Education
Non-Native Speakers of English in the Classroom: What Are the Effects on Pupil Performance?
IZA
A 43-page discussion paper investigating whether an increase in the number of non-native English speakers has an impact on the educational outcomes of native English speakers at the end of primary school
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-04-23
Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper investigating the impact of extra resources on student outcomes in urban schools
EducationPosted: 2007-03-11
Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: What Do We Know About Them?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-10-28
Differences by Degree: Evidence of the Net Financial Rates of Return to Undergraduate Study for England and Wales
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper provides estimates of the impact of higher education qualifications on the earnings of graduates in the UK by subject studied
EducationPosted: 2010-10-28
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
Choosing the Field of Study in Post-Secondary Education: Do Expected Earnings Matter?
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper examines the determinants of the choice of the major when the length of studies is uncertain, by using a framework in which students entering post-secondary education are assumed to anticipate their future earnings
EducationPosted: 2009-04-23
Fundamental Determinants of School Efficiency and Equity: German States as a Microcosm of OECD Countries
IZA
This 42-page working paper compares cross-state variations in school efficiency and equity within Germany with those in other OECD countries
EducationPosted: 2007-07-09
The Racial Test Score Gap and Parental Involvement in Britain
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper investigating the racial gap in test scores between black and white children in Britain
EducationPosted: 2007-02-20
Does Secondary School Tracking Affect Performance? Evidence from IALS
IZA
A 17-page discussion paper analyzing the effect of tracking on student performance in secondary schools
EducationPosted: 2007-03-11
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
Principals as Agents? Investigating Accountability in the Compensation and Performance of School Principals
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper studying the relationship between the accountability of school principals, their pay and school performance
EducationPosted: 2007-03-16
Peer Effects: Evidence from Secondary School Transition in England
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper studies the effects of peers on school achievement, with detailed data on children making the same primary to secondary school transition in consecutive years in England
EducationPosted: 2012-04-24
Mental Health and Education Decisions
IZA
This 69-page discussion paper examines the link between poor mental health and poor educational outcomes
Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Performance Pay
IZA
By combining country-level performance-pay measures with rich PISA-2003 international achievement micro data, this 32-page discussion paper estimates student-level international education production functions
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-15
Mother or Motherland: Can a Government Have an Impact on Educational Attainment of the Population? Preliminary Evidence from India
IZA
This 22-page discussion paper examines the relative impacts of personal-household and state-level characteristics (including government policy) on the likelihood of transition from one educational level to the next
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-28
Maternal Education, Home Environments and the Development of Children and Adolescents
IZA
This 56-page discussion paper studies the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive achievement, behavioural problems, grade repetition and obesity
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-04
The Aggregate Labour Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge-Lift Program
IZA
A 26-page paper evaluating the potential effects of a Swedish adult education/training programme designed to raise the skill levels of low-skilled workers
EducationPosted: 2006-10-24
The Effects of School Quality in the Origin on the Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants
IZA
This 51-page discussion paper examines whether the differential in payoff to schooling between immigrant and native children is related to the quality of the schooling immigrants acquired abroad
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-08-03
How Large an Effect Can We Expect From School Reform?
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper proposes an interpretative context for judging the significance of school reform effects
EducationPosted: 2006-10-19
Mothers Do Matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling Using Swedish Twin Data
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper examines aspects of the intergenerational effects on children's schooling
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
IZA
This 57-page discussion paper analyzes the short- and long-term educational and employment impacts of an after-school program, the Quantum Opportunity Program, that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards with the objective to improve high-school graduation and post-secondary schooling enrollment
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-04
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
Peers, Neighborhoods and Immigrant Student Achievement: Evidence from a Placement Policy
IZA
A 29-page discussion paper studying the causes of underperformance by immigrant students
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2009-11-13
Africa's Education Enigma: The Nigerian Story
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper examines the returns to education in Nigeria
EducationPosted: 2007-10-17
The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper presents evidence on empirical connections between crime and education
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2010-06-27
Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2011-12-16
The Duration of Paid Parental Leave and Children's Scholastic Performance
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper studying how the duration of paid parental leave affects the accumulation of cognitive skills among children
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-06
Age-Dependent Skill Formation and Returns to Education; Simulation Based Evidence
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper examines the shaping role early childhood has for human capital formation, growth and inequality
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-07-09
Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation
IZA
This 64-page discussion paper investigates whether a causal interpretation of the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth is appropriate and whether cross-country evidence supports a case for the economic benefits of effective school policy
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-12-02
How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper analyzes how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-01-09
Some Remarks on the Effectiveness of Primary Education Interventions
IZA
This 41-page policy paper surveys the recent economics of education literature in order to identify which education policies can effectively improve the quality of primary schooling, as measured by pupil test-based achievements
EducationPosted: 2009-07-05
Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment in Germany: The Last Five Decades
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper studies the development in intergenerational mobility in respect of educational attainment in Germany
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-29
How Much Do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries?
