Education
The Role of Education in Enhancing Life Chances and Preventing Offending
U.K. Home Office
A 30-page report bringing together the findings of a series of studies focusing on the role that education can play in promoting individual life chances and preventing offending by young people
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2004-05-18
The Role of Education in Technology Use and Adoption: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey
IZA
This 34-page study assesses the causal effects of education on technology use and adoption by using instrumental variables for schooling
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-09
The Role of Information Technology in Creating New Kinds of American High Schools
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
This 15-page US paper discusses why the existing school reform movement has stalled and how information technology (including computers, software and communications) can enable the emergence of fundamentally new kinds of schools
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-08-11
The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper uses a novel dataset on immigration flows and stocks of foreigners in 30 OECD destination countries from 223 source countries for the years 1980–2009 and a wide range of linguistic indicators to study the role of language in shaping international migration
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2012-02-20
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
The School Choice Experience - Findings of the Children First: School Choice Trust Parent Survey
Fraser Institute
A 16-page Canadian report of a survey of parents whose children received privately-funded grants enabling them to enrol in independent Ontario schools
EducationPosted: 2004-09-28
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
The School Principal as Leader
Wallace Foundation
This 20-page US report describes five key practices of principals who focus on improving teaching and learning
EducationPosted: 2012-01-06
The Short-Term Effectiveness of a Remedial Mathematics Course: Evidence from a UK University
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper estimates the effect of a remedial mathematics course on student outcomes
EducationPosted: 2012-03-05
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
The Subtle Subversion: The State of Curricula and Textbooks in Pakistan
Sustainable Development Policy Institute
This 148-page report concludes that the curricula and official textbooks of Pakistan's schools contain material directly contrary to the goals of a progressive, moderate and democratic Pakistan
EducationPosted: 2004-03-03
The Sure Start Journey: A Summary of Evidence
DCSF
This 49-page UK document summarizes the principal findings of research into the Sure Start programme, a system providing an integrated approach to children's services
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-03-11
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
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 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
The University as an Agent of Change for Sustainability
Policy Horizons Canada
This 6-page Canadian paper explores how a university is applying its intellectual, financial and physical resources to be an agent of positive change, both within its own organization and in the various communities of which it is part
Climate Change & Environment, EducationPosted: 2011-11-11
The Unknown World of Charter High Schools
Education Next
A US analysis analysis of the impacts of charter school attendance on educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2010-03-04
The Value of Social Care Professionals Working in Extended Schools
NFER
This 75-page UK research explores the impact of social care professionals working within the multi-disciplinary environment of an extended school
Social Policy, EducationPosted: 2008-06-11
The Vocational Education and Training System: Key Issues for Large Enterprises
This 112-page report examines the policy framework, institutional and administrative processes of Australia's VET system, concluding that they fail to support the rapidly-expanding skills development needs of large enterprises
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-03-05
The Whole Child
Commission on the Whole Child
A US report calling for increased attention to conditions essential to learning
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-04-21
The Why Chromosome
Hoover Institution
An 8-page US article illustrating how a teacher's gender affects the educational outcomes of boys and girls
EducationPosted: 2006-09-19
The "Bologna Process" and College Enrolment Decisions
IZA
This 36-page discussion paper estimates the impact of the Bologna Process reforms on the decision of Italian students to go to college
EducationPosted: 2008-04-22
Thematic Probe: The Teaching and Learning of Skills in Primary and Secondary Education
INCA
A 152-page report of an international study of the development of skills in primary and secondary education
EducationPosted: 2006-07-07
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
To Train or Not to Train: The Role of Education and Training in Prison to Work Transition
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 41-page Australian report examining the study and work experiences of state prisoners in Western Australia before and during incarceration and their expectations of post-release outcomes
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2005-01-01
Too Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age
IZA
A 59-page discussion paper examining the role of school starting age on long-term outcomes
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-04-24
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
Towards an Effective Adult Learning System
CPRN
This 24-page Canadian report calls for reform of the country's adult learning system
EducationPosted: 2007-11-22
Tragedy and Comedy in Postmodern Education
Independent Institute
A commentary on the dilution of the core curriculum in postmodern education
EducationPosted: 2007-03-13
Training Needs of Emerging Industries
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
This 44-page Australian study examines the training requirements of emerging industries and the role played by Australia's VET sector in deleloping skills and knowledge
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-04-08
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
Transforming High School Teaching and Learning: A District-Wide Approach
Aspen Institute
A 40-page US paper proposing a set of design specifications for strengthening the interaction of student, teacher and content and improving student performance
EducationPosted: 2006-06-29
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
Trends and Early Lessons on Teacher Evaluation and Effectiveness Policies
National Council on Teacher Quality
A 66-page US study providing an in-depth analysis of states with some of the most ambitious teacher effectiveness policies and a set of early observations on the development and implementation of performance-based teacher evaluations
EducationPosted: 2011-11-01
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
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
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
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
Understanding Life Satisfaction and the Education Puzzle
NATSEM
This 31-page Australian paper estimates the partial effect of educational achievement on different life satisfactions in Australia and how this differs by age group
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-12
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
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
Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Charters
Education Next
A US article identifying practices that produce success in charter schools
EducationPosted: 2011-07-14
Using Appreciative Inquiry in Educational Research: Possibilities and Limitations
NFER
This 18-page UK report considers the potential application of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as a research technique in education
EducationPosted: 2009-04-06
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
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
Using State Policies to Ensure Effective Assessment and Placement in Remedial Education
ECS
A 13-page US policy brief proposing systems that could increase the success of underprepared students through more effective policies and practices
EducationPosted: 2012-05-08
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
Value-Added Measures for School Improvement
Department of Education - Victoria
A 26-page Australian report diiscussing the concept of value-added measures for evaluating school improvement and looking at international research on the subject
EducationPosted: 2008-03-19
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
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
VET and Social Capital: A Paper on the Contribution of the VET Sector to Social Capital in Communities
National Centre for Vocational Education Training
This 45-page Australian paper assesses VET's contribution to social capital and the implications for VET policy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2004-04-15
Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education
Education Sector
A 19-page US report examining how virtual learning can bring reform to public education
EducationPosted: 2007-06-13
Vocational Education and Training and Innovation: Research Readings
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 228-page Australian selection of readings to enable a better understanding of the role of vocational education and training in business innovation
EducationPosted: 2004-11-16
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
Web 2.0 Site Blocking in Schools
Education.au
This 46-page Australian report focuses on identifying and overcoming the barriers associated with current site blocking practices in schools with regards to Web 2.0 services such as social networking, video sharing, blogs and wikis and popular sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Wikipedia
EducationPosted: 2009-12-15
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
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
What Does 'Ready' Mean?
