Improving A Country S Education

Author : Nuno Crato
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030590314

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Improving a Country’s Education by Nuno Crato Pdf

This open access book compares and contrasts the results of international student assessments in ten countries. The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) released the results of its 2018 assessment in December 2019. This book reflects the debates that typically follow the release of these results and focuses on the causes of differences between countries. Such causes include continuous decline in one country, improvement combined with increasing internal inequalities in another country, or rapid improvement in spite of an outdated curriculum in yet another. In addition, the book discusses a number of general questions: Is knowledge outdated? Are computers taking over and replacing teachers? Are schools killing creativity? Are we adequately preparing the next generation? Are schools failing to educate our kids? The book starts out with a summary of PISA’s evolution and PISA results, and an explanation of the major factors that play a role in changes in countries’ results. The next ten chapters are devoted to ten specific countries, offering a summary of data and an explanation of the major drives for changes in education results for each one. Each chapter includes a short description of the country’s educational system as well as the impact of PISA and other ILSA studies on the country’s educational policies. The chapters also include a timeline of policy measures and main hallmarks of the country’s educational evolution, discussing the impact of these measures on its PISA results. A final reference chapter explains what PISA is, what it measures and how. While highlighting the 2018 results, the book also takes into consideration previous results, as well as long-term initiatives. This book gathers the contribution of well-known and respected experts in the field. Specialists such as Eric Hanushek, for the US, Tim Oates, for England, Montse Gomendio, for Spain, Gunda Tire, for Estonia, and all other contributors draw on their vast experience and statistical analysis expertise to draw a set of rich country lessons and recommendations that are invaluable for all of those who care about improving a country’s education system.

Author : Marlaine E. Lockheed,Adriaan Verspoor
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Education
ISBN : UIUC:30112006417601

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Improving Primary Education in Developing Countries by Marlaine E. Lockheed,Adriaan Verspoor Pdf

This study presents policy options for improving the effectiveness of primary schools in developing countries. It examines problems common to most developing countries and presents an array of low-cost policy alternatives that have proved useful in a variety of settings.

Author : Paul Glewwe
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226078854

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Education Policy in Developing Countries by Paul Glewwe Pdf

Almost any economist will agree that education plays a key role in determining a country’s economic growth and standard of living, but what we know about education policy in developing countries is remarkably incomplete and scattered over decades and across publications. Education Policy in Developing Countries rights this wrong, taking stock of twenty years of research to assess what we actually know—and what we still need to learn—about effective education policy in the places that need it the most. Surveying many aspects of education—from administrative structures to the availability of health care to parent and student incentives—the contributors synthesize an impressive diversity of data, paying special attention to the gross imbalances in educational achievement that still exist between developed and developing countries. They draw out clear implications for governmental policy at a variety of levels, conscious of economic realities such as budget constraints, and point to crucial areas where future research is needed. Offering a wealth of insights into one of the best investments a nation can make, Education Policy in Developing Countries is an essential contribution to this most urgent field.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264200180

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Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Basque Country, Spain 2013 by OECD Pdf

This publication explores a range of helpful policy measures and institutional reforms to mobilise higher education for regional development in the Basque Country of Spain.

Author : World Bank Group
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781464810985

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World Development Report 2018 by World Bank Group Pdf

Every year, the World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR) features a topic of central importance to global development. The 2018 WDR—LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise—is the first ever devoted entirely to education. And the time is right: education has long been critical to human welfare, but it is even more so in a time of rapid economic and social change. The best way to equip children and youth for the future is to make their learning the center of all efforts to promote education. The 2018 WDR explores four main themes: First, education’s promise: education is a powerful instrument for eradicating poverty and promoting shared prosperity, but fulfilling its potential requires better policies—both within and outside the education system. Second, the need to shine a light on learning: despite gains in access to education, recent learning assessments reveal that many young people around the world, especially those who are poor or marginalized, are leaving school unequipped with even the foundational skills they need for life. At the same time, internationally comparable learning assessments show that skills in many middle-income countries lag far behind what those countries aspire to. And too often these shortcomings are hidden—so as a first step to tackling this learning crisis, it is essential to shine a light on it by assessing student learning better. Third, how to make schools work for all learners: research on areas such as brain science, pedagogical innovations, and school management has identified interventions that promote learning by ensuring that learners are prepared, teachers are both skilled and motivated, and other inputs support the teacher-learner relationship. Fourth, how to make systems work for learning: achieving learning throughout an education system requires more than just scaling up effective interventions. Countries must also overcome technical and political barriers by deploying salient metrics for mobilizing actors and tracking progress, building coalitions for learning, and taking an adaptive approach to reform.

Author : Alma Harris,Janet Chrispeels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : EDUCATION
ISBN : 100341947X

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Improving Schools and Educational Systems by Alma Harris,Janet Chrispeels Pdf

School improvement has become a dominant feature of educational reform in many countries. The pressure upon schools to improve performance has resulted in a wide-range of improvement programmes and initiatives which can provide both inspiration and advice to everyone involved in school improvement. This book draws together the most effective school improvement projects from around the world in one comprehensive text, including detailed comparative analysis of a wide variety of initiatives. Drawing on examples from the UK, the USA, Canada, South Africa and Australia this book gives both an international snapshot and a coherent synthesis of initiatives that have given achievable results.