IZA
This 68-page working paper examines the effect of educational outcomes on long-run growth performance across OECD countries
Economic Policy, EducationPosted: 2011-01-11
Cost, Commitment, and Attainment: An International Comparison
JFF
This US report provides an international perspective on the productivity agenda of Making Opportunity Affordable, a multiyear initiative focused on increasing productivity within U.S. higher education, particularly at two-year and four-year public colleges and universities. After comparing and analyzing data on cost, commitment, and attainment, the report suggests approaches that the United States should consider to achieve higher attainment at sustainable levels
EducationPosted: 2009-07-13
The Breaking Through Practice Guide
JFF
A 12-page US practice guide to help community colleges support adult learners who have low literacy and math skills
EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
Adult Learners in Higher Education
JFF
This 72-page US report synthesizes the research literature on the challenges facing adult learners in higher education
EducationPosted: 2007-06-22
Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools
JFF
In the US, high schools with low graduation rates country are concentrated in a subset of 17 states that produce approximately 70 percent of the nation’s dropouts. Data from these states are used to develop new analytic tools for examining the characteristics of schools, districts, and states that make certain approaches more likely to succeed in certain places (52-page report)
EducationPosted: 2009-07-23
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
Benefits to the Private Sector of Open Access to Higher Education and Scholarly Research
JISC
This 52-page UK report examines how ‘Open Access’ publication may provide greater potential to stimulate impacts from higher education research and scholarly study and in particular for innovation and upstream technology transfer
Science & Technology, EducationPosted: 2011-11-10
Remaking Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century: What Role for High School Programs?
Jobs for the Future
This 52-page U.S. report examines the role of high schools in providing career and technical education
EducationPosted: 2005-05-10
Big Buildings, Small Schools: Using a Small Schools Strategy for High School Reform
Jobs for the Future
A 23-page U.S. report describes an emerging trend in some U.S. cities to convert large, comprehensive high schools into education complexes composed of multiple autonomous small schools under one roof
EducationPosted: 2004-09-21
Remaking Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century: What Role for High School Programs?
Jobs for the Future
A 50-page U.S. report summarizing existing knowledge on the value of high school career-focused education and proposing a reform agenda for high school career and technical education
EducationPosted: 2005-04-13
The Dropout Crisis: Promising Approaches in Prevention and Recovery
Jobs for the Future
This 11-page U.S. report examines current practices in school dropout prevention and recovery, highlighting promising approaches.
EducationPosted: 2004-07-07
Understanding Global Activity in Higher Education and Research
Joint Information Systems Committee
This 112-page UK study looks at activities and developments in the fields of e-Learning and e-Infrastructure supporting the higher education and research sectors in: Australia; Canada; Denmark; Germany; Korea; Japan; the Netherlands; New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States
EducationPosted: 2009-11-13
Review of Factors and Practices Associated With School Performance
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission - Virginia
This brief report from the State of Virginia identifies some of the best practices found in schools having a large number of students from poor families or homes where the adults have had limited education
EducationPosted: 2004-02-11
The End of Isolation
Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
This US research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites, such as Twitter, as professional learning networks
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-12-02
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
Linking to Learn and Learning to Link
Key Centre
This 10-page paper describes an Australian project designed to build integrated systems of school-based support for children and families in disadvantaged communities
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-29
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
Hitting Home: Quality, Cost and Access Challenges Confronting Higher Education Today
Making Opportunity Affordable
A 9-page US document offering recommendations for a more cost-effective higher education system
EducationPosted: 2007-05-30
The NYC Teacher Pay-for-Performance Program: Early Evidence from a Randomized Trial
Manhattan Institute
This 48-page US study examines the impact of a pay-for-performance programme on student outcomes in New York schools
EducationPosted: 2009-04-15
The Teachability Index: Can Disadvantaged Students Learn?
