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Research Briefing 32, June 2008

Research Briefing 32 includes details of recently published research concerning asylum seekers, youth homelessness and good practice in literacy and numeracy.

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(See also EMIE's online research update and NFER's 'ontheweb')

IN RESEARCH BRIEFING 32:

 
Beyond the school gates: supporting refugees and asylum seekers in secondary school
Report forming part of the Refugee Council's Inclusive Secondary School project which aims to research and pilot new ways of working with refugee and asylum seeking young people.
 
Closing the gap between boys' and girls' attainment in schools
Report commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government looking at why the gap between boys' and girls' attainment still exists and at successful practices for reducing the gap.
 
Education-related parenting contracts evaluation
DCSF research evaluating the effectiveness of the use of parenting contracts.
 
Evaluating the Early Impact of Integrated Children's Services
Research carried out by the Local Authorities Research Consortium (LARC) focusing on 3 key groups: looked after children, children and young people with ASD, and young people with over 20 per cent absence from school at KS3.
 
Formalised peer mentoring pilot evaluation
Assessment of formalised peer mentoring looking at the impact of pupils and schools.
 
Youth homelessness in the UK. A decade of progress?
Report looking at patterns in, and the profile and nature of youth homelessness over the last ten years and the impact of policy and practice.
 
Parental involvement in Children's Education 2007
DCSF research focusing on parental involvement, including how parents get involved and their awareness of government initiatives aimed at increasing involvement.
 
Group Work: Transition into secondary
Research following on from a 2005 study into collaborative learning techniques in Scottish primary schools.
 
Good practice in literacy and numeracy in British and Irish cities
Report following up Improving literacy and numeracy in schools looking good practice in literacy and numeracy in British and Irish cities where the level of social deprivation is comparable to, or worse than, Belfast.
 
 
 
Related documents:
download Research Briefing 32 (Format: doc - 240Kb)

 

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