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Ranguelov, Stanislav; De Coster, Isabelle; Norani, Sogol; Paolini, Giulia – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2012
Key Data on Education in Europe 2012 is a Eurydice flagship publication tracing the main developments of European education systems over the last decade. The report combines statistical data with qualitative information to describe the organisation, management and functioning of 37 European education systems from pre-primary to higher education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Statistical Data, Comparative Analysis
Planty, Michael; Carlson, Deven – Teachers College Press, 2010
In the push to bring data to bear on all of the important education issues of the day, one essential fact is often overlooked: Not all indicators are created equal. This book provides a comprehensive approach for understanding how statistical measures of achievement are developed, evaluated, and interpreted. Given the extent to which…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Indicators, Accountability, Statistical Data
Wainer, Howard – Princeton University Press, 2011
"Uneducated Guesses" challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Achievement Gap
Mann, Dale, Ed. – 1978
What happens when an innovative project is implemented in a school is the focus of this book. An examination of the change process by a variety of authors divides the book into three main sections. Part 1 reports the results of examination of the change process in recent times. Part 2 extends the book's focus to experiences with large-scale,…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Kirst, Michael W., Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
This book reveals why so many students are entering college unprepared for college level work and often unable to complete a degree. This important book presents the findings of the Bridge Project, a major national research study conducted by Stanford University and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, College Admission
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1899
This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1897-98, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner's Introduction and Statistics of State Common School Systems. Part I covers the topics: (1) History of the German School System; (2) Summer Schools in England, Scotland, France, and Switzerland; (3)…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Statistical Data, Educational History, Summer Schools