A growth mindset is a belief that personal characteristics, specifically intellectual ability, are
malleable and can be developed by investing time and effort. Numerous studies have …

Using PISA test scores from 11,527 second-generation immigrants coming from 35 different
countries of ancestry and living in 9 host countries, we find that the positive effects of country …

Policy debates in education are greatly influenced by international differences in test scores.
The presumption is that differences in test scores reflect differences in cognitive skills and …

Many studies have found a strong association between economic outcomes of nations and
their performance on international cognitive tests. This association is often interpreted as …

Despite research showing labor-market returns to non-cognitive skills, we lack research on
how teachers' noncognitive skills relate to other available measures of teacher quality and …

A growth mindset is a belief that personal characteristics, specifically intellectual ability, are
malleable and can be developed by investing time and effort. Numerous studies have …

We use the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
data to construct several measures of non-cognitive skills and to analyze the relationship …

This research aimed to examine the enhancement of soft skills in public education in Peru
through analysing non-profit organisations' techniques at the school level. The objectives …

Young people develop character through engagement with a wide variety of contexts,
including families, schools, and out-of-school time (OST) programs. Youth programs …

With the introduction of school choice as a viable option of school reform, researchers have
begun to look beyond academic achievement to the effects of choice on alternative …