Research Summaries Database

Access our comprehensive repository of peer-reviewed educational research summaries.

Title	Author	Category	Publisher
What works clearinghouse 2002	Various authors	Education theory	Institute of Education Sciences
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
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)
Creating a research-engaged school: a guide for senior leaders 2014	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and United Learning
The learning rainforest: great teaching in real classrooms October 2017	Tom Sherrington	Teaching/classroom practice	John Catt Educational
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
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
Manifesto for evidence-based education 1999	Professor Robert Coe	Education theory	Durham University - Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring
Improving education: a triumph of hope over experience 2013	Professor Robert Coe	Education theory	Durham University - Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring
What works best: evidence-based practices to help improve New South Wales student performance March 2015	Various	Education research International policy Performance and accountability +2 more	New South Wales Government - Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation
Evidence based practice: a handbook for teachers 2016	Dr Gary Jones	Education research Teacher CPD Teaching/classroom practice +2 more	Centre for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa)
Disadvantage, behaviour and cognitive outcomes: longitudinal analysis from age 5 to 16 March 2017	Haroon Chowdry and Tom McBride	Social mobility / closing the gap Supporting social mobility View all	Early Intervention Foundation
The Trials of Evidence Based Education August 2017	Professor Stephen Gorard, Dr Beng Huat See, Nadia Siddiqui	Education research	Routledge
Leadership matters: how leaders at all levels create great schools June 2016	Andy Buck	Leadership and governance Schools, teaching and management	John Catt Educational Ltd
Making every lesson count: six principles to support great teaching and learning June 2015	Shaun Allison and Andy Tharby	Education theory	Crown House Publishing
Visible learning for teachers: maximising impact on learning 2012	Professor John Hattie	Education theory View all	Routledge
Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world May 2011	Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Little Brown Book Group
Evidence-based training methods: a guide for training professionals 2015	Ruth Colvin Clark	Schools, teaching and management Teacher CPD Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	Association for Talent Development (ATD)
Ouroboros September 2016	Greg Ashman	Education research Education theory View all	Greg Ashman