Author : Per Dalin
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015032353230

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How Schools Improve by Per Dalin Pdf

Educational reform is a complex and lengthy process, involving individuals at all levels of the system. A considerable amount is known about the management of educational change in developed countries, but there has previously been little research to guide those in less developed countries. The How Schools Improve study is based on research carried out by the World Bank and IMTEC from 1987 to 1992, which was set up specifically to learn from reform successes rather than failures in order to provide clear advice for policy and practice. The report is based on detailed study of 31 primary schools in Colombia, Ethiopia and Bangladesh, all placed in their regional and national contexts. This fieldwork is presented in three chapters, each of which summarizes the findings in one of these countries. There are details of the process of change in the form of case studies for particular schools and discussions of prospects for the future. The book goes on to analyse the findings in the field and to use this analysis in providing a programme for the implementation of reform and its development. How Schools Improve is an essential guide to policy planning and implementation. It will be of enormous interest and value, internationally, to academics, head-teachers and administrators who are involved in school improvement.

Author : Jouko Sarvi,Fredi Munger,Hitendra Pillay
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789292572570

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Transitions to K–12 Education Systems by Jouko Sarvi,Fredi Munger,Hitendra Pillay Pdf

With more than 140 countries currently offering or in transition to a kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) school education system, this desk study explored the experiences of four countries---Mongolia, Philippines, Poland, and Turkey---and one Canadian province, Ontario, in preparing and implementing K–12 systems. Lessons learned from the five diverse jurisdictions are: (i) align the education system with macro policies, (ii) view transition to K–12 as part of a package of reforms, (iii) prioritize improving student learning, (iv) consider teacher development as critical, (v) avoid high-stakes examinations, and (vi) focus on higher order curriculum and assessments.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045246639

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National Education Improvement Act by United States. Congress. House. Education and Labor Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9264130845

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Equity and Quality in Education Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools by OECD Pdf

Across OECD countries, almost one in every five students does not reach a basic minimum level of skills. This book presents a series of policy recommendations for education systems to help all children succeed.

Author : Eric A. Hanushek,Ludger Woessmann
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262548953

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The Knowledge Capital of Nations by Eric A. Hanushek,Ludger Woessmann Pdf

A rigorous, pathbreaking analysis demonstrating that a country's prosperity is directly related in the long run to the skills of its population. In this book Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann make a simple, central claim, developed with rigorous theoretical and empirical support: knowledge is the key to a country's development. Of course, every country acknowledges the importance of developing human capital, but Hanushek and Woessmann argue that message has become distorted, with politicians and researchers concentrating not on valued skills but on proxies for them. The common focus is on school attainment, although time in school provides a very misleading picture of how skills enter into development. Hanushek and Woessmann contend that the cognitive skills of the population—which they term the “knowledge capital” of a nation—are essential to long-run prosperity. Hanushek and Woessmann subject their hypotheses about the relationship between cognitive skills (as consistently measured by international student assessments) and economic growth to a series of tests, including alternate specifications, different subsets of countries, and econometric analysis of causal interpretations. They find that their main results are remarkably robust, and equally applicable to developing and developed countries. They demonstrate, for example, that the “Latin American growth puzzle” and the “East Asian miracle” can be explained by these regions' knowledge capital. Turning to the policy implications of their argument, they call for an education system that develops effective accountability, promotes choice and competition, and provides direct rewards for good performance.

Author : Schleicher Andreas
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264300002

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Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education World Class How to Build a 21st-Century School System by Schleicher Andreas Pdf

Andreas Schleicher - initiator of PISA and an international authority on education policy - offers a unique perspective on education reform.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : UCR:31210014662868

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Oversight Hearing on the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education Pdf

Author : Nuno Crato
Publisher : Springer
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 303059033X

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Improving a Country's Education by Nuno Crato Pdf

1. 18 Years of PISA Results - 66 Years of International Testing.- 2. PISA Australia - Excellence and Equity?- 3. Chile.- 4. Estonia.- 5. SuccessThrough Equity - The Finish Way in Education. 6. Polish Education Reforms and Evidence from International Assesments.- 7. The PISA Effect on Protugal's Education.- 8. The Evidence Provided by International Large-scale Assessments about the Spanish Education System: Why Nobody Listens Despite all the Noise?

Author : UNESCO,United Nations Children's Fund,World Bank (the)
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004919

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The State of the Global Education Crisis by UNESCO,United Nations Children's Fund,World Bank (the) Pdf

"The global disruption to education caused by the COVD-19 pandemic is without parallel and the effects on learning are severe. The crisis brought education systems across the world to a halt, with school closures affecting more than 1.6 billion learners. While nearly every country in the world offered remote learning opportunities for students, the quality and reach of such initiatives varied greatly and were at best partial substitutes for in-person learning. Now, 21 months later, schools remain closed for millions of children and youth, and millions more are at risk of never returning to education. Evidence of the detrimental impacts of school closures on children's learning offer a harrowing reality: learning losses are substantial, with the most marginalized children and youth often disproportionately affected. Countries have an opportunity to accelerate learning recovery and make schools more efficient, equitable, and resilient by building on investments made and lessons learned during the crisis. Now is the time to shift from crisis to recovery - and beyond recovery, to resilient and transformative education systems that truly deliver learning and well-being for all children and youth."--The World Bank website.