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Rita Elaine Silver; Vinay Kumar; Deborah Chua Fengyi; Michael Tan Lip Thye; Johannis Auri Bin Abdul Aziz – Educational Researcher, 2024
Systematic reviews have witnessed significant growth across many fields, including education. In this article, we outline the background of this growth, highlight the tendency to focus on methodological considerations, and propose a framework to support education researchers in preparing systematic reviews with broad impact. We draw on our…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Synthesis, Research Utilization
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Yudai Ishii; Keiichi Ogawa – Educational Process: International Journal, 2024
Background/purpose: School-based management (SBM) has gained international attention for the promotion of student learning and educational development. Senegal is one of the initiatives of French speaking African countries that adopted the move towards promoting SBM at the school level, but lacks substantial evidence of its effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, African Culture, School Based Management
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Verger, Antoni; Fontdevila, Clara; Parcerisa, Lluís – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
In the last decades, most countries have adopted data-intensive policy instruments aimed at modernizing the governance of education systems, and strengthening their competitiveness. Instruments such as national large-scale assessments and test-based accountabilities have disseminated widely, to the point that they are being enacted in countries…
Descriptors: Accountability, Governance, Educational Policy, Data Analysis
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Quaresma, Maria Luísa – Schools: Studies in Education, 2017
In this article, I aim to analyze the perceptions regarding excellence shared by students of high-performing public schools in Santiago de Chile and simultaneously to reflect on the way in which they experience it, inside and outside of school. Through the analysis of 24 focus groups conducted in six schools, I conclude that students share…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, High Achievement, Public Schools
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Hawken, Leanne S.; Bundock, Kaitlin; Kladis, Kristin; O'Keeffe, Breda; Barret, Courtenay A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
The purpose of this systematic literature review was to summarize outcomes of the Check-in Check-out (CICO) intervention across elementary and secondary settings. Twenty-eight studies utilizing both single subject and group (experimental and quasi-experimental) designs were included in this review. Median effect sizes across the eight group…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Rhim, Lauren Morando – Academic Development Institute, 2013
Locally controlled public schools are one of the cornerstones of our nation's democracy, yet many schools are not preparing students for success. Far too many students are not graduating, and many of those who do graduate are woefully unprepared for college or a meaningful career. Successfully initiating and sustaining meaningful improvements in…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Boards of Education, Accountability, Educational Change
Barton, Paul E. – 2003
The gaps in school achievement among racial and ethnic groups and between students from poor and nonpoor families are well documented. They are large, and have been persistent. This publication is about conditions that help create and perpetuate achievement gaps. It focuses on the many antecedents of differences in school achievement college-going…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Correlation
Englert, Kerry; Fries, Dawn; Goodwin, Bryan; Martin-Glenn, Mya; Michael, Sheri – US Department of Education, 2004
This study helps to illuminate how a group of principals use data in light of new state and national requirements for accountability. On a very positive note, the responding principals reported using data to a great extent in their own practices, and they are encouraging their staff to use data in ways that align with the notion of effective…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Student Improvement, Rewards, Data Analysis
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Goddard, J. Tim; Foster, Rosemary Y. – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2006
In this paper we examine the contention that many schools and school boards use funding generated from testing and coding of students with special needs as a means of augmenting general operating revenues. As a result, students with special needs do not receive the full benefit of the monies received for individualized programs. The article draws…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Individualized Programs, Educational Finance
Sharpley, Chris. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1981
Explains and demonstrates time-series statistical analyses with a case example. Argues graphs and nonparometrical statistical analyses are not valid methods for evaluating behavior change due to counseling. Suggests the use of time-series statistical analyses enables counselors to employ a reliable method of measuring change in counseling…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Change, Counseling, Data Analysis
Jones, Janis Cox – 1996
Reviewing the history and status of accountability efforts in the California Community Colleges (CCC), this document describes three accountability models. Following a brief history of accountability in the state, the accountability model established by 1988's Assembly Bill 1725 is discussed, indicating that colleges are required to report data on…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Data Analysis
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Togneri, Wendy – State Education Standard, 2003
A study of five high-poverty districts making strides in improving student achievement revealed that these districts focused on systemwide strategies including new approaches to professional development; making decisions based on data, not instinct; and redefining leadership roles. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Economic Factors
Davis, Gary – Association for Institutional Research, 1981
Ways that higher education institutions can improve their compliance procedures in responding to external requests for reports and information are addressed. Institutional officers must first determine how the data will be used by the external agency. By questioning how the requested information will be used, a determination can be made of what…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Cost Effectiveness