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Research Studies
Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Educational Leadership: A Multilevel Distributed Perspective

Educational leadership research has long highlighted the roles and functions of school principals. More recently, research has investigated leadership activity and impact at different levels in and across schools – from classrooms to central agencies. At the same time, there is widespread agreement that the multiple contexts within which schools operate play a significant role […]

October 29, 2019
Multiple Authors
Research Studies
Higher Education

The Pursuit of Institutional Excellence: Case studies from Qatar

Universities around the world compete for talented faculty and researchers, for promising students, and for resources and research funding. One element in that competition is where institutions appear in the various university rankings. For around two decades, university ranking schemes have claimed to be relatively objective measures of institutional quality that can help faculty, prospective […]

October 29, 2019
Multiple Authors
Research Studies
Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Global Competition for Talent: A Comparative Analysis of National Strategies for Attracting International Students

As the uncertainty and disruption of geo-political shift have become hallmarks of our age, the ancient urge to pursue one’s higher education in distant lands is shaped by a raft of new pressures that often have little to do with education. Growing numbers of mobile students are taking advantage of new choices, but also encounter […]

October 28, 2019
Research Studies
Designing an Effective Training Program

Global Sport Development Systems and Athletes’ Access to Education

This research explores elite sport development systems and aspects of educational attainment and opportunities for elite athletes in a variety of national sport development systems. The countries analyzed for this project are the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Senegal, and Qatar. These were selected by the researchers because of the heterogeneous social-political contexts, the […]

August 13, 2019
Multiple Authors
Research Studies
Learning Ecosystems and Leadership

Language Policy in Globalized Contexts

Decisions about languages to teach and use as part of formal schooling directly impact educational outcomes globally. They influence the accessibility of content and create implicit messages about whether students’ heritages and identities are welcome and capable of succeeding at school. Current language policies in many contexts are negatively impacting educational opportunities for indigenous and […]

June 25, 2019
Dudley Reynolds
Research Studies
Life Skills

Promoting Youth Well-Being Through Health and Education: Insights and Opportunities

Putting well-being at the heart of planning, policy making, and resource allocation is emerging as critical to the development of thriving communities and nations. We examined the academic and grey literature to identify theoretical frameworks that integrate health and education. We identified and described policies and programs supporting well-being around the world, and interviewed experts […]

June 24, 2019
Multiple Authors

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