and move to remote teaching. This paper explores the views of pupils, parents/carers and teachers of ‘home-school’ in one Norwegian municipality, gathered through parallel online surveys in April 2020 during the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown period. It…

Theorizing student voice: values and perspectives

Carol Robinson, Carol Taylor · 12 Feb 2007

This article explores some of the core values which underpin student voice work. We are in the very early stages of trying to understand the values that surround student voice and hope to develop these understandings by drawing on the work of various educational theorists. Throughout the article we examine some of the complexities that…

Improving Schools template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Improving Schools format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Improving Schools template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Improving Schools use?
Improving Schools uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Improving Schools, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Improving Schools?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Improving Schools document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Improving Schools template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Improving Schools format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Improving Schools?
Improving Schools is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Improving Schools template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Improving Schools PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Improving Schools template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Improving Schools template cost?
You can start writing in the Improving Schools template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Improving Schools PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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