Education
Teachers and the Waiting Game: Why Decentralisation is Vital for Public Schools
CIS
A 20-page Australian paper arguing that centralised staffing systems benefit teacher unions to the detriment of students and the majority of teachers
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-05
What is Working in Good Schools in Remote Indigenous Communities
CIS
This 20-page Australian issue analysis examines the interventions being used to improve school outcomes in remote indigenous communities
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2007-04-26
Civic Engagement and High School Academic Progress
CIRCLE
A 23-page US working paper analysing how participation in voluntary community service impacts on the academic achievement of high school students
EducationPosted: 2007-01-28
Respectful Schools: Restorative Practices in Education
Childrens Commissioner - New Zealand, IPS
A 30-page New Zealand report promoting inclusive and respectful school cultures as an alternative to traditional exclusionary and punitive discipline
EducationPosted: 2007-03-10
The School Environment and Adolescent Well-being: Beyond Academics
Child Trends
This 11-page US brief looks at schools as an environment affecting multiple aspects of adolescent development.
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-12-24
Role of Principal Leadership in Increasing Teacher Retention: Creating a Supportive Environment
Charlotte Advocates for Education
This 67-page U.S. report examines the role of school principals in improving teacher retention
EducationPosted: 2004-04-23
The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country
CGDEV
This 12-page working paper finds a large effect of private schooling in Kenya on test scores, equivalent to one full standard deviation. The effect dwarfs the impact of any rigorously tested intervention to raise performance within public schools
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-21
Reviving the Global Education Compact
CGDev
This 24-page US essay explores the options for transforming global education and offers ambitious but achievable proposals for accelerating progress
EducationPosted: 2010-02-22
Measuring Progress with Tests of Learning
CGDev
This 29-page paper examines the viability of improvement measurement tests for education in developing countries
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-06-24
Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?
CGD
This 28-page US working paper examines why demand for private schooling went up when the price of government schooling went down in Kenya
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-15
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
The Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
CGD
This 57-page US working paper argues that many education systems in developing countries are attempting to push children through curricular material faster than their teachers can teach it and their students can learn it
International Development, EducationPosted: 2012-05-02
Learning about Schools in Development
CGD
This 28-page US working paper investigates the broken link between schools and learning and suggests some proven methods for improving outcomes in education
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-15
ABC, 123: The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes
CGD
A 38-page US report on the results from a randomized evaluation of a mobile phone education program (Project ABC) in Niger, in which adult students learned how to use mobile phones as part of a literacy and numeracy class.
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-09-19
Beyond the ABCs: Higher Education and Developing Countries
CGD
This 109-page working paper examines higher education in developing countries and its effects
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-08
A Global Education Fund: Toward a True Global Compact on Universal Education
CFR
This 42-page US working paper examines the question as to whether the world needs a new Global Education Fund to elevate education on the global agenda
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-19
Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
CESifo
This 45-page working paper examines the causal implications of an expansion in female sports participation in high schools
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-19
The Impact of Teacher Subject Knowledge on Student Achievement: Evidence from Within-Teacher Within-Student Variation
CESifo
This 39-page working paper estimates the causal effect of teacher subject knowledge on student achievement using within-teacher within-student variation
EducationPosted: 2010-08-01
Public Education Expenditure, Growth and Welfare
CESifo
This 42-page working paper studies the quantitative macroeconomic effects of public education in the USA
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-29
General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes Over the Life-Cycle
CESifo
This working paper investigates whether gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less adaptability and thus diminished employment later in life
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-02
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
Assessment Drives Learning: The Effect of Central Exit Exams on Curricular Knowledge and Mathematical Literacy
CESifo
This 30-page paper uses data from the German PISA 2003 sample to study the effects of central exit examinations on student performance, student attitudes, and teacher behavior
EducationPosted: 2009-08-17
Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility
CESifo
This working paper uses Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first enter (primary) school
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-19
How Much Do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries?
