Focus Articles
In each edition of the GEM Report, the Monitoring Section provides focus articles highlighting key issues that are shaping progress towards SDG 4. Here we provide a selection of these articles related to the themes of the SCOPE website.
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Preschool leadership needs attention
GEM-Bericht 2024Leadership in early childhood centres and preschools is critical.
Will micro-credentials challenge traditional higher education degrees?
GEM-Bericht 2023Despite being part of the ‘three Rs’ of basic skills taught in schools, writing – unlike reading and mathematics – is rarely included in standardized learning assessments.
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Peers affect individual education outcomes
GEM-Bericht 2024The composition of social groups can have a major impact on student achievement, educational trajectories and other relevant outcomes.
First-generation students have it hard everywhere
GEM-Bericht 2023One group that is not mentioned at all in the SDG 4 framework is first-generation learners, i.e. learners who are the first in their family to attend a particular level of schooling.
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Mathematics anxiety negatively affects mathematics performance
GEM-Bericht 2024Mathematics anxiety and low mathematics performance are closely linked and potentially exacerbate each other
Can leadership be taught?
GEM-Bericht 2024Whether leadership can be taught is an old debate reflecting the question of nature vs nature.
Qualität
School infrastructure must adapt to climate change
GEM-Bericht 2024Two types of climate-related adaptations stand out: thermal comfort and resilience to natural disasters such as storms and floods.
‘Teacher shortages’ is used to describe different problems which require different policies
GEM-Bericht 2024‘The term ‘shortage’ is used to describe phenomena with different causes – insufficient supply and insufficient demand.
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New funding sources of scholarships are emerging
GEM-Bericht 2024Non-state actors outside of the Global North have been taking on a more prominent role in providing international scholarships.
Are school principals’ salaries attractive?
GEM-Bericht 2024Financial compensation is an important motivating factor for attracting and retaining talented individuals in school principal positions.