Publications

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Research Studies
Learning and Behavioral Sciences

Learning and Well-being: An Agenda for Change

The understanding of well-being as an important goal for individuals and for communities has gained real traction in recent years. Yet the idea of “learning for well-being” is still only at the margins in schools the world over. Curricula for twenty-first century skills continues to focus primarily on the academic subjects and on transversal skills […]

September 23, 2015
Prof. Marwan Awartani - Ms Janet Looney
Research Studies
Early Childhood

Quality in Early Childhood Education: an International Review and Guide for Policy Makers

High quality early childhood education has an important impact on later development and learning of children. It comprises the emotional, social and cognitive development, as well as the key transversal skills including language, self-regulation and playfulness. Why is education in the early years so crucial? And what policies and practices make quality early childhood education […]

September 23, 2015
Multiple Authors
Research Studies
Designing an Effective Training Program

Teacher Policies: Global Best Practices for Developing the Teaching Profession

Rapid global change intensifies the challenge nations face in developing high quality teaching professions. The profiles and demands of learners as well as the learning environments are constantly evolving. In this context, successful education reforms are intrinsically linked to improvement in teacher quality. The report identifies ten key aspects of teacher policies the world over, […]

September 23, 2015
Prof. Oon Seng Tan
Research Studies
Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Creative Public Leadership: How School System Leaders Can Create the Conditions for System-wide Innovation

System leaders globally are aspiring toward a paradigm shift in education where a wider range of skills is achieved through new learning pathways. Such a shift requires a serious, disciplined and radical innovation at all levels of the system, and demands that governments rethink their roles in innovation eco-systems. This report aims to support system […]

September 23, 2015
Multiple Authors
Research Studies
Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Driving Grades, Driving Growth: How Private Capital in Education is Increasing Access, Inspiring Innovation, and Improving Outcomes

Across emerging markets, the middle class is growing, and with it, demands for quality education. While high-quality public sector provision is the backbone of education systems, private capital and new models of financing education has an important role to play in widening access, driving innovation, and increasing diversity of education offerings. This report explores the […]

September 23, 2015
Multiple Authors
Research Studies
Learning and Behavioral Sciences

Learning to Make a Difference: School as a Creative Community

Education systems are failing to meet the needs of too many learners today because it ill equips them for the challenges of an uncertain, turbulent world in which they will have to find solutions to challenges with other people. Drawing on some of the most innovative organizations in the world, including Pixar and Barcelona FC, […]

September 22, 2014
Mr. Charles Leadbeater

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