CESifo
A 56-page working paper reporting that school improvements falling within currently observed performance levels yield very large gains in growth performance
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-17
The Consumption Value of Higher Education
CESifo
A 26-page working paper offering a comprehensive literature survey of the consumption value of higher education
EducationPosted: 2010-01-15
Higher Education Reform and the Renewed Lisbon Strategy
CESifo
A 34-page paper offering proposals for the reform of higher education in Europe
Education, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-19
Mind the Gap? Estimating the Effects of Postponing Higher Education
CESifo
A 39-page working paper estimating the effects on earnings of "gap years" between high school and university enrollment
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-11-03
Withering Academia?
CESifo
This 18-page working paper argues that strong forces are leading to a withering of academia as it exists today. The paper identifies the major causal forces
EducationPosted: 2010-10-26
Money Matters – Evidence from a Large-Scale Randomized Field Experiment with Vouchers for Adult Training
CESifo
A 38-page working paper examining the effectiveness of the use of vouchers to promote adult training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2009-04-22
Social Interaction and Schooling Decisions
CESifo
A working paper studying whether schooling choices are affected by social interaction
EducationPosted: 2006-10-27
The Development of Egalitarianism, Altruism, Spite and Parochialism in Childhood and Adolescence
CESifo
This 38-page working paper studies how the distribution of other-regarding preferences develops with age
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2011-03-15
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
Is Traditional Teaching Really All That Bad? A Within-Student Between-Subject Approach
CESifo
This 34-page working paper directly peers into the black box of educational production by investigating the relationship between lecture style teaching and student achievement
EducationPosted: 2009-06-21
Schools, Ability, and the Socioeconomic Gradient in Education Choices
CESifo
This 26-page working paper provides evidence on the socioeconomic gradient in dropout and progression in upper secondary education in Norway.
EducationPosted: 2011-02-14
The Post-2010 Lisbon Process: The Key Role of Education in Employment and Competitiveness
CEPS
This 14-page paper points out that education should be the central objective of the post-2010 Lisbon Process. The paper asserts that education is beneficial for employment rates, that it is a key driver for long-term economic growth and that it appears to be beneficial for social cohesion
Education, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-18
International Student Security: Globalization, State, University
Centre for the Study of Higher Education
This 17-page Australian paper looks at the human security of students who cross national borders for the purposes of formal study.
Education, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-03-08
Valuing Education: A response to The Australia Institute report, "Buying an Education"
Centre for Independent Studies
This 4-page analysis challenges the conclusions reached in the Australia Institute paper and lays out the benefits of private school education in Australia
EducationPosted: 2004-02-11
Raising the Quality of Europe's Higher Education
Centre for European Reform
A commentary on the challenges facing Europe's universities
Education, European UnionPosted: 2004-04-05
International Education: Financial and Organisational Impacts in Australian Universities
Centre for Economics of Education and Training
This 50-page research measures the impact of international education on the Australian university system
EducationPosted: 2007-08-30
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
How and Why Has Teacher Quality Changed in Australia?
Centre for Economic Policy Research
This 48-page Australian study examines how the quality of the Australian teaching profession has changed over two decades, and the causes of this change
EducationPosted: 2006-08-29
The Drift to Private Schools in Australia: Understanding its Features
Centre for Economic Policy Research
This 49-page Australian discussion paper finds that Australian private schools have used government subsidies to improve service quality rather than reduce fees, with consequences to the socio-economic composition of their student intake
EducationPosted: 2004-10-04
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
From the Capital to the Classroom
Center on Education Policy
This 253-page report on the second year of the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act finds that some of the Act's provisions are having negative consequences for schools, where the requirements are over-stringent or unworkable, or funding inadequate
EducationPosted: 2004-02-08
Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools
Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy
This 140-page US report examines what it means for school leaders to work in a demanding environment; what “supervisory leaders” (principals, assistant principals, department heads) do in these kinds of settings; and what nonsupervisory leaders do
EducationPosted: 2009-12-10
Starting Out Right: Pre-k and Kindergarten: Full Report
Center for Public Education
This US report looks at the effect of various combinations of pre-k and kindergarten on third grade reading skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-15
Arguing About Charters vs. “Traditional” Schools Masks the Failure of Schools Improvement Policy and Practice to Enhance Equality of Opportunity
Center for Mental Health in Schools
This 18-page US policy brief examines what type of policy shift is needed to stimulate development of a comprehensive, cohesive and coherent system to replace the prevailing piecemeal and marginalized approach to student and learning supports
EducationPosted: 2010-03-06
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
Pakistan's Education System: Fighting Terrorists or Drafting Recruits?
