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consequences of climate change more directly during their lifetime than any previous generation in recent history. Education can … address these environmental challenges? And how can education endow students with the knowledge, skills and pro …
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maintaining high quality and equitable education systems a vital part of regional development efforts. Results from the Programme … data in detail to identify the strengths, challenges and unique features of education systems in Eastern Europe and Central … Asia. Drawing upon a rich knowledge base of education policy and practice in the region, it makes recommendations about how …
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This report explores the educational performance and attitudes of males and females during childhood and adolescence. It opens with a general summary of gender differences measured outside of the PISA assessment programme and then considers the knowledge gained about gender-related issues from...
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This volume of PISA 2009 results examines how human, financial and material resources, and education policies and …
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’ salaries, is one of the key variables that policy makers can use to control spending on education. Between 2000 and 2009, many …. Reducing class size is not, on its own, a sufficient policy lever to improve the performance of education systems, and is a …
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In most countries and economies, students who attend schools in urban areas tend to perform at higher levels than other students. Socio-economic status explains only part of the performance difference between students who attend urban schools and other students. Schools in urban settings are...
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Most students enjoy orderly classrooms for their language-of-instruction lessons. Socio-economically disadvantaged students are less likely to enjoy orderly classrooms than advantaged students. Orderly classrooms – regardless of the school’s overall socio-economic profile – are related to...
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social progress such as health, social engagement, political interest and crime. Education plays an important role in shaping … discussions. The report finds that education has the potential to promote health as well as civic and social engagement. Education … education. …
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While most 15-year-old students spend part of their after-school time doing homework, the amount of time they spend on it shrank between 2003 and 2012. Socio-economically advantaged students and students who attend socio-economically advantaged schools tend to spend more time doing homework....
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