Education
Restrictive and Supportive Parenting: Effects on Children's School Affect and Emotional Responses
Australian Educational Researcher
The report of an Australian project in which upper primary school students were surveyed about their general liking for school, and their parents were surveyed about their parenting styles
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-05-16
Transformed Governance and the Education for All-Fast Track Initiative
Brookings
This 8-page US policy brief proposes a re-think of the global education architecture
EducationPosted: 2010-05-17
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
Evaluating NCLB
Hoover Institution
A US evaluation of the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act
EducationPosted: 2010-05-18
The Course of Innovation: Using Technology to Transform Higher Education
Education Sector
This US report highlights successful higher education redesign models as well as the barriers to innovation in higher education
EducationPosted: 2010-05-18
Benefits of a Speech Pathology Programme
Speech Pathology Australia
This Australian background paper claims that a speech pathology programme has important lessons for the treatment of teens with behavioural problems
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-20
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
Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
IZA
A 45-page discussion paper examining the role of peer composition in 9th grade on longer-run outcomes such as IQ scores at age 18, teenage childbearing, post-compulsory schooling educational track, adult labor market status, and earnings
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
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
A Profile of Criminal Incidents at School
IES
A 67-page analysis of criminal incidents committed at US schools. The analysis examines a range of characteristics of criminal incidents that occur at school, such as: the time of day and the location at school where the incident occurred; whether the police were notified; and the characteristics of offenders, including their age, race, and whether they carried a weapon
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
Meeting the Challenge
Rennie Center
A 19-page US brief identifying policies, programmes and practices in schools that have steadily made progress in reducing their dropout rates over the past four school years
EducationPosted: 2010-06-01
The Networked Student Model for Construction of Personal Learning Environments
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
This 17-page Australian article describes how principles of networked learning, constructivism, and connectivism inform the design of a test case through which secondary students construct personal learning environments for the purpose of independent inquiry
EducationPosted: 2010-06-02
Smartphones Give You Wings: Pedagogical Affordance of Mobile Web 2.0
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
This 14-page Australasian paper provides an overview of the potential of the integration of mobile Web 2.0 tools (based around smartphones) to facilitate social constructivist pedagogies and engage students in tertiary education
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2010-06-07
Recruiting and Retaining Older African American and Hispanic Boys in After-School Programs: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn
P/PV
This 17-page US brief provides an overview of promising strategies for recruiting and retaining middle- and high-school-aged African-American and Hispanic males in after-school programmes
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-06-24
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
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
Developing the Child Care Workforce: Understanding 'Fight' or 'Flight' Amongst Workers
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 49-page Australian report investigating how innovative employers are overcoming challenges in the child care sector to improve workforce development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-07-08
Bringing a Social Capital Approach into the Teaching of Adult Literacy and numeracy
NCVER
This 6-page Australian guide describes strategies to assist vocational education and training (VET) practitioners to adopt a social capital approach to their teaching, particularly the teaching of literacy and numeracy
EducationPosted: 2010-07-08
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
Workers with Low Literacy or Numeracy Skills: Characteristics, Jobs, and Education and Training Patterns
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 58-page New Zealand paper examines the characteristics and education and training patterns of adults in employment who have low literacy or numeracy skills
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-07-12
A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
IZA
This 19-page paper summarizes the authors' recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood programme
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-07-13
Small is Still Beautiful
Washington Monthly
A 3-page US article arguing the merits of smaller schools
EducationPosted: 2010-07-13
Standards Issue
Washington Monthly
A 4-page US article considering the interrelationship between standards in education and drop-out rates
EducationPosted: 2010-07-13
Student Victimization in U.S. Schools
IES
This 75-page US report provides data on student criminal victimization and the characteristics of crime victims and nonvictims
Education, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-07-14
Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
IZA
This discussion paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-15
Beyond Madrasas: Assessing the Links Between Education and Militancy in Pakistan
Brookings
This 69-page US report takes a fresh look at the connection between schools, including but not limited to Pakistan’s religious seminaries, known as “madrasas,” and the rising militancy across Pakistan
Education, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-07-15
Adolescent Drug Use and the Deterrent Effect of School-Imposed Penalties
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper evaluates the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana
Drug Abuse, EducationPosted: 2010-07-18
Learning from Leadership: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning
Wallace Foundation
A 338-page US study of school leadership provides evidence of principals’ significant effects on student achievement –and paints a detailed picture of what sound leadership from principals, other school staff members and district officials means
EducationPosted: 2010-07-25
The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment: New Evidence from French Data
IZA
This 44-page paper provides new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-01
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
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Education is the Key Missing Link
Brookings
A US article stressing the importance of wider education in achieving the Millennium Development Goals
International Development, EducationPosted: 2010-08-02
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
Assessing the effects of ICT in education
OECD
A 217-page report of an expert meeting held to study the benchmarking of technology use and effects in education
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2010-08-04
What Impacts Student Success in College Persistence and Completion?