Manhattan Institute
A 44-page U.S. working paper measuring the difficulty of educating students by examining 16 key factors outside school control that affect learning
EducationPosted: 2004-09-16
The Benefits of Florida's Test-Based Promotion System
Manhattan Institute
This 20-page US report describes a successful test-based promotion policy that reveals low-performing students who were held back in the third grade did better in the long run than those who were promoted
EducationPosted: 2012-04-13
Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: Credentials Unrelated to Student Achievement
Manhattan Institute
This 5-page US brief finds that little to no relationship exists between teacher credentials and the gains that students make on standardized math and reading exams
EducationPosted: 2011-10-08
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
Sex, Drugs and Delinquency in Urban and Suburban Public Schools
Manhattan Institute
This 28-page working paper compares the incidence of sexual activity, alcohol use and drugtaking by children attending urban and suburban U.S. public schools and finds little difference between the two types of location
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2004-02-08
An Evaluation of Florida
Manhattan Institute
This 24-page study examines the effects of ending "social promotion" in U.S. schools
EducationPosted: 2005-02-04
Mechanisms for the Effect of Field of Study on the Transition from Higher Education to Work
Mannheim Centre
This 36-page German working paper examines why why fields of study in higher education differ in early labour market returns
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-23
The 2010-2011 Maryland School Readiness Report
Maryland State Board of Education
A 60-page US report of marked increases in kindergarten readiness over the past decade
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-16
Does Raising the Principal's Wage Improve the School's Outcome?
Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel
This 25-page Israeli discussion paper provides causal evidence on the effect of paying higher salaries to school principals in a manner unrelated to their future productivity
EducationPosted: 2006-01-28
How the Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top
McKinsey and Co.
This 56-page report examines the world's top-performing school systems and studies the causes of success and failure in education reform
EducationPosted: 2008-02-28
Rewarding Persistence
MDRC
This 167-page report evaluates the effects of a performance-based scholarship program for low-income parents
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-15
The Talent Development Middle School Model
MDRC
A 259-page interim report on a whole school reform approach designed to improve student achievement in U.S. urban middle schools serving high-poverty populations
EducationPosted: 2005-01-02
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
Making High School Students into “College Material”
MDRC
This US issue focus describes some common features of college readiness programmes and outlines open research questions
EducationPosted: 2009-11-23
Career Academies: Impact on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment
MDRC
This 67-page report analyses the effectiveness of U.S. Career Academies in keeping the students engaged in school and preparing them for further education or employment
EducationPosted: 2004-03-17
Opening Doors: Support Success: Services That May Help Low-Income Students Succeed in Community College
MDRC
A 61-page report examining how U.S. Community Colleges organise guidance, counselling and other support and an evaluation of innovative strategies to help students complete their degree courses
EducationPosted: 2004-11-03
Meeting Five Critical Challenges of High School Reform
MDRC
An 89-page evaluation of three programmes currently under way in the US to improve the quality of education in US high schools
EducationPosted: 2006-06-15
Meeting Five Critical Challenges of High School Performance
MDRC
An 89-page US report offering research-based lessons on five major challenges facing low-performing high schools in the US
EducationPosted: 2006-05-17
Transforming the High School Experience
MDRC
This 189-page US study provides rigorous evidence that new small public high schools are narrowing the educational attainment gap and markedly improve graduation prospects, particularly for disadvantaged students
EducationPosted: 2010-07-08
Making Progress Toward Graduation: Evidence from the Talent Development High School Model
MDRC
A 134-page evaluation of a pilot for the U.S. Talent Development High School model, designed to improve academic outcomes in low-performing public high schools in U.S. cities
EducationPosted: 2005-06-14
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
Understanding Reading First
MDRC
READING FIRST - Reading First was a $1-billion-a-year federal funding stream designed to support the instructional practices that were identified by the National Reading Panel’s systematic review of rigorous reading research as effective, evidence-based strategies for teaching reading. This 8-page policy brief sets the context in which it was implemented, examines studies of it, summarizes the findings and discusses the implications both for federal and state policy and for future research in the teaching of early reading
EducationPosted: 2009-07-19
The Challenge of Supporting Change
MDRC
A 123-page US report analyzing how the "focal strategy", promoting a vision of culture change in schools has affected student reading achievement
EducationPosted: 2006-12-07
Building a Culture of Evidence for Community College Student Success: Early Progress in the Achieving the Dream Initiative
MDRC, CCRC
This 183-page US report describes the progress made after one year of implementing an initiative designed to assist community college students to stay in school and succeed
EducationPosted: 2007-05-25
The Effects of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Education and Employment Outcomes of Youth
Melbourne Institute
This 30-page Australian paper examines the impact of macroeconomic conditions on the education and employment outcomes of youths in school-to-work transition
Economic Policy, EducationPosted: 2010-03-23
Reforming the Labour Market for Australian Teachers
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
A 26-page working paper reviewing evidence as to chronic shortages of mathematics and science teachers and considering the likely effect of increasing salaries
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-13
