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 Report 2024
Leadership in early childhood centres and preschools is critical.
Will micro-credentials challenge traditional higher education degrees?
GEM Report 2023
Despite being part of the ‘three Rs’ of basic skills taught in schools, writing – unlike reading and mathematics – is rarely included in standardized learning assessments.Equity
Peers affect individual education outcomes
GEM Report 2024
The 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 Report 2023
One 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.Learning
Mathematics anxiety negatively affects mathematics performance
GEM Report 2024
Mathematics anxiety and low mathematics performance are closely linked and potentially exacerbate each other.Can leadership be taught?
GEM Report 2024
Whether leadership can be taught is an old debate reflecting the question of nature vs nature.Quality
School infrastructure must adapt to climate change
GEM Report 2024
Two 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 Report 2024
‘The term ‘shortage’ is used to describe phenomena with different causes – insufficient supply and insufficient demand.Finance
New funding sources of scholarships are emerging
GEM Report 2024
Non-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 Report 2024
Financial compensation is an important motivating factor for attracting and retaining talented individuals in school principal positions.