PISA in Focus - monthly policy-oriented notes

 
 

 

PISA in Focus is a series of monthly education policy-oriented notes designed to describe a PISA topic in a concise, user-friendly way.

 

Next issue: What kinds of careers to boys and girls expect for themselves?

 

N°13: Does money buy strong performance in PISA?
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N°12: Are boys and girls ready for the digital age?
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N°11: How are school systems adapting to increasing numbers of immigrants students?
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N°10: What can parents do to help their children succeed in school?
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N°9: School autonomy and accountability: Are they related to student performance?
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N°8: Do students today read for pleasure?
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N°7: Private schools: Who benefits?
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N°6: When students repeat grades or are transferred out of school: What does it mean for education systems? Background information: esimation of costs for grade repetition: notesdata tables
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N°5: How do some students overcome their socio-economic background?
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N°4: Has discipline in school deteriorated?
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N°3: Does investing in after-school classes pay off?
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N°2: Improving performance: leading from the bottom
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N°1: Pre-primary education and performance in PISA
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