ECS
A 10-page US compilation of research studies addressing postsecondary success and completion
EducationPosted: 2010-08-09
Key Readings on Policy Levers to Promote Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
NCCP
This 8-page US resource includes a sample of research and policy books, articles, reports, and other resources reporting findings and lessons learned on the viability and effectiveness of various policy strategies to infuse a social inclusion and respect for diversity (SI & RD) perspective in early childhood education in the U.S.
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-08-09
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
Education: Gender Equality
Canadian International Development Agency
A 32-page Canadian paper on gender equality in education
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-08-16
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
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
Autism and Educational Assessment: UK Policy and Practice
NFER
This 23-page research report investigates UK assessment policy and practice for mainstream-educated pupils who are diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Policy and Developments in Mathematics Assessment in England
NFER
This 12-page paper details the policy developments in mathematics assessment in England, highlighting the many changes that have occurred over recent years and the reasons for these
EducationPosted: 2010-09-19
The Role of Primary Mental Health Workers in Education
NFER
This 22-page UK review evaluates the role of Primary Mental Health Workers (PMHWs) to date, focusing in particular on their role within education, and presents illustrations of PMHWs’ practices
Links Between Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Labour Market Outcomes
Productivity Commission
An 86-page Australian working paper on the extent to which literacy and numeracy skills are key components of human capital
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-10-19
Is College Worth the Investment?
AEI
A US brief studying the differing return on investment for students at different colleges and universities
EducationPosted: 2010-10-20
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
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
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
Putting Data Into Practice: Lessons From New York City
Education Sector
This 19-page US report reveals key lessons from New York City on implementing data systems that make a difference in the classroom
EducationPosted: 2010-10-28
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
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
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
Teaching about Jihadism and The War on Terror
FPRI
A US essay on teaching about jihadism and terrorism
Defence, Terrorism & Security, EducationPosted: 2010-11-08
Children's Classroom Engagement and School Readiness Gains in Prekindergarten
ECS
A summary of a US research project to describe patterns of children's engagement in prekindergarten classrooms and explore whether some patterns of engagement bring about greater gains for children than others and whether some are particularly beneficial for poor children
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-11-09
Teacher Pay for Performance
NCPI
The 86-page report of a US experiment to determine the effect of incentivizing teachers with bonus payments on their students' achievement
EducationPosted: 2010-11-10
Pupils’ Perceptions Shape Educational Achievement
DFE
This 53-page UK research looks at whether pupils’ perceptions shape their effort, motivation, and educational achievement. More specifically, it examines whether pupils believe that their efforts will be more or less fairly rewarded when they are assessed by their teacher than when they are assessed by an anonymous external examiner
EducationPosted: 2010-11-12
The Myth of Charter Schools
Brookings
A US article critiquing the case for charter schools
EducationPosted: 2010-11-15
Investing in Our Teachers, Investing in Our Economy
The Grattan Institute
A 22-page Australian paper arguing that improving teacher effectiveness would have a greater impact on economic growth than any other reform currently before government
EducationPosted: 2010-11-16
Does Competition Improve Public Schools?
Education Next
This US study examines the impact of the nation’s largest private school scholarship program on the performance of students who remain in the public schools
EducationPosted: 2010-11-17
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
Getting Past Go: Remedial and Developmental Education Policy at a Crossroads
University of Massachusetts
A 42-page US paper considering the nation's remedial and developmental education policy
EducationPosted: 2010-11-17
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
Diplomatic Mission
Education Next
This 8-page US article describes how the administration has sensitively set a new course for the federal government’s role in the reform of teacher pay
EducationPosted: 2010-11-23
All Together Now? Educating High and Low Achievers in the Same Classroom
Education Next
An 8-page US article discussing how best to deal with the enormous variation in the academic level of students coming into any given classroom
EducationPosted: 2010-11-23
Digital Learning Now!
