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Balladares, Jaime; Kankaraš, Miloš – OECD Publishing, 2020
Early years are a critical period for skill development. In this sense, the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) programmes have an important role in promoting children's learning during this period. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of ECEC programmes by analysing the relationship between students' ECEC attendance and their later…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
Jensen, Ben; Farmer, Joanna – Center for American Progress, 2013
Public-school students in the world's largest city, Shanghai, China, are academically outperforming their counterparts across the globe and becoming the talk and envy of education experts worldwide. Using an innovative partnering approach that matches successful schools with low-performing schools, Shanghai has valuable lessons to teach on turning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Turnaround, Educational Change, Public Schools
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Marks, Gary N. – Educational Research, 2006
Background: Educational differentiation, or the allocation of students to different types of school or different locations within schools, is a common feature of modern education systems. In most countries, student outcomes vary considerably, both by school and academic location within schools. Purpose: The purpose is to ascertain the extent that…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Social Class