Education
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
Growing Community Schools: The Role of Cross-Boundary Leadership
Coalition for Community Schools
A 56-page US report illustrating how cross-boundary leadership helps community schools move from pilot projects to large-scale, community-wide education reform strategies
EducationPosted: 2006-06-14
Climb Every Mountain
Hoover Institution
A US study exploring the connection between teachers' sense of responsibility for learning and student outcomes
EducationPosted: 2006-06-10
What Community College Policies and Practices are Effective in Promoting Student Success
Community College Research Center
This 129-page US study seeks to identify those policies and practices of community colleges that are effective in enabling their students to succeed in postsecondary education
EducationPosted: 2006-06-03
Incidence and Persistence of Early Literacy Problems
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
A 50-page Canadian report analyzing the factors associated with early literacy problems, and the persistence of those problems
EducationPosted: 2006-05-31
Pre-K Education: The Trillion Dollar Edge
Pew Trusts
Article tracing the development of pre-school education in the US, and describing its benefits
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-05-26
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
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
Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
U.S. Department of Education
A US toolkit design to help educationalists to improve the teaching and testing of students with disabilities
Disability, EducationPosted: 2006-05-11
School Facilities
Education Commission of the States
This 4-page US brief highlights recent research dealing with the design, use and educational impact of school facilites
EducationPosted: 2006-05-11
Vocational Education in Australia, the United Kingdom and Germany
National Centre for Vocational Education and Training
A 50-page Australian study comparing the provision of vocational education and training in Australia, UK and Germany
EducationPosted: 2006-05-09
The Effect of Investing in Early Education on Economic Growth
Brookings Institution
An 8-page US policy brief analyzing the impact of a high-quality universal pre-school policy on economic growth
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-05-02
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
Knowledge Capital as the Source of Growth
ENEPRI
Thsi 23-page paper examines the role of knowledge agglomeration in productivity growth in Finland
Science & Technology, EducationPosted: 2006-04-14
The Importance of Functional Literacy: Reading and Math Skills and Labour Market Outcomes of High School Dropouts
Statistics Canada
This 21-page study assesses the effect of literacy and numeracy skills on the labour market outcomes of Canadian high school dropouts
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-04-12
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
Comprehensive versus Selection Schooling in England and Wales: What Do We Know?
Institute for the Study of Labour
This 31-page discussion paper qualifies the reliability of earlier research into the effect of the transition from selection to comprehensive education on student achievement in England and Wales
EducationPosted: 2006-04-12
The Education Flatline: Causes and Solutions
Brookings Institution
Papers (36-pages) from a forum examining the lack of improvement in educational achievement in the US
EducationPosted: 2006-04-11
Identifying Effective Teachers Using Performance on the Job
Brookings Institution
This 40-page US paper proposes measuring the effectiveness of teachers, and fixing their remuneration, based primarily on their impact on student achievement
EducationPosted: 2006-04-11
Diversifying Teacher Compensation
Education Commission of the States
A 24-page US issue paper providing an overview of research on diversifying teacher pay
EducationPosted: 2006-04-11
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
Teacher Qualification, Institutional Practices, and Reading and Mathematics Gain of Kindergartners
National Center for Education Statistics
An 82-page US report exploring the relationship between kindergarten teachers' reports of their qualifications and institutional practices and direct assessments of childrens' reading and mathematics achievements during kindergarten
EducationPosted: 2006-04-04
Community-Based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship
Coalition for Community Schools
This 64-page US paper describes the effectiveness of involving students in "real world" problem solving as a means of engaging them in the learning process
EducationPosted: 2006-03-22
Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading
Department for Education and Skills - UK
This 105-page UK review suggests ways forward and pinpoints areas where change is called for to raise standards of reading
EducationPosted: 2006-03-20
Model Guidelines for Health and Wellness
School Nutrition
This 13-page US pamphlet offers guidance to schools for developing nutritional policies that promote student health and wellbeing
Have School Vocational Education and Training Programmes Been Successful?
