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Gewirtz, Sharon; Maguire, Meg; Neumann, Eszter; Towers, Emma – Journal of Education Policy, 2021
Informed by the ideology of 'deliverology', performance measurement has become a core component of how English schools are held accountable for the quality of their provision. A wealth of research conducted in diverse national contexts where this approach has been influential has suggested that the unintended harms it generates -- including a…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Teaching Methods
Kirkup, Catherine; Schagen, Ian; Wheater, Rebecca; Morrison, Jo; Whetton, Chris – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
In September 2005 the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) in association with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Sutton Trust and the College Board, began a five-year research study to examine the validity of an aptitude test in higher education admissions. This report describes and explores the relationships…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Academic Achievement, Student Surveys, Aptitude Tests
Hagell, Ann; Shaw, Catherine – 1996
The study reported in this book was designed to address the experiences of educationally disadvantaged young people in English cities. The study, called "Changing Lives," involved a survey of over 3,000 inner-city 16-year-olds from 34 schools in 6 urban areas of England. The young people surveyed were eligible to leave school in spring…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Experience, Educationally Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups