disadvantaged contexts, what schools do, and the quality of schooling that they provide. The findings suggest that disadvantaged … contexts impact on the organisation and processes of schools and that these effects differ significantly from one area to …

This paper reports the accounts of fifteen headteachers of primary schools in one local authority in the South East of … England, including headteachers of schools that are amongst the most advantaged five per cent of schools in England and those … pedagogy. The findings give an insight into the extent of variation between schools and their capacity to respond to differing …

We document ethnic segregation in secondary schools in England in 2001 in order to contribute to the debate on the … segregation across nine ethnic groups. We find that levels of ethnic segregation in England¿s schools are high, with considerable …

approach to performance reviews explains why a growing minority of schools have achieved improved goal setting, and improved …

education outcomes. In Colombia, decentralization of education finance improved enrollment rates in public schools. In Bolivia …, investment shifted from infrastructure to primary social services. In both, it was the behavior of smaller, poorer, more rural …

This paper explores the relationship between ethnic diversity and local school funding in Kenyan primary schools. The … empirical results paint a picture of pervasive local collective action problems in ethnically diverse Kenyan primary schools …, and fewer desks, latrines, and classrooms per pupil in ninety-seven rural Kenyan primary schools. However, local ethnic …

One theory for why there is an education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly … a positive education gradient into a negative one. We also consider the response in terms of uptake of other childhood …

updating the existing evidence with a snapshot of the welfare mix in 2007/2008 across five different welfare sectors: Education …

lowest rates of staying on in the labour market after childbearing. Higher education is a key explanatory factor of the …), education and part-time employment. …