This is the most comprehensive review of evidence on the link between attitudes, aspirations and behaviours on the one hand, and educational outcomes on the other. Based on a synthesis of over 166,000 research reports, the results are surprising. There is no evidence of a causal link from the attitudes or aspirations of young people and their parents to educational outcomes for young people. Policies based on enhancing motivation, self-efficacy and self-esteem may be ineffective or worse in raising attainment or widening participation. Instead the international evidence suggests that parental...

This book is an important re-consideration of the supply of school teachers in the UK. It starts with popular representations of shortages of teachers, and government policies intended to improve the supply, quality and retention of teachers. The book then presents a re-analysis of the trends for teachers, a survey of the career intentions of nearly 2,000 students, and a range of interviews with trainee teachers. An explicit comparison between students intending to be teachers and those intending to pursue other careers shows that the common idea of a crisis in teacher supply is wrong....

Dies ist eine umfassende Übersicht über die Erkenntnisse zu effektiven Unterrichtsansätzen für Kinder im Grundschulalter. Die Erkenntnisse werden sorgfältig ausgewertet und zu Zusammenfassungen darüber geführt, was bekanntermaßen funktioniert, was bekanntermaßen nicht funktioniert und was bekanntermaßen schädlich ist. Das Buch beantwortet folgende Fragen: Was sind derzeit die effektivsten Ansätze für den Unterricht von Grundschulkindern? Unterscheiden sich die effektiven Ansätze für verschiedene Untergruppen von Schülern, und wenn ja, wie? Unterscheiden sich die effektiven...

Il s'agit d'une analyse approfondie des preuves relatives aux approches pédagogiques efficaces pour les enfants du primaire. Elle évalue minutieusement les preuves, aboutissant à des résumés de ce qui fonctionne, de ce qui ne fonctionne pas et de ce qui est nocif. Le livre répond aux questions suivantes : quelles sont actuellement les approches les plus efficaces pour enseigner aux enfants du primaire ? Les approches efficaces diffèrent-elles selon les sous-groupes d'élèves, et si oui, comment ? Les approches efficaces diffèrent-elles selon les âges ou les phases de l'enseignement...

This is a wide-ranging review of the evidence on effective teaching approaches for primary age children. It evaluates the evidence carefully, leading to summaries of what is known to work, what is not known to work, and what is known to be harmful. The book answers the questions: What are currently the most effective approaches for teaching primary school children? Do the effective approaches differ for different sub-groups of pupils, and if so, how? Do the effective approaches differ for particular ages or phases within education to age 11? It is written by experts in reviews of evidence,...