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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hill, Robert – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
The aim of the research presented in this report was to investigate the most effective ways for small rural primary schools to work together in order to improve provision and raise standards. The project sought to examine the circumstances and context of small rural schools in Lincolnshire and evaluate their different leadership models (such as…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Rural Schools, Elementary Schools, Educational Improvement
Hill, Robert – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
The aim of the research was to investigate the most effective ways for small rural primary schools to work together in order to improve provision and raise standards. The project sought to examine the circumstances and context of small rural schools in Lincolnshire and evaluate their different leadership models (such as collaborations,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Small Schools, Rural Schools, Cooperation
Riggall, Anna, Ed.; Churches, Richard, Ed.; Elwick, Alex, Ed. – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
This report is based on seven action research projects undertaken by teachers in CfBT academies in the school year 2012/13. The schools received research support that included training in research methods and undertook a smallscale research project within one of three thematic strands. Schools chose the themes for their research themselves and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Improvement, Academically Gifted, Homework
Elwick, Alex, Ed. – CfBT Education Trust, 2014
This research was commissioned by CfBT Education Trust and carried out in conjunction with the Institute for the Future of the Mind at the University of Oxford. The project sought to establish whether teaching pupils about the brain could impact upon their beliefs about their own intelligence (amongst other motivational measures) and ultimately…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Brain, Learning Motivation, Science Instruction
Day, Christopher; Sammons, Pamela – CfBT Education Trust, 2013
School leaders are under considerable pressure to demonstrate the contribution of their work to school improvement, which has resulted in the creation of a wide range of literature which addresses leadership in the context of school improvement. This review pays particular attention to issues including transformational leadership,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Participative Decision Making
Flórez, María Teresa; Sammons, Pamela – CfBT Education Trust, 2013
The idea that schools can impact positively on student outcomes is a crucial driver in the rise of interest in school improvement research and practice. This review focuses on assessment for learning. Assessment for learning (AfL)--where the first priority is to promote learning--is a key means of initiating improvement. This review proposes that…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Educational Research, Literature Reviews