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Chris Percy; Tristram Hooley – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2024
Return on investment (ROI) has become part of the policymaking toolkit, particularly pertinent for activities like school-based career guidance deemed optional by some policymakers. There are institutions supporting ideal ROI methods alongside an academic critique, but little research on how ROI has been applied in practice in a guidance setting.…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Outcomes of Education
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Marsh, Robbie J.; Cumming, Therese M.; Randolph, Justus J.; Michaels, Stephen – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2023
In 2007, Randolph conducted a meta-analysis of response-card articles to determine the effect of response cards on test achievement, quiz achievement, class participation, and off-task behavior. This meta-analysis is an update of that analysis, including new studies conducted in the last 12 years. A total of 15 studies published between 2005 and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Academic Achievement, Tests
Wayne Harrison; Steve Higgins – Education Development Trust, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on education systems worldwide, leading to significant learning loss, exacerbating existing educational inequalities and disproportionately affecting disadvantaged students. Governments around the world have begun to invest in large-scale tutoring initiatives as a key component of their…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Tutoring, Tutorial Programs
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Guidry, J. J.; Rosselli, Anthony – Physical Educator, 2020
This article examines the deterrent effects of mandatory drug testing of high school athletes in relation to student use of both illicit drugs and performance-enhancing substances through a critical review of relevant literature on the topic. It explores student use of both illicit drugs and performance-enhancing substances, as well as how…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, High School Students, Student Athletes, Program Effectiveness
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Barlas, Natasha Sohail; Sidhu, Jeevita; Li, Chieh – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
Growing research suggests that a social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum in school has a positive impact on students' emotional and academic learning. However, schools in Pakistan face multiple challenges for fostering social-emotional skills due to lack of awareness of the existence and benefits of SEL programs, inadequate funding in public…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Educational Benefits, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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Kornhaber, Rachel; Cross, Merylin; Betihavas, Vasiliki; Bridgman, Heather – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
The immediate drivers to increase publication outputs in higher education are government and research funding, organisational status, performance expectations and personal career aspirations. Writing retreats are one of a range of strategies used by universities to boost publication output. The aims of this integrative review were to synthesise…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Higher Education, Faculty Publishing, Communities of Practice
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García, Sandra; Saavedra, Juan E. – Review of Educational Research, 2017
We meta-analyze for impact and cost-effectiveness 94 studies from 47 conditional cash transfer programs in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, focusing on educational outcomes that include enrollment, attendance, dropout, and school completion. To conceptually guide and interpret the empirical findings of our meta-analysis, we present a…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Cost Effectiveness, Meta Analysis, Educational Benefits
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Yeh, Stuart S. – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: In principle, value-added modeling (VAM) might be justified if it can be shown to be a more reliable indicator of teacher quality than existing indicators for existing low-stakes decisions that are already being made, such as the award of small merit bonuses. However, a growing number of researchers now advocate the use of VAM to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Teacher Placement, Teacher Dismissal
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Hall, James; Eisenstadt, Naomi; Sylva, Kathy; Smith, Teresa; Sammons, Pamela; Smith, George; Evangelou, Maria; Goff, Jenny; Tanner, Emily; Agur, Maya; Hussey, David – Oxford Review of Education, 2015
This paper presents a review of the family services that were offered by a sample of 121 English Sure Start Children's Centres in 2011 and 2012. Children's Centres are community based facilities that aim to improve outcomes for at-risk families and children through the delivery of a range of services largely aimed at families with young children.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Community Services, Community Centers
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Reynolds, Cori A.; Maughan, Erin D. – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Telehealth, the provision of health care through long-distance telecommunications technology, is a tool that can be used by school nurses to address and improve the health status of schoolchildren. The purpose of this literature review is to examine research related to implementation of telehealth in the school setting. A review of the literature…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, School Nurses, School Health Services, Computer Mediated Communication
Ebrahimi, Pouria – Online Submission, 2010
In a world on the move, the need for technology in any of its form is desired every minute of every day. For any type of technology to stay in vogue, real-time information is to be delivered to the applicants; otherwise, it is doomed to fall. The process of updating information and delivering it to the applicants needs education--with no doubt.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Instructional Effectiveness
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Richards, Kristin V.; Thyer, Bruce A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to review the current empirical research regarding the financial effects of participation in Individual Development Account (IDA) programs. Methods: Peer-reviewed outcome studies identified through electronic bibliographic databases and manual searches of article reference lists are reviewed. A total of 1…
Descriptors: Ownership, Economically Disadvantaged, Bibliographic Databases, Individual Development
Lyttle, LeighAnne – Online Submission, 2011
This document serves as a literature review for the practicality and cost effectiveness of traditional versus year-round school systems. The differences in year-round and traditional schools are many, as the debate lingers on which type is best for students' learning. Generally conclusive, the literature indicates that year-round schools' benefits…
Descriptors: Year Round Schools, Traditional Schools, Teacher Motivation, School Districts
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Hepner, Michelle; Dickson, Warren – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2013
In the current economic conditions, many institutions face dwindling budgets and an increased focus on proving the value of the education provided. The effort and costs required to integrate Enterprise Resource Planning systems into course curricula are a significant investment of resources for any university. This paper examines the expense of…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Investment, Program Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2009
The majority of school districts in the U.S. are providing some form of online learning for their students. In the past, virtual schools primarily targeted advanced students who didn't have access to certain courses in their regular schools. Recently, however, many virtual schools have shifted their focus to credit recovery as a way to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
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