the implications for local teacher assessment practices. In this study we: (i) build on the framework of classical … curriculum documents, a quantitative teacher survey (n = 1 887) and a teacher interview study. The results show that the …

education. In the pursuit of this aim, the extension of access to primary education was achieved relatively successfully, given … management, as being factors with a major influence on the poor quality of education in primary schools. …

raise the quality of recruitment to the profession and to address current and future teacher shortages by improving teacher … education, strengthening continuous learning and instigating more cooperation, feedback and support between colleagues. This …

Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … the classroom and beyond. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the abolishment of compulsory religious education in Germany does … children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in …

The economic returns to education in transition countries have been extensively evaluated in the literature. The … present study contributes to this literature by estimating the returns to education in Georgia during the last transition … period 2000–04. We find very low returns to education in Georgia and little evidence of an increasing trend in the returns …

). Human capital theory predicts investment in education to improve labour market outputs. However, when it comes to lagging …

Republican federal administrations' education policies. This chapter reviews the theory of school-based accountability, describes …