Education
Down the Track: TAFE Outcomes for Young People Two Years On
National Centre for Vocational and Education Research
A 41-page Australian report of a survey evaluating the outcomes of technical and further education for students aged 15-24
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-07-11
Dropout Prevention
IES
A 72-page US practice guide to dropout prevention in high schools and middle schools
EducationPosted: 2008-09-09
Dropout Rates in the United States:2001
National Center for Education Statistics
A 93-page report on dropout and completion rates in U.S. High Schools
EducationPosted: 2004-11-07
Early Care and Education for Children in Low Income Families
Urban Institute
This 58-page US report assesses the patterns of early care and education utilization by low income families in the US
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2007-07-03
Early Childhood Education: Pathways to Quality and Equity for all Children
ACER
A 75-page report reviewing early childhood education in Australia
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-11-20
Early Intervention: Informing Local Practice
National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales
This 30-page UK report reviewed published literature exploring the impact of early intervention on outcomes for children, young people and families
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-03-20
Early Results from the Opening Doors Demonstration in Ohio
MDRC
The 2-page summary report on two US community college projects in which students were provided with enhanced support services and financial assistance to improve their academic outcomes
EducationPosted: 2007-05-12
Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide
IZA
This 39-page paper explains the main idea and intuition of leading empirical strategies devised to identify causal impacts and illustrates their use with real-world examples in education
EducationPosted: 2010-02-26
Economic Evaluation of the Pupil Learning Credits Scheme
Department for Education and Skills - U.K.
A 22-page analysis of the effect of the Pupil Learning Credits policy initiative on pupil attainment and attendance in English inner city schools
EducationPosted: 2005-12-29
Economic Outcomes of High School Completers and Noncompleters 8 Years On
NCES
This 4-page US issue brief compares the economic outcomes of high school completers with those of students failing to complete their courses
EducationPosted: 2006-10-16
Economic Returns to Education and Training for Adults with Low Numeracy Skills
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 32-page Australian study uses Australian and U.S. data to explore the benefits of further training for people with low numeracy skills
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-23
Educating All Children - Without Exception
SIIA
A Singaporean commentary making the case for providing adequate educational facilities for children with physical and other disabilities
Disability, EducationPosted: 2011-08-26
Education Aid in Fragile States: Delivering it Effectively
SPIRU
An 8-page briefing paper that develops a framework for assessing the effectiveness of education aid in fragile states
International Development, EducationPosted: 2007-09-11
Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies
IZA
This 83-page discussion paper summarizes and evaluates recent empirical research on education and family background
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-27
Education and Mobility
IZA
A 49-page discussion paper investigating whether the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility.
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-12-04
Education and Obesity in Four OECD Countries
OECD
Using health survey data from Australia, Canada, England and Korea, this 46=page working paper explores the relationship between education and obesity
Education and Public Safety
Justice Policy Institute
This 15-page US research brief summarizes recent research on the relationship between education and crime
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2007-09-12
Education at a Glance
OECD
The 61-page executive summary of the indicators of the performance of educational systems of OECD countries
EducationPosted: 2006-10-30
Education at a Glance 2007: OECD Indicators
OECD
This 468-page (annual) report provides comparative data on educational performance in OECD countries
EducationPosted: 2007-09-21
Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2005: The Quality Imperative
UNESCO
This report examines the extent of progress made towards the global education goals adopted at the World Education Forum in 2000, with particular emphasis on quality of education (Single page with links to all chapters)
EducationPosted: 2004-12-06
Education for Citizenship in the Arab World: Key to the Future
CEIP
This 34-page US paper argues that education needs to be reformed in the Arab world to empower its citizens and create sustainable political and economic development
Education Improvement Partnerships
Department for Education and Skills - U.K.
This 26-page U.K. prospectus explores the concept of Education Improvement Partnerships, designed to provide unity and sharper purpose to collaboration in the education service
EducationPosted: 2005-03-30
Education in China: Lessons for U.S. Educators
Asia Society
This 24-page report details the great strides China has made in the past 20 years in education
EducationPosted: 2006-02-23
Education Leadership: An Agenda for School Improvement
Wallace Foundation
The repoort of a US conference held to discuss the importance of school principals and what could be done to strengthen and assist them
EducationPosted: 2010-05-17
Education Matters: Government, Markets and New Zealand
Education Forum
This 422-page study of New Zealand's education system makes the case for a market-oriented system
EducationPosted: 2004-04-16
Education of Children with Autism
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 40-page briefing paper examines the education of children with Autism in the U.S.
EducationPosted: 2005-02-16
Education Policy and Equality of Opportunity
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 43-page discussion paper measuring equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries and examining how organizational features of the educational system affect equality of educational opportunity
EducationPosted: 2006-01-02
Education Research in the Knowledge Society: Key Trends in Europe and North America
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 40-page Australian report examines key trends in education research in Europe and America and considers their implications for the work of vocational education and training
EducationPosted: 2004-07-26
Education Without Borders: International Trade in Education
DFAT - Australia
An 88-page Australian report examining major factors contributing to the emergence of the global education market
EducationPosted: 2007-03-27
Education-Occupation Mismatch: Is There an Income Penalty?
IZA
This 22-page paper adds to the literature on the consequences of education-occupation mismatches. It examines the income penalty for field of education-occupation mismatches for men and women with higher education in Sweden.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2008-11-10
Education-to-Labour Market Pathways of Canadian Youth
Statistics Canada
This 80-page report examines the different pathways taken by Canadian youth from high school to regular participation in the labour market
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-11-09
Education: Gender Equality
Canadian International Development Agency
A 32-page Canadian paper on gender equality in education
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-08-16
Educational Achievement in English-Speaking Countries: Do Different Surveys Tell the Same Story?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page discussion paper using four surveys to compare average levels of achievement, inequality of achievement and the correlates of achievment among English-speaking countries and countries in continental Europe
EducationPosted: 2004-06-17
Educational Equity and Public Policy
UNESCO
This 161-page report presents a framework to measure education disparities and applies it to 16 of the world's largest/most populous countries
EducationPosted: 2007-03-02
Educational Imperatives for a Digital World
Australian Council for Educational Reseaech
A 15-page Australaian conference paper addressing issues arising from the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in schools
EducationPosted: 2005-07-22
Educational Outcomes of Children on Guardianship or Custody Orders: A Pilot Study
AIHW
This 54-page report provides a snapshot of the academic performance of Australian children on guardianship or custody orders for 2003
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-06-18
Educational Qualifications and Wage Inequality: Evidence for Europe
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 30-page discussion paper exploring the connection between education and wage inequality in nine European countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2005-10-05
Educational Technology in Teacher Education Programs for Initial Licensure
NCES
The 63-page report of findings from a US survey of issues concerning educational technology and teacher training courses
EducationPosted: 2007-12-07
Educationat a Glance 2008:OECD Indicators
OECD
This 525-page report compares key education data in OECD countries
EducationPosted: 2008-09-24
Education’s Hardest Test: Scaling up Aid in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Brookings
A 12-page US policy outlook outlining the challenges that need to be addressed if the educational opportunities of children living in countries affected by conflict, fragility, or emergencies are to be improved
International Development, EducationPosted: 2010-02-25
EFA Global Monitoring Report 2009
UNESCO
A new report from UNESCO, monitoring progress towards universal education, argues that the failure of governments across the world to tackle deep and persistent inequalities in education is consigning millions of children to lives of poverty and diminished opportunity. The report identifies a range of policies to remedy extreme inequality
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-04
Effective Preschool Curricula and Teaching Strategies
NCCP
This 40-page US issue brief identifies approaches to help young children succeed in the early school
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-09-15
Effective Teaching Practices
ACER
An article criticising the use of constructivist approaches to teaching in Australian schools
EducationPosted: 2007-01-22
Effective Teaching Practices for Students With and Without Learning Difficulties
ACER
A 24-page Australian background paper urging a return to evidence-based teaching systems
EducationPosted: 2006-12-11
Effective Ways of Teaching Complex Expression in Writing
DCSF
This 109-page UK report reviews the research literature on effective ways of teaching complex expression in writing at the secondary level
EducationPosted: 2008-05-04
Effective Youth Services: Good Practice
Office for Standards in Education U.K.
A 29-page report providing case studies of the good practice observed during a programme to inspect all local authority youth services in the U.K.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2005-07-22
Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products
IES
This 140-page US report deals with a major study of the effectiveness of educational technology
EducationPosted: 2007-04-06
Effects of Adult Education Vouchers on the Labor Market: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
CESifo
This working paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-21
Effects of Welfare and Employment Policies on Young Children
MDRC
A 20-page policy report on the impact of welfare and employment policies on school achievement by young children in the U.S.
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2005-05-03
Efficiency and Equity of European Education Policies
CESifo
A 48-page discussion paper reviewing empirical evidence on how education and training policies can be designed to advance both efficiency and equity
EducationPosted: 2006-10-15
Eight Questions on Teacher Recruitment and Retention: What Does the Research Say?
