This paper reviews recent research in ten Western European countries on the educational
and labor market outcomes of second-generation minorities. Minorities from less-developed …

Perhaps the most prevailing inequalities in educational achievement in England are those
associated with socio-economic status (SES), ethnicity and gender. However, little research …

This article is a review of issues associated with measuring education and using educational
measures in social science research. The review is orientated towards researchers who …

Learning to teach involves hard work and careful preparation. To become an effective
teacher requires subject knowledge, an understanding of your pupils and how they learn …

Assessment has widely been acknowledged as a central element of institutional education,
shaping curriculum and pedagogy in powerful ways and representing a critical reference …

In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic
achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the …

This book will prove an invaluable resource for students wanting to engage with any or all of
the issues covered, and who need to get an authoritative′ quick fix′ on particular fields of …

There are long-standing achievement gaps in England associated with socio-economic
status (SES), ethnicity and gender, but relatively little research has evaluated interactions …

Background. Despite a large body of international literature concerning the antecedents,
correlates of and treatments for test anxiety, there has been little research until recently …

Boys' underachievement in education has now become a global concern, taxing the minds
of governments across the Western world. Boys and Schooling in the Early Years represents …