What leadership styles were important for principals as they navigated the challenges associated with COVID-19? How can school leaders partner with community to bring sustained change? In this edition of Researching education: 5 further readings, we share 5 readings on the topic of leadership, which address these questions.

School pupils who regard their teachers as discriminatory are likely to be behind in reading and maths, research has found. The conclusion comes after a study led by Dr Gulseli Baysu of Queen’s University Belfast which has been described as the first large-scale, multi-country research of its kind.

To improve literacy rates in the U.S., reading expert Timothy Shanahan says we need to stop looking for silver bullets and instead invest in teaching a much broader range of skills.

By centering student voice, grand conversations give teachers opportunities to deepen students’ content knowledge and collaboration skills.

To what extent has the learning progress of school-aged children slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic? A growing number of studies address this question, but findings vary depending on context. Here we conduct a pre-registered systematic review, quality appraisal and meta-analysis of 42 studies across 15 countries to assess the magnitude of learning deficits during…

Skolelever världen över har förlorat ett tredjedels skolår i inlärning under coronapandemin. Men i Sverige, där grundskolan inte stängde, presterar eleverna lika bra som under normala omständigheter.  

I den här studien undersöks huruvida en eller två riskfaktorer för psykosomatiska besvär, när eleven är utsatt för mobbing och eller har en funktionsnedsättning, ökar risken för psykisk ohälsa. Studien visar att ha två samtidiga riskfaktorer ökar risken för psykisk ohälsa.

Rösten förändras när vi blir äldre. Det kan påverka dig både i arbetslivet och socialt. Hur kan vi träna vår röstkapacitet och ta hjälp av röstergonomi? Läs om ett forskningsprojekt och ta del av tips för bättre rösthälsa.

In his new book, psychologist Daniel Willingham says many study strategies aren’t based on evidence.

Experiential learning can help curb disparities in science and math that emerge early on, says Emily Adah Miller, an assistant professor at the University of Georgia Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education and a co-author of the Next Generation Science Standards.

When teachers guide students to look beyond narrow metrics of success in math, more students will see their potential for learning.

En virkelighedsfjern abstraktion, der kan stigmatisere elever. Sådan lyder kritikken af ny rapport, der viser, at forældres skilsmisse påvirker børns læring negativt. Forsker bag rapporten kalder det selv konklusionerne for ”robuste”.