Center for Defense Information
An issue brief on the position and influences of madrassas in Pakistan's education system
Defence, Terrorism & Security, EducationPosted: 2004-10-27
Barriers to College Attainment
Center for American Progress
The goal of this 34-page US research is to better understand the determinants of students’ postsecondary success and to identify key levers for improvement in Chicago and elsewhere. The study focuses on urban, minority students, as they attempt to bridge the gap between their educational aspirations and college degree attainment.
EducationPosted: 2009-02-20
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
Lost Learning, Forgotten Promises
Center for American Progress
This 39-page report considers the educational consequences of racial segregation in US schools and the potential of controlled choice to address them
EducationPosted: 2006-12-07
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
Promises and Pitfalls of Virtual Learning in the United States
CEEP
A 16-page policy brief examining virtual education in the US
EducationPosted: 2008-06-21
Online Learning: Does It Help Low-Income and Underprepared Students?
CCRC
This 60-page US review of the postsecondary literature on online learning strongly suggests that online coursework--at least as currently and typically implemented--may hinder progression for low-income and underprepared students
EducationPosted: 2011-03-24
Promoting Academic Momentum at Community Colleges: Challenges and Opportunities
CCRC
A 41-page working paper examining the causes of a lack of academic progeress by a significant proportion of students in American community schools
EducationPosted: 2007-02-24
Community College Management Practices that Promote Student Success
CCRC
A 4-page US brief summarizing a study of community college management practices that promote student success
EducationPosted: 2006-10-18
Remediation in the Community College: An Evaluator's Perspective
CCRC
This 30-page US working paper provides a conceptual framework for the evaluation of remedial education programmes
EducationPosted: 2007-06-03
Introduction to the CCRC Assessment of Evidence Series
CCRC
A 9-page US paper examining a large body of research evidence on strategies for improving the success of students who attend community college
EducationPosted: 2011-01-28
The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment
CCRC
An 83-page US study into the effectiveness of dual enrolment
EducationPosted: 2007-10-25
Remediation in the Community College: An Evaluator's Perspective
CCRC
This US working paper provides a conceptual framework for the evaluation of remedial education programmes
EducationPosted: 2007-08-10
School Choice: Lessons from New Zealand
Cato Institute
Text of a 16-page speech on the New Zealand experience of school choice given to a U.S. audience
EducationPosted: 2004-06-01
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
Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy
Carnegie Corporation of New York
A 53-page U.S. research-based report outlining fifteen key elements of an effective literacy intervention for adolescents
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-11-02
Measuring the Quality of Post-Secondary Education: Concepts, Current Practices and a Stragegic Plan
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This 61-page Canadian paper develops an analytical system to help identify the factors that limit or contribute to better post-secondary education outcomes
EducationPosted: 2005-04-11
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
Getting There and Staying There: Low-income Students and Post-secondary Education
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 61-page Canadian research report reviewing the research on the determinants of access to post-secondary education (single page with link to complete report)
EducationPosted: 2005-03-29
Skills and Knowledge for Canada's Future: Seven Perspectives - Towards an Integrated Approach to Human Capital Development
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A Canadian synthesis of recent research on human capital development in seven academic disciplines
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-07-01
Education: Gender Equality
Canadian International Development Agency
A 32-page Canadian paper on gender equality in education
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-08-16
Making Early Childhood Development a Priority: Lessons from Vancouver
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
A 13-page Canadian paper making the case for publicly-funded early learning and care services
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2004-07-15
Approaches to Parent Involvement for Improving the Academic Performance of Elementary School Age Children
Campbell Collaboration
A 49-page US report summarizing the most dependable evidence on the effect of parent involvement for improving the academic performance of elementary school age children
EducationPosted: 2006-12-02
To Keep its Promise, NCLB Needs Overhaul
Campaign for America's Future
A 14-page U.S. report arguing that the "No Child Left Behind" enactment contains a series of basic flaws
EducationPosted: 2005-01-02
Creating Excellent Secondary Schools: A Guide for Clients
CABE
A 135-page UK guide for those involved in the design and building of new secondary schools
EducationPosted: 2007-07-23
Narrowing the Gap in Outcomes for Young Children Through Effective Practices in the Early Years
C4EO
This 76-page UK report presents findings from a rapid review of research and national data on the impact of certain background characteristics on outcomes for children in the early years. It seeks to identify the approaches that are most effective in reducing educational disadvantage and promoting positive outcomes.
