Transitions to school: international research, policy and practice, edited by B. Perry, S. Dockett and A. Petriwskyj, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Springer, 2014, 294 pp., US$179 (hardcover), ISBN 978-94-007-7349-3

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-384
Author(s):  
Janette Pelletier ◽  
Carl Corter
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
International Research ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice

scholarly journals Using Data to Advance Educational Research, Policy, and Practice: Design, Content, and Research Potential of the Netherlands Cohort Study on Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 643-662
Author(s):  
Carla Haelermans ◽  
Timo Huijgen ◽  
Madelon Jacobs ◽  
Mark Levels ◽  
Rolf van der Velden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Register Data ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education

Abstract In many countries, the quality of (large-scale quantitative) educational research is threatened by data challenges. In this article, we present an innovative data research project from the Netherlands in which many of the challenges that come forward in previous literature are addressed. The Netherlands Cohort Study on Education [in Dutch abbreviated as NCO (Nationaal Cohortonderzoek Onderwijs)] uses longitudinal register data on track placement of cohorts of pupils in primary and secondary education from Statistics Netherlands, which will be combined with school admin data on pupils’ performance and data from the major (inter)national surveys. NCO maps pupils’ pathways and performances through primary and secondary education and their trajectory into tertiary education. NCO so far covers more than 10 complete cohorts and is complemented with the newest data every year. These registers are made available at Statistics Netherlands. A major contribution of NCO is that data from school administrative systems and additional research projects are linked with administrative register data, thereby creating a unique data set that enriches not only research, but also policy and practice. This data brief elaborates on the possibilities of this database by exploring and following one of the cohorts over time.

scholarly journals The resurgence of public space: from the Charter of Athens to the New Urban Agenda

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mehaffy ◽  
Setha Low
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Space ◽  
International Research ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
International Agreement ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Normative Models ◽  
Lock In ◽  
New Urban Agenda

This paper serves as an introduction to the December 2018 edition of The Journal of Public Space, and a reflection on the new importance of public space in international research, policy and practice. Nowhere is that more evident than in the New Urban Agenda, the ambitious new international agreement for the normative goals of urban development in the next two decades and beyond. In that document, public space is treated in no fewer than nine paragraphs – and that new emphasis constitutes a historic reversal of highly influential normative models of prior urban practice. Herein we examine the seminal 1933 Charter of Athens, and we draw out major differences between the two documents, with particular attention to urban form and public space. We conclude with an assessment of the challenges ahead for implementation, particularly as we face significant “lock in” of the older model.

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