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van Dulmen, Tim H. H.; Visser, Talitha C.; Pepin, Birgit; McKenney, Susan – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: Although cutting-edge chemistry research can be an interesting and motivating context for students in pre-university education, few characteristics of supportive and effective learning materials based on such contexts are available. Purpose: In this study we investigated the design, implementation, and evaluation of context-based…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Material Development, Instructional Materials
OECD Publishing, 2021
"Education at a Glance" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems across OECD countries and a number of partner economies. More than 100 charts and tables in this publication -- as well as links to much more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Indicators, Outcomes of Education, Access to Education
OECD Publishing, 2020
"Education at a Glance" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems across OECD countries and a number of partner economies. More than 100 charts and tables in this publication -- as well as links to much more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Indicators, Outcomes of Education, Access to Education
OECD Publishing, 2019
"Education at a Glance" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems across OECD countries and a number of partner economies. More than 100 charts and tables in this publication -- as well as links to much more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Indicators, Outcomes of Education, Access to Education
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Muijs, Daniel – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2008
In this paper, I consider the importance of the work of Bert Creemers to my own work and the field of educational effectiveness. In particular, the field needs to take heed of 3 key lessons from Bert Creemers' work: the importance of an empirical and sceptical stance focussed on what actually works in education, the primacy of the classroom level…
Descriptors: Educational Research, School Effectiveness, Equal Education, Educational Theories
Ladd, Helen F.; Fiske, Edward B. – Sanford School of Public Policy, 2009
Policy makers and educators in the U.S. have recently shown considerable interest in the concept of weighted student funding (WSF) as a means of financing primary and secondary schools. WSF appeals both to conservatives, who see it as a way to promote parental choice and school autonomy, and to progressives, who are attracted by the call of extra…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Social Values