Education Commission of the States
A 12-page summary of a U.S. report designed to help policymakers gain a better understanding of the nature of the teacher workforce and of promising recruitment and retention strategies
EducationPosted: 2005-11-01
Employee Training, Wage Dispersion and Equality in Britain
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 34-page discussion paper explores the wage returns to training incidence and intensity
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2006-08-21
Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind
Rand Corporation
This 309-page US report provides a longitudinal evaluation of the 5th-grade promotion policy in New York City. Their findings, presented in this volume, provide a comprehensive picture of how the policy was implemented, the impact of the policy on student academic and socioemotional outcomes, and the links between the policy's implementation and the outcomes of at-risk student
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York Ciy
Rand Corporation
This 309-page US study reports on an independent longitudinal evaluation of the 5th-grade promotion policy adopted in New York City schools
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-10
Engaged for Success: Service-Learning as a Tool for High School Dropout Prevention
Civic Enterprises
A 36-page US report on the potential for service-learning to reduce high school dropout rates
EducationPosted: 2008-04-30
Enhancing Accountability in Schools
World Bank
A 4-page brief exploring how some developing countries have tried to improve educational outcomes by introducing policies that emphasise choice, managerial autonomy and accountability
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-06-19
Enhancing the Flow of Supply and Demand Information among Training Institutions, Students and Employers
CPRN
This 53-page Canadian report studies international practices for connecting students to training and jobs
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-10-15
Ensuring Rigor in the High School: What States are Doing
Education Commission of the States
A 6-page U.S. policy brief examining some of the strategies being used in the U.S. to improve the rigour of high school curricula
EducationPosted: 2006-01-24
Ensuring the Attainment of Black Pupils: Management Guide
DCSF
A 289-page UK guidance paper to assist senior leaders to raise the achievement of Black pupils
EducationPosted: 2008-02-29
Ensuring the Best Start in Life
IRPP
This 52-page Canadian report assesses the case for selectivity versus universality in early childhood development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2007-12-14
Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004
Sloan Consortium
A 27-page study of online education in the U.S. higher education system examining growth in enrollments, user satisfaction and the perception of schools as to long-term growth potential and quality of tuition
EducationPosted: 2004-11-20
Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education
Brookings Institution
A 52-page transcript of a panel discussion of the issue of the limited college opportunities for students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds in the U.S.
EducationPosted: 2005-05-03
Estimating Marginal Returns to Education
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper estimates the marginal returns to college for individuals induced to enroll in college by different marginal policy changes
EducationPosted: 2010-11-08
Estimating the Social Value of Higher Education: Willingness to Pay for Community and Technical Colleges
IZA
The purpose of this 56-page discusssion paper is to estimate the social value of one form of higher education
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-08
Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper formulates and estimates multistage production functions for children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-01
Evaluating Comprehensive School Reform Models at Scale
Rand Corporation
This 300-page US monograph describes a methodology for measuring the level of school reform implementation in schools
EducationPosted: 2006-12-01
Evaluating NCLB
Hoover Institution
A US evaluation of the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act
EducationPosted: 2010-05-18
Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness
"Education Next"
This 8-page US article considers how best to evaluuate teacher effectiveness
EducationPosted: 2011-05-27
Evaluation of Behaviour and Education Support Teams
Department for Education and Skills - U.K.
A 129-page U.K. report presenting findings from an evaluation of Behaviour and Education Support Teams, working to schools, families and children at risk of developing behavioural, emotional and attendance problems
EducationPosted: 2005-12-06
Evaluation of SHINE on Saturdays
NFER
This 63-page UK report evaluates a programme aimed at underachieving children from disadvantaged backgrounds
EducationPosted: 2011-09-09
Evaluation of the Full Service Extended Schools Initiative: Final Report
DFES - UK
A 4-page report of the national evaluation of full service extended schools
EducationPosted: 2007-06-26
Evaluation of the PhunkyFoods programme
NFER
An 88-page assessment of a UK programme designed to teach primary children key messages related to healthy eating and physical exercise in a light hearted and fun manner through art, drama, music, play and practical experience with food.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-11-17
Every Child Matters? An Evaluation of “Special Educational Needs” Programmes in England
IZA
This 45-page paper evaluates programmes for children with moderate levels of ‘special educational needs’ in England
EducationPosted: 2011-11-14
Everyone Wins: How Charter Schools Benefit All New York City Public School Students
Manhattan Institute
This 18-page US study uses student-level data to study the effect of competition from charter schools on academic performance in public schools
EducationPosted: 2009-10-31
Exclusion, Gender and Education
CGD
A study of school enrollment, completion and learning in 7 developing countries, highlighting disadvantaged groups
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-10
Expanded Learning Time in Action
Center for American Progress
A 60-page US report focusing on the extension and use of learning time in high-poverty and high-minority schools
EducationPosted: 2008-08-14
Expanding Choice in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Report on Rethinking the Federal Role in Education
Brookings
A 32-page US report on expanding choice in elementary and secondary education
EducationPosted: 2010-02-19
Expanding College Access: The Impact of State Finance Strategies
Lumina Foundation for Education
This 48-page U.S. report provides a review of prior access studies, a model for assessing the impact of state financial strategies, an analysis of their impact and simulations of state and federal strategies
EducationPosted: 2004-04-14
Exploring the Importance of Graders in Determining Pupils' Examination Results
NFER
This 12-page UK paper examines the extent to which variability between examination markers can occur
EducationPosted: 2006-10-03
Extra Earning Power: The Financial Returns to University Education in Canada
C.D. Howe Institute
This 7-page Canadian brief examines the financial returns to university education in Canada and draws policy implications
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-06-05
Facilitating Learning Through Effective Teaching: At a Glance
National Centre for Vocational Education and Training Research
A 12-page Australian report describing changes in teaching and learning styles in the vocational education and training sector that have ocurred over the past decade
EducationPosted: 2006-02-08
Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?
