TY - BOOK AU - Arora-Jonsson, Stefan AU - Demir, Ema Kristina TI - Beyond the silver bullet: unveiling multiple pathways to school turnaround T2 - An International Journal Of Research, Policy And Practice CY - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2024 KW - School Turnaround N1 - Research on school improvement has accumulated an extensive list of factors that facilitate turnarounds at underperforming schools. Given that context or resource constraints may limit the possibilities of putting all of these factors in place, an important question is what is necessary and sufficient to turn a school around. We use qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of 77 Swedish schools studied over 12 years to answer this question. Our core finding is that there is no “silver bullet” solution. Instead, there are several distinct combinations of factors that can enable school turnaround. The local school context is essential for which combinations of factors are necessary and sufficient for school turnaround. We discuss implications for research on school improvement and education policy UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09243453.2024.2353626 ER -