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University quality and graduate wages in the UK

Hussain, Iftikhar; McNally, Sandra; Telhaj, Shqiponja - 2009

We examine the links between various measures of university quality and graduate earnings in the United Kingdom. We explore the implications of using different measures of quality and combining them into an aggregate measure. Our findings suggest a positive return to university quality with an...

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Closing the gap between vocational and general education? : evidence from University Technical Colleges in England

Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Terrier, Camille; … - 2020

'University Technical Colleges' (UTCs) in 2010 for students aged 14 to 18. 49 UTCs have been created since then. We use a spatial …-standard transition age of 14, UTCs dramatically reduce their academic achievement on national exams at age 16. However, for students who …. They also improve achievement in STEM qualifications, and enrolment in apprenticeships. By age 19, UTC students are less …

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"Teaching to teach" literacy

Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Viarengo, Martina - 2016

Significant numbers of people have very low levels of literacy in many OECD countries and, because of this, face significant labour market penalties. Despite this, it remains unclear what teaching strategies are most useful for actually rectifying literacy deficiencies. The subject remains...

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Do management practices matter in further education?

McNally, Sandra; Schmidt, Luis; Valero, Anna - 2022

Survey) and match this to administrative longitudinal data on over 40,000 students. Value added regressions with rich … for students from low-income backgrounds. In a hypothetical scenario where a learner is moved from a college at the 10th …

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Educational effects of widening access to the academic track : a natural experiment

Maurin, Eric (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - 2007

before and after the reform identifies the net effect of expanding the academic track to accommodate more students. This is …

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Does money matter for schools?

Holmlund, Helena (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - 2008

expenditure, with higher effects for students who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. -- Education ; resources …

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New technology in schools : is there a payoff?

Machin, Stephen (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - 2006

Despite its high relevance to current policy debates, estimating the causal effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) investment on educational standards remains fraught with difficulties. In this paper, we exploit a change in the rules governing ICT funding across different school...

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Resources and standards in urban schools

Machin, Stephen (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - 2007

impact has been in more disadvantaged schools and on the performance of middle and high ability students within these schools …

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Does additional spending help urban schools? : an evaluation using boundary discontinuities

Gibbons, Steve; McNally, Sandra; Viarengo, Martina - 2012

Improving the educational attainment of disadvantaged students in urban schools is a priority for policy worldwide, but …

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Mental health and education decisions

Cornaglia, Francesca; Crivellaro, Elena; McNally, Sandra - 2012

Mental health problems - and depression in particular - have been rising internationally. The link between poor mental health and poor educational outcomes is particularly interesting in the case of the UK which has a low international ranking both on measures of child wellbeing and the...

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