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 77-page Australian study reviews the outcomes of school-based vocational education and training programmes in Australia
EducationPosted: 2006-03-15
Open Doors or Prison Walls?
"Griffith Review"
This 10-page Australian article offers evidence that intervention, especially grounded in education, can improve opportunities for disadvantaged people
EducationPosted: 2006-03-15
The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts
Civic Enterprises
A 44-page US study of young people dropping out of high school, to ascertain their personal characteristics and reasons
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-03-10
Condemned to Innovate
Griffith Review
This 13-page Australian essay proposes that disadvantaged schools should be treated as opportunities for experimentation and innovation
EducationPosted: 2006-03-08
Ladders of Learning: Fighting Fadeout by Advancing PK-3 Alignment
New America Foundation
A 6-page U.S. issue brief arguing a case for transforming pre-school kindergarten and the first three years of school into a continuum of learning
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2006-03-01
Making Sense of Charter Schools: Evidence from California
Rand Corporation
A 10-page paper studying the outcomes of charter schools in California
EducationPosted: 2006-02-24
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
Research to Excellence
Griffith Review
This 6-page Australian essay discusses the development of university education globally and the importance of research within this development
EducationPosted: 2006-02-15
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
What Makes Vocational Training Programmes in Schools Work? A study of New South Wales and Queensland Schools
National Centre for Vocational Training Research
This 34-page Australian report investigates stakeholders' views on school-based vocational programmes in NSW and Queensland
EducationPosted: 2006-02-08
Homeschooling in the United States 2003
National Center for Education Statistics
A 54-page report estimating the proportion of homeschooled students in the U.S., describing the characteristics of those students and their families and the parents' motivations for choosing homeschooling
EducationPosted: 2006-02-06
Merit Aid and Sorting: The Effects of HOPE-Style Scholarships on College Ability Stratification
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 36-page discussion paper examines the extent to which merit-based aid exacerbates or ameliorates sorting by ability in higher education
EducationPosted: 2006-02-04
Getting Ahead by Staying Behind
Hoover Institution
This 65-page U.S. study compares the academic performance of students held back as part of a programme to end social promotion with the performance of comparable students who were not held back
EducationPosted: 2006-02-03
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
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
Higher Education, the Bane of Fertility?
Centre for Economic Policy Research
A 55-page Australian discussion paper analysing the determinants of fertility, focusing on education
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2006-01-18
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
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
Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence Across Countries
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 27-page discussion paper examining the outcomes of educational ability streaming across countries
EducationPosted: 2005-12-28
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
Does Immigration Affect the Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Natives? Quasi-Experimental Evidence
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper examines the mass-migration wave to Israel in the 1990s to study the impact of immigrant concentration during primary school on the long-term outcomes of native students in high school
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2005-12-16
Teaching Reading
Department of Education, Science and Training
The 129-page report of the Australian national inquiry into the teaching of literacy
EducationPosted: 2005-12-11
Diversifying Teacher Compensation
Education Commission of the States and The Teaching Commission
A 26-page U.S. issue paper studying current efforts in the U.S. to rethink and redesign teacher pay systems
EducationPosted: 2005-12-11
Using Student Progress to Evaluate Teachers: A Primer on Value-Added Models
ETS
This 20-page U.S. primer is designed to help policymakers and educators understand the benefits and limitations of using student progress to evaluate teachers
EducationPosted: 2005-12-07
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
Differences in the Distribution of High School Achievement: The Role of Class Size and Time-in-Term
Statistics Canada
A 42-page Canadian research paper assessing the effect of differences in class size and time-in-term on educational outcomes in Canadian high schools
EducationPosted: 2005-12-05
Single Sex Versus Coeducational Schooling: A Systematic Review
U.S. Department of Education
A 148-page U.S. report comparing student outcomes in single-sex and coeducational schools
