Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
The introduction of Academy schools to England’s education August 2015	Andrew Eyles and Professor Stephen Machin	UK policy	Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Understanding the improved performance of disadvantaged pupils in London September 2015	Dr Jo Blanden, Ellen Greaves and Professor Paul Gregg	Education theory Social mobility / closing the gap Supporting social mobility	Council for Advancement and Support in Education (CASE) and London School of Economics (LSE)
Lessons from London schools June 2014	Dr Sam Baars, Eleanor Bernardes and Dr Alex Elwick	Education theory	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust) and Centre for London with LKMco
Lessons from London schools for attainment gaps and social mobility June 2014	Ellen Greaves, Dr Lindsey Macmillan and Luke Sibieta	Education theory	Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
Understanding the success of London’s schools October 2014	Professor Simon Burgess	Education theory	Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO)
Ensuring fair and reliable measures of effective teaching January 2013	Dr Steven Cantrell and Dr Thomas Kane	Education theory	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The science of learning September 2015	Professor Dan Willingham and Paul Bruno	Education theory	Deans for Impact
Why textbooks count 2014	Tim Oates	Education theory	Cambridge Assessment
Critical links: learning in the arts and student academic and social development 2002	Richard J. Deasy	Education theory	United States Department of Education
Arts education in secondary schools: effects and effectiveness 2000	Multiple	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Building evidence into education 2013	Doctor Ben Goldacre	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
What works for gifted and talented pupils 2003	Dr Felicity Fletcher-Campbell, Kate Ridley and Kerensa White	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and Local Government Association (LGA)
PISA in practice: tackling low performance in maths; additional analysis of Pisa in England 2015	Bethan Burge and Juliet Sizmur	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
The early catastrophe: the 30 million word gap by age 3 2003	Professor Betty Hart and Dr Todd Risley	Education theory	American Educator
What works for children and young people with literacy difficulties? The Effectiveness of Intervention Schemes 2013	Professor Greg Brooks	Education theory	Dyslexia-SpLD Trust
Why education experts resist effective practices (and what it would take to make education more like medicine) 2000	Professor Douglas Carnine	Education theory	Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Collaboration as a strategy for improving schools in challenging circumstances 2006	Professor Mel Ainscow, Professor Daniel Muijs and Professor Mel West	Education theory	Improving Schools
Three greats for a self-improving school system: pedagogy, professional development and leadership 2015	Professor Louise Stoll	Education theory	National College for Teaching and Leadership
A self-improving school system: towards maturity 2012	Professor David Hargreaves	Education theory	National College for Teaching and Leadership
Manifesto for evidence-based education 1999	Professor Robert Coe	Education theory	Durham University - Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring

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