IZA
This 45-page discussion paper estimates the effect of attending a faith school on educational achievement using a census of primary school pupils in England
EducationPosted: 2009-04-08
False Impression: How a Widely Cited Study Vastly Overstates the Benefits of Charter Schools
EPI, Century Foundation
This 7-page US issue brief reviews a critical analysis of one study that appears to show remarkable results of charter school education, and points to other studies that would call into question the broad claims of success by charter school advocates
EducationPosted: 2010-08-21
Families and Expanded Learning Opportunities: Working Together to Support Children's Learning
HFRP
A 4-page US brief exploring the ways that families and ELOs (expanded learning opportunities)must work as equal partners in order to ensure ELOs are contributing to children's learning in meaningful ways
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-04-30
Families Make All the Difference: Helping Kids to Grow and Learn
Institute of Family Studies
This 8-page Australian fact sheet provides a range of information on ways in which families nurture and support children's physical, learning and social emotional development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-05-17
Family Engagement: A Shared Responsibility
Harvard Family Research Project
A US research report discussing how families, schools, and communities can create a shared responsibility for children’s learning and academic success
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-11-30
Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education
Harvard Family Research Project
An 8-page US brief synthesizing the latest research on how family involvement contributes to young children's learning and development
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-07-13
Final Reading Outcomes of the National Randomized Field Trial of Success for All
Success for All Foundation
A paper reporting the final third-year outcomes of the national randomized evaluation of Success for All, a comprehensive reading reform model
EducationPosted: 2006-04-20
First Interim Report of NAB Schools First
ACER
This 34-page evaluation of the Australian NAB Schools First Awards provides evidence and examples of how school-community partnerships can nurture, improve and sustain the learning capacities and personal development of children
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-14
First Interim Report of NAB Schools First Awards
ACER
This 34-page evaluation of the Australian NAB Schools First Awards provides evidence and examples of how school-community partnerships can nurture, improve and sustain the learning capacities and personal development of children
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-22
Five Years On: Literary Advance in the Primary Years
Catholic Education Commission of Victoria
Summary of an Australian report of a program to improve literacy in catholic schools highlights the importance of achieving a good literacy foundation in the pre-school years. Full report available from publishers on request
EducationPosted: 2004-05-19
Flexible Approach to Education Delivery Makes Alberta a Leader
Fraser Institute
This 3-page article notes that Alberta leads Canada's other provinces in educational standards and attributes its success to its flexible, decentralised, customer-friendly approach to education delivery
EducationPosted: 2004-02-17
Flexible Learning Options for Adult Students
JFF
This 61-page US report takes a close look at emerging trends that offer adult learners more flexible access to postsecondary courses and help to accelerate their progress through credential programs
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-12-08
Following in Your Parents' Footsteps? Empirical Analysis of Matched Parent-Offspring Test Scores
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper explores whether an intergenerational relationship exists between the reading and mathematics test scores, taken at age 7, of a cohort of individuals born in 1958 and the equivalent test scores of their offspring measured in 1991
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-20
For-Profit and Nonprofit Management in Philadelphia Schools
Hoover Institution
A 7-page US article on the student attainment effects of for-profit management of schools
EducationPosted: 2009-02-12
Formalised Peer Mentoring Pilot Evaluation
DCSF
A 107-page UK report on the first year of the formalised peer mentoring scheme operated in secondary schools
EducationPosted: 2008-05-04
Fostering Quality in Canada's Post-secondary Institutions
CPRN
This 66-page report offers a transparent quality improvement process for Canada's universities
EducationPosted: 2006-09-08
Friendly Schools and Families Program
ECU
An Australian evidence-based program designed to achieve a reduction in school bullying
EducationPosted: 2007-06-25
From Aristotle to Angelou: Best Practices in Character Education
Hoover Institution
An 8-page US essay examining character education in US schools
EducationPosted: 2007-03-28
From Jobs to Careers: How California Community College Credentials Pay Off For Welfare Recipients
Center for Law and Public Policy
The report shows employment rates and median annual earnings of female welfare recipients qualifying in the California Community College System
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-05-24