EducationPosted: 2005-12-02
Good Data, Bad News, Good Policy Making
Australian Council for Educational Research
An 8-page Australian paper reporting on the trial of a project aiming to improve educational outcomes through practical changes to curriculum, teaching and assessment
EducationPosted: 2005-11-21
How We Pay Professors and Why It Matters
C.D. Howe Institute
A 32-page Canadian commentary demonstrating that universities that pay professors based on merit outperform other universities
EducationPosted: 2005-11-11
Preparing School Principals: A National Perspective on Policy and Program Innovation
Institute for Educational Leadership
A 28-page U.S. report focusing on two areas in which policies and programmes can influence school leadership
EducationPosted: 2005-11-08
Using Information and Communication Technologies in Adult Literacy Education: New Practices, New Challenges
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 50-page Australian report examines the interaction between new and emerging digital technologies, adult learning and literacies for educators and learners
EducationPosted: 2005-11-02
Does the Early Bird Catch the Worm? Instrumental Variable Estimates of Educational Effects of Age of School Entry in Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 51-page paper estimating the effect of age of school entry on educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2005-11-01
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
Balancing Approaches: Revisiting the Educational Psychology Research on Teaching Students With Learning Difficulties
Australian Council for Educational Research
A 78-page Australian review examining contemporary research into how to teach basic literary and numeracy skills to students with learning difficulties
EducationPosted: 2005-10-21
Without a Paddle: What to do About Canada's Young Dropouts
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 114-page study examining the labour market experience of school dropouts in Canada and identifying appropriate policy responses
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2005-10-17
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
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
Trends of School Effects on Student Achievement: Evidence from NLS:72, HSB:82 and NELS:92
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 51-page discussion paper studying trends in school effects on student achievement in U.S. schools
EducationPosted: 2005-09-19
Attitudes, Intentions and Participation
Australian Council for Educational Research
This 35-page Australian report examines the relationship between students' attitudes and intentions in respect of further education & training and their actual participation
EducationPosted: 2005-09-16
Do School-to-Work Programmes Help the "Forgotten Half"?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 38-page discussion paper testing whether school-to-work programmes are particularly beneficial for those less likely to go to college
EducationPosted: 2005-09-15
An Aligned and Coordinated Approach to Education for Children 3 to 8 years old
Society for Research in Child Development
This 24-page U.S. report proposes an approach aimed at enabling children to maintain gains made in early education and early intervention programmes
EducationPosted: 2005-09-15
Getting to Grips with Learning Styles
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 27-page Australian booklet providing teachers and trainers in vocational education and training with information on learning styles
EducationPosted: 2005-09-01
The Truth About Charter Schools
Hoover Institution
A single page linking to two research projects investigating outcomes in two groups of U.S. charter schools
EducationPosted: 2005-08-31
Going to Scale with High-Quality Early Education: Choices and Consequences in Universal Pre-Kindergarten Efforts
Rand Corporation
A 101-page report describing the challenges facing U.S. efforts to create statewide public systems of pre-kindergarten services
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-08-31
The Impact of Family Income on Child Development
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 56-page U.S. discussion paper studying the effect of family income on child development
Education, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-28
Portfolios of Schools: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Annenberg Institute for School Reform
A paper describing how some U.S. cities are developing portfolios of varied, high-quality schools based on values of excellence, equity, diversity and choice
EducationPosted: 2005-08-24
School Class Size: Smaller Isn't Better
C.D. Howe Institute
A 20-page Canadian study showing that improved teacher training and institutional reform are more cost-effective than smaller class sizes in improving pupil performance
EducationPosted: 2005-08-23
Using Data to Support Learning
Australian Council For Educational Research
A page linking to the full conference proceedings of this Australian conference on the use of data to support learning
EducationPosted: 2005-08-19
Benchmarks and Growth and Success .... Oh, My!