Foundation for Excellence in Education
A 20-page US report identifying 10 elements of high quality digital learning
EducationPosted: 2010-12-07
Giving Voice to the Impacts of Values Education
Education Services Australia
The 141-page report of an Australian educational project designed to further develop the evidence base for informing improved school policy and practice in values education
EducationPosted: 2011-01-05
Beyond Random Acts: Family, School, and Community Engagement as an Integral Part of Education Reform
HFRP
This 17-page US report provides a research-based framing of family engagement; examines the policy levers that can drive change in promoting systemic family, school, and community engagement; and focuses on data systems as a powerful tool to engage families for twenty-first century student learning
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-06
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
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
The “War on Teachers” Is a Myth
"Wall Street Journal"
A US article arguing that unions that defend the worst teachers are depriving children of the best teaching
EducationPosted: 2011-01-13
Learning About Teaching
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
This 7-page US policy brief reports that student perceptions of teacher effectiveness are very accurate gauges of actual effectiveness
EducationPosted: 2011-01-15
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
Teacher and School Leader Quality and Sustainability
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
An 11-page Australian resource sheet summarizing research on teacher and school leader quality and sustainability
EducationPosted: 2011-01-28
A Measured Approach to Improving Teacher Preparation
Education Sector
This 22-page report examines the way the United States currently prepares teachers and offers some specific suggestions on how to improve it
EducationPosted: 2011-01-29
Getting Past Go
ECS
An 11-page US brief detailing a 50-state policy scan of accountability and continuous improvement policies for remedial and developmental education. The paper also presents four case studies, which show how states have confronted college readiness challenges
EducationPosted: 2011-02-01
Merit Pay International
Hoover Institution
A new study finds that student achievement is significantly higher in countries that make use of teacher performance pay than in countries that do not use it
EducationPosted: 2011-02-14
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
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
Evaluation of the Nature and Impact of the Creative Partnerships Programme on the Teaching Workforce
NFER
The 71-page evaluation of a UK programme that brought creative workers such as artists, architects and scientists into schools to work with teachers to inspire young people and help them learn
EducationPosted: 2011-02-16
Collaborate to Compete: Seizing the Opportunity of Online Learning for UK Higher Education
Online Learning Task Force
This 45-page UK study concludes that universities and colleges need to make online learning a central part of organisational strategies if they are to meet rapidly changing student demands and stay competitive in the global higher education (HE) market
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-17
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
New Schools in New Orleans
Hoover Institution
This US article reports on the post-flood recovery programme for New Orleans schools
Education, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-21
Preparing for Success in Canada and the United States
Statistics Canada
A 29-page Canadian research paper reviewing the recent research on the determinants of the educational attainment among the children of immigrants born in Canada and the United States, also known as the second generation. The focus is on the gap in educational attainment between the second and third-and-higher generations
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-02-23
Does Quality Time Produce Quality Children? Evidence on the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital Using Parental Deaths
IZA
This paper uses variation created by parental deaths in the amount of time children spend with each parent to examine whether the parent-child correlation in schooling outcomes stems from a causal relationship
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-03
Blended Learning: The Best of Both Worlds
Donnell-Kay Foundation
This 28-page US report examines today's digital and online offerings for public school students in Colorado, and discusses the importance of implementing a shift to a blended model of learning that combines face to face, online and digital learning
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-03
Overeducation and Mismatch in the Labor Market
IZA
This 56-page paper surveys the economics literature on overeducation
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07
What Determines the Return to Education: An Extra Year or a Hurdle Cleared?
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper sheds light on whether the returns to education reflect extra schooling or qualifications
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07
Developing Research in Russian Universities
IFRI
This 25-page French article addresses the key features and the state of research in Russian higher education establishments. It examines measures taken to support research in universities and to integrate R&D with higher education since the fall of the Soviet Union
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-08
Alcohol and Student Performance: Estimating the Effect of Legal Access
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper considers the effect of legal access to alcohol on academic performance
Drug Abuse, EducationPosted: 2011-03-08
Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector’s Best
Progressive Policy Institute
This 44-page US report proposes ways to grow the best charter schools and charter management organizations. Specific advice is provided for charter sector leaders, policymakers and philanthropists
EducationPosted: 2011-03-09
Whose Children Gain from Starting School Later?
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper looks at the effect of school starting age on standardized test scores using data covering all grade four and grade eight students in Hungary
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-10
Adults in Formal Education: Policies and Practices in Europe
The Eurydice Network
This 92-page document focuses on the opportunities for under-qualified adults to complete basic education or achieve an upper secondary qualification and allowing for greater access to higher education for adults returning to the formal education system, in Europe
Education, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-10
Future Schools: Blending Face-to-Face and Online Learning
Hoover Institution
A US report on how schools implementing blended, or “hybrid,” instructional methods — which integrate traditional face-to-face teaching with greater use of online instruction — are pointing the way toward more effective and efficient school models
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-15
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
Beyond Basic Skills
CLASP
This US report describes six state strategies to better connect basic skills education to postsecondary education and careers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2011-03-15
Beyond Basic Skills
CLASP
This 17-page US report describes strategies that state policymakers can use to strengthen connections between basic skills education and postsecondary education to help lower-skilled adults and out-of-school youth attain the postsecondary credentials they need to advance in the labor market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2011-03-24
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
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
Sage on the Stage
Education Next
This US study finds that 8th grade students in the U.S. score higher on standardized tests in math and science when their teachers allocate greater amounts of class time to lecture-style presentations than to group problem-solving activities
EducationPosted: 2011-04-20
Parental Education, Grade Attainment and Earnings Expectations among University Students
IZA
A 47-page discussion paper analysing the relationship between socio-economic status and child outcomes in university
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-27
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