Collaborating for Student Success: Part 2: Student Achievement
MetLife
A 17-page report, part of "The Metlife Survey of the American Teacher", examines teachers' views on how to improve student achievement
EducationPosted: 2010-04-13
Moving From Salafi to Rationalist Education
Middle East Review of International Affairs
An article contrasting the teaching of Islam to students in Tunisia to the methods used in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
EducationPosted: 2005-03-12
Aboriginal Women: Education and Major Fields of Study
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development - Canada
A 4-page brief reporting on the educational attainment of aboriginal women in Canada
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2012-03-21
Te Kotahitanga Phase 3: Establishing a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy of Relations in Mainstream Secondary School Classrooms
Ministry of Education - New Zealand
A 262-page NZ report on the results of a teaching system developed to improve the educational outcomes of Maori pupils
Education, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2007-05-03
The Dynamics of Competition in Higher Education: The Australian Case in Global Context
Monash Centre for Research in International Education
A paper exploring the dynamics of economic competition in higher education from an Australian standpoint and in the context of growing global markets
EducationPosted: 2004-07-06
Decentralization of School Management: Ideas from Abroad
Montreal Economics Institute
A 4-page economic note on the decretralization of school management
EducationPosted: 2007-03-28
Individual Policy Preferences for Vocational versus Academic Education
MPIfG
This 35-page German discussion paper uses an original dataset from a survey conducted in Switzerland in 2007 to explore the dynamics of education policy preferences
EducationPosted: 2010-11-04
Conduct Problems Best Practice Report
MSD
This 72-page New Zealand report was prepared by the Advisory Group on Conduct Problems (AGCP) on the prevention, treatment and management of conduct problems in children and young people
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2009-04-16
School Performance in Linguistically Divided Educational Systems: A Study of the Russian-speaking Minority in Estonia and Latvia
MZES
This 30-page German working paper investigates educational performance in linguistically divided educational systems
EducationPosted: 2011-10-08
A Closer Look at Charter Schools Using Hierarchical Linear Modelling
NAEP
A 92-page US report comparing academic achievement for students in charter schools to that of public school students
EducationPosted: 2006-08-23
Teacher Induction: Improving State Systems for Supporting New Teachers
NASBE
A 20-page US discussion guide that examines the role teacher induction programs can play in developing effective teachers and reducing teacher turnover
EducationPosted: 2012-05-08
America's Charter Schools: Results From the NAEP 2003 Pilot Study
National Assessment of Educational Progress
A 23-page pilot study of U.S. charter schools and their students, covering reading and writing assessments and practices, structure and governance
EducationPosted: 2004-12-16
Would the Elimination of Affirmative Action Affect Highly Qualified Minority Applicants? Evidence from California and Texas
National Bureau of Economic Research
Abstract of a working paper (full paper purchasable) summarising findings in respect of all minority applicants and highly-qualified applicants
EducationPosted: 2004-03-18
Pre-Kindergarten in Eleven States
National Center for Early Development and Learning
A 35-page preliminary report of a study of pre-kindergarten and early education programmes in 11 U.S. states
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-10-06
Language Minorities and Their Educational and Labor Market Indicators: Recent Trends
National Center for Education Statistics
This 85-page U.S. report examines trends in the U.S. language minority population 1979-99, covering education, income and labour force outcomes
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2004-07-02
From Kindergarten Through Third Grade: Children's Beginning School Experiences
National Center for Education Statistics
This 85-page U.S. report highlights children's gains in reading and mathematics over their first four years of school, starting with kindergarten
EducationPosted: 2004-07-30
Teaching Science in Five Countries: Results from the TIMSS 1999 Video Study
National Center for Education Statistics
This 308 page report contains the findings of a video study of 8th gtade science teaching in five countries
EducationPosted: 2006-04-05
Full-day and Half-day Kindergarten in the United States: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99
National Center for Education Statistics
A 154-page report describing kindergarten in the U.S., concluding with an analysis of cognitive gains made by children attending public kindergartens
EducationPosted: 2004-06-08
The Early Reading and Mathematics Achievement of Children Who Repeated Kindergarten or Who Began School a Year Late
National Center for Education Statistics
A 21-page US report examining the association between kindergarten enrollment status and later reading and mathematics achievment
EducationPosted: 2006-05-13
Variations in the Relationship Between Nonschool factors and Student Achievement on International Assessments
National Center for Education Statistics
This 35-page US study, based on PISA assessments, examines variations in the relationship between nonschool factors and student achievement in different countries
EducationPosted: 2006-04-12
Trends in Educational Equity of Girls & Women:2003
National Center for Education Statistics
A 116-page U.S. statistical report assembling a series of indicators examining the extent to which males and females have access to educational opportunities, avail themselves of them, perform, succeed and benefit
EducationPosted: 2004-11-24
Indicators of School Crime and Safety:2004
National Center for Education Statistics
This 189-page U.S. report presents statistical information on crime and drugtaking in school and on the way to and from school
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2004-12-01
Gender Differences in Participation and Completion of Undergraduate Education and How They Have Changed Over Time
National Center for Education Statistics
This 89-page report provides a detailed account of gender differences in undergraduate education in the U.S.
EducationPosted: 2005-03-02