'Education Week'
A US article discussing the role of education in preparing students for post-school life
EducationPosted: 2007-07-13
What Happened When Kindergarten Went Universal?
Hoover Institution
This US study estimates the impact of earlier state interventions to introduce kindergarten into public schools
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-03
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
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
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
What the United States Can Learn from Singapore's World Class Mathematics System
American Institutes for Research
A 192-page U.S. study examining the reasons for Singapore's superiority over the U.S. in student mathematics performance
EducationPosted: 2005-02-20
What Works in Low-Performing Schools and Districts?
ECS
A 6-page US brief highlighting recent research exploring what works in improving low-performing schools and districts
EducationPosted: 2008-01-11
What Works in Student Retention?
ACT
A series of U.S. reports highlighting information on successful practices in college student retention ( 1 page with links to each section)
EducationPosted: 2004-12-16
What You Need to Know About Drug Testing in Schools
U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy
A 24-page U.S. document designed to shed light and offer perspective on drug testing in schools
Education, Drug AbusePosted: 2004-11-22
What's Wrong with Vocational School?
AEI
A US article arguing that many students in academic higher education courses would be better off taking vocational courses
EducationPosted: 2007-01-18
When Education Research Matters
AEI
A US paper examining the relationship between education research and policy
EducationPosted: 2008-02-28
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
Where To Now for Early Childhood Education and Care?
Australian Council for Educational Research
An article examining the state of early childhood education and care in Australia
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-08
Whole-Language High Jinks
Fordham Institute
A 33-page US report identifying methods for spotting reading programmes that lack an evidence base
EducationPosted: 2007-02-04
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
Why and How Does Source Country Matter? The Effects of Home Countries and Immigrant Communities on Foreign-Born Student Achievement
IESP
A 28-page US working paper exploring the effect of the economic conditions of source countries and the human capital characteristics of coethnic immigrant communities on foreign-born students' reading and math achievement
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-12-09
Why Are Hispanic and African-Amercian Dropout Rates So High?
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper investigates why the dropout rates of Hispanic and African-American high school students in the US are so high
EducationPosted: 2008-01-21
Why Are Youth From Lower-Income Families Less Likely to Attend University?
Statistics Canada
This 38-page Canadian paper uses data on academic abilities, parental influences, financial constraints and other characteristics to try to account for the large gap in university attendance across the income distribution
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-05
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
Why Ranking Schools Would Do More Harm Than Good
AEU
An 11-page Australian paper considering the merits and demerits of national performance testing for schools
EducationPosted: 2007-12-20
With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them
Public Agenda
This 52-page paper is the first of three reports describing young Americans' views on higher education and college completion
EducationPosted: 2009-12-09
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
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
Work Hard. Be Nice
Hoover Institution
An 8-page US article describing how two young teachers created the most talked-about school reform in the U.S.
EducationPosted: 2009-02-24
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
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
Working Together: Aligning State Systems and Policiies for Individual and Regional Prosperity
CLASP
A 45-page US report containing proposals for improving education and training systems to enhance the ability of workers to advance to better jobs
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-24
Working with Families Concerned with School-Based Bullying
AIFS
This 9-page Australian brief examines school bullying and the role of family relationships in dealing with it
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-05-19
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
Year-Round Learning: Linking School, Afterschool, and Summer Learning to Support Student Success
HFRP
This US brief examines one approach to expanded learning, year-round learning, which consists of intentional, community-based efforts to connect school, afterschool, and summer learning to support positive youth outcomes, develop continuous learning pathways, and provide equitable opportunities for both students and families
EducationPosted: 2011-06-28
"For One More Year With You"
IZA
This 61-page discussion paper examines the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings in Europe
EducationPosted: 2007-10-31
'Proficiency for All': An Oxymoron
EPI
This 77-page US paper examines whether the requirement of the US 'No Child Left Behind' legislation, that all children achieve proficiency in mathematics and reading, is attainable within the mandated timeframe, or ever
EducationPosted: 2006-11-21