EducationPosted: 2009-03-10
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
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
Aboriginal Off-Reserve Education: Time for Action
C.D. Howe Institute
This 31-page Canadian paper proposes specific improvements in aboriginal education as a means of poverty reduction within this group
EducationPosted: 2004-04-16
Understanding the Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Gap in Student Performance
C.D. Howe Institute
This 28-page Canadian report draws lessons for improving the academic performance of Aboriginal students
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2008-12-03
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
School Dropouts: Who Are They and What Can Be Done?
C.D. Howe Institute
A 7-page Canadian brief addressing the problem of school dropouts
EducationPosted: 2011-01-07
Teacher Strikes and Lockouts Have Measurable Impact on Student Performance
C.D. Howe Institute
A 5-page Canadian brief on the impact of teacher strikes and lockouts on student performanace
EducationPosted: 2009-03-24
A Disastrous Gap: How High Schools Have Failed Canada's Aboriginal Students
C.D. Howe Institute
A 16-page backgrounder on the academic performance of aboriginal children in Canada
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2008-10-29
Aboriginal Education in Quebec: A Benchmarking Exercise
C.D. Howe Institute
This 24-page Canadian study compares eduational outcomes within Quebec's Aboriginal identity groups to results for other Quebecers, and for Canadians overall
Education, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2011-04-27
Breaking Down Monopolies: Expanding Choice and Competition in Education
C.D. Howe Institute
A 16-page Canadian backgrounder making the case for a greater use of market forces, choice and competition in education
EducationPosted: 2007-10-04
Rethinking Teacher Evaluation in Chicago
c c s r
A 68-page US research report reporting on teacher evaluation lessons Llearned from classroom observations, principal-teacher conferences, and district implementation
EducationPosted: 2011-11-26
Barriers and Bridges: Access to Education for Internally Displaced Children
Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
An 8-page paper drawing attention to the importance of understanding and overcoming the barriers faced by internally displaced children in accessing their right to education
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2005-01-17
Opportunity in America: The Role of Education
Brookings Institution
An 8-page US brief reviewing evidence on intergenerational mobility and the role of education in stimulating it
EducationPosted: 2006-09-19
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
The Charter School Debate: A National Study Examines Whether Schools Are Being Held Accountable
Brookings Institution
The 59-page (uncorrected) transcript of this US discussion, held to ascertain whether current accountability standards are sufficient to make accurate, merit-based decisions as to whether individual schools should be allowed to continue
EducationPosted: 2004-02-23
Closing Achievement Gaps
Brookings Institution
An 8-page U.S. policy brief describing programmes to reduce the attainment disparity between white children and those from ethnic and racial minorities
EducationPosted: 2005-03-08
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
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
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
School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps
Brookings Institute and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
This 195-page U.S. volume consists of a series of papers focusing on children's lives before they reach kindergarten in an effort to understand how to close the racial and ethnic gaps in school achievement
EducationPosted: 2005-02-14
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
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
A Global Fund for Education: Achieving Education for All
Brookings
A 5-page US policy brief arguing for a global fund to enable universal education
EducationPosted: 2009-09-10
Where is the Learning? Measuring Schooling Efforts in Developing Countries
Brookings
This 17-page US paper asserts that the global community and national governments need to place a much greater focus on the ultimate objective of education—to acquire knowledge and develop skills
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-22
The Myth of Charter Schools
Brookings
A US article critiquing the case for charter schools
EducationPosted: 2010-11-15
Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy
Brookings
This new 104-page US collection of papers issued assesses federal policies for early childhood education and child care, and includes ways to reform Head Start and other early education programs to make them better targeted, more effective, and provide better taxpayer bang-for-the buck in these tough fiscal times
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-10-20