Features based on peer-reviewed papers published in Education Sciences.
Dr. Juan Cruz's team built a conceptual systems model showing how promotion priorities, workload, training and student engagement interact to support or block faculty adoption of research-based teaching methods.
Academically intensive charter schools outperformed other charter and district schools in reading and maths across student groups with funding similar to other charters, Professor Robert Maranto's team found, though causes remain unproven.
Professor Tali Gal's team found that Arab and Jewish schoolchildren in Israel who took a forgiveness education program described more openness, empathy and calmer handling of conflict, as did their teachers.
In a review, Professor Christine Sälzer and colleagues argue that consistent, standardized attendance monitoring is the foundation for tackling school absenteeism, and find Germany's state-by-state approach patchy.
Professor Yael Fisher's team found that Israel's fast-track online teacher training for career changers during the pandemic covered theory well but left trainees short of real classroom practice.