Australian Council for Educational Research
This 4-page conference paper argues that student growth is a more meaningful measure of a school's success than proficiency tests
EducationPosted: 2005-08-19
Online Assessment in Mathematics and Writing
National Center for Education Statistics
A 176-page U.S. report on field assessments of the use of computer technology in assessing school students' ability in mathematics and writing
EducationPosted: 2005-08-19
Birth Order Matters: The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Educational Attainment
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 37-page discussion document exploring the degree to which family size and birth order affect a child's subseuquent educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2005-08-19
Income-Contingent Loans for Higher Education: International Reform
Centre for Economic Policy Research
An 89-page Australian discussion paper studying lessons to be drawn from Australian and international experience of using income-contingent loans to fund higher education
EducationPosted: 2005-08-10
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
Healthy Minds: Promoting Emotional Health and Well-Being in Schools
Office for Standards in Education - U.K.
A 20-page U.K. report examining the role played by schools in promoting the emotional well-being of their pupils
Course Change and Attrition From Higher Education
Australian Council for Educational Research
This 49-page Australian study describes the incidence and nature of higher education course change and attrition
EducationPosted: 2005-07-22
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
Assessing the Value of Additional Years of Schooling for the Non-Academically Inclined
Australian Council for Educational Research
A 53-page Australian research paper seeking to assess the benefits of additional years of schooling for youth not well suited to further education
EducationPosted: 2005-07-21
Level 2 Adult Vocational Learning - A Qualitative Study of Motivations, Experiences and Outcomes
Department for Education and Skills - U.K.
A 151-page U.K. report exploring the benefits of level 2 vocational qualifications for adult learners
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-14
Is Early Learning Really More Productive? The Effect of School Starting Age on School and Labour Market Performance
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper identifies the effects of age at school entry on test scores, grades, educational attainment and labour market performance
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-12
The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California
Rand Corporation
A 238-page study analyzing the economic returns from investing in high-quality pre-school education in California
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-07-11
Cross-National Surveys of Learning Achievement: How Robust are the Findings?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 37-page discussion paper examines aspects of the robustness of the results of international surveys of learning achievement and functional literacy
EducationPosted: 2005-07-11
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
Work-related Learning: The Story So Far
U.K. Office for Standards in Education
A 20-page U.K. report examining the lessons to be learned from a survey of vocational education and training for 14 to 19 year olds in Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-06-14
The Economic Benefit of Increased Participation in Education and Training
Dusseldorp Skills Forum and Business Council of Australia
This 36-page Australian report tests the merits of the economic case for increased policy emphasis on youth participation in education, training and employment
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2005-06-14
Success and Sustainability: Developing the Strategically-Focused School
Department for Education and Skills - UK
This 93-page U.K. booklet describes how schools can build on good short-term school development planning
EducationPosted: 2005-05-24
The National Randomized Field Trial of Success for All: Second-Year Outcomes
Success for All Foundation
A U.S. report on the second year outcomes of Success for All, a comprehensive reading reform model
EducationPosted: 2005-05-21
Measure Your Improvements: Investors in People in schools and colleges
Department of Education and Skills - U.K.
This 11-page U.K. booklet describes the Investors in People (IIP) standard for teaching staff development and its benefits
EducationPosted: 2005-05-11
Physics or be Damned! The Crisis in Scientific Education and Awareness
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 2-page Australian research note examines issues arising from the low take-up of scientific courses by Australian students
EducationPosted: 2005-05-11
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
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
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
Don't Tie Us Down
Hoover Institution
A U.S. article arguing that charter schools should be permitted the freedom to experiment
EducationPosted: 2005-05-03
Charters As Role Models
Hoover Institution
An article discussing the development of charter schools in the U.S. and the principle of accountability
EducationPosted: 2005-05-03
Advantage None: Re-examining Hoxby's Findings of Charter School Benefits
Economic Policy Institute
A 33-page U.S. briefing paper providing a critical analysis of an earlier study finding improved educational outcomes at charter schools
EducationPosted: 2005-04-21
Does Teacher Preparation Matter?
School Redesign Network
A 33-page U.S. study finding that certified teachers consistently produce significantly stronger student achievement than uncertified teachers
EducationPosted: 2005-04-20