Publications and project resources

See also:

IEEQC and ITDEQC information on ESRC website

ESRC micro-site with projects listed by call and research themes

News Items

'Parents' craze for good schools likely to continue', an article written by ITDEQC project China coordinator Jianzhong Li for China Daily on 13th March 2014

' 教师专业发展的中国“烙印”' (China Footprint of Teachers' Continuing Professional Development) (PDF, 559kB), news article by ITDEQC project China coordinator Jianzhong Li and project Director Prof Thomas about the project findings in the current situation of teachers' continuing professional development in China and the comparison with OECD countries - published at page 7 in China Education Daily: Global Weekly on 14th January 2014.

'Education reform to help students', an article written by ITDEQC project China coordinator Jianzhong Li for China Daily on 5th December 2013

'大规模学校实证研究在中国可行' (large-scale empirical school research is feasible in China), news feature about a recent one-day seminar jointly organised by National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development Ministry of Education, Beijing Education Examination Authority, and National Institute of Education Sciences (NIES) / University of Bristol ITDEQC project that was published at page 7 in China Education Daily: Global Weekly on 1st November 2013 – The article particularly points out ITDEQC director Professor Thomas’s presentation suggesting that measuring educational quality has to consider from whose perspective that quality is judged, and what data are used to form an opinion of quality as well as what standards or measures are used to make quality of judgement.

'A road to education system reform', invited article written by Prof Sally Thomas for China Daily on 5th November 2012

'Fairer access to quality schools', invited article written by Prof Sally Thomas for China Daily on 4th July 2012

'Improving education quality in rural areas', invited article written by Prof Sally Thomas for China Daily on 23rd November 2011

Mr Li Jianzhong, ITDEQC researcher contributes to China Daily debate on 'School selection fees', 26th September 2011

'The importance of quality education', invited article written by Prof Sally Thomas for China Daily on 15th July 2010

Chinese article on IEEQC project launch in China Education Daily on 25th November 2008

Publications relevant to IEEQC/ITDEQC projects include:

• Thomas, SM., Peng, W-J., Li, J., Tian, H., Yi, L. & Feng, J (submitted journal paper). 中国学校增值表现趋势研究—兼评增值与教师专业发展的关联性 (Time Trends in School Value Added Performance and the Relationship between Value Added and Teachers Professional Development in China).

• Thomas, SM., Kyriakides, L. & Townsend, T. (2013). Educational Effectiveness Research in New and Emerging Contexts (Chapter 16). In C. Chapman, D. Muijs, D. Reynolds, P. Sammons & C. Teddlie (Eds), The International Handbook of Educational Effectiveness: Research, Policy and Practice. Routledge

• Thomas, SM., Massoud, S. & Peng W-J. (2013). Monitoring and Evaluating School Effectiveness: The Case for longitudinal datasets. In L. Tikly & A. M. Barrett (Eds), Education Quality and Social Justice in the Global South: Challenges for policy, practice and research, pp59-74, Routledge

• Peng, W-J., McNess, E., Thomas, SM., Wu, X., Zhang, C., Li, J. & Tian, H. (2013). Emerging Perceptions of Teacher Quality and Teacher Development in China. International Journal of Educational Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2013.04.005

• Wu, X. (2013). Summary Report on Educational Supervision and Inspection System in China.

• Qi, X. (2013). 英国基础教育学校改进政策分析 (Analysis on UK policy for school improvement: A report to Ministry of Education, China).

• Ren, C. & Xin, T. (2013). 家庭社会经济地位对小学生成绩预测效应的追踪研究 (Longitudinal study on predicting effect of social economic status on students' performance). Educational Research, 398, 79-87.

• Thomas, SM., Salim, M., Munoz-Chereau, B. & Peng, W-J, (2012). Educational Quality, Effectiveness and Evaluation: Perspectives from China, South America and Africa. In C. Chapman, D. Muijs, A. Harris, D. Reynolds & P. Sammons (Eds), School Effectiveness and Improvement Research, Policy and Practice: Challenging the orthodoxy?. pp125-145, Routledge

• Ma, X. (2012). 增值评价:学校评价的新视角 (Value Added Evaluation: new perspective of school evaluation). Beijing Normal University Press: Beijing. ISBN: 9787303146482

• Ren, C. & Xin, T. (2012). A Study of Equity in Educational Quality in County Level Primary Schools and Related Factors. International Journal of Chinese Education, 1, 72-88.

• Yi, L., Thomas, SM., Peng, W-J. & Li, J. (2012). 幼儿园中的专业学习共同体：基本特征与构建过程 (PLC in Chinese kindergarten: basic characteristics and construction processes). Journal of Educational Development, 12(2), 17-20.

• Thomas, SM., Peng, W-J., Tian, H., LI, J., Ren, C. & Ma, X. (2012). 学校效能增值评量研究 (Research on value added evaluation of school effectiveness). Educational Research, 7, 29-35. National Institute for Education Sciences: Beijing.

• Thomas, SM. & Peng, W.-J. (2011). Methods to Evaluate Educational Quality and Improvement in China. Chapter 10 in Janette Ryan (Ed) Understanding China’s Education reform: Creating cross cultural knowledge, pedagogies and dialogue, pp75-91, Routledge.

• Li, J. (2010). OECD发布首次教与学国际调查结果 (The Results of OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey). Teacher's Journal, 5, 52-55.

• Ma, X. (2010). 积极推进中小学校教育质量评价改革 (On Educational Quality Evaluation Reform in Primary and Secondary Schools in China). Educational Research, 5, 34-39.

• Thomas, SM. & Peng, W-J. (2009). Enhancing Quality and Capacity for Educational Research. In D. Stephens (Ed.), Higher Education and International Capacity Building: Twenty five years of higher education links, pp51-77, Symposium Books/Bristol papers in Comparative Education.

• Thomas, SM., Peng, W-J. & Yee, WC. (2009). England: National Report on Citizenship Education in English Secondary School Education. In Scheerens, J (Ed) Informal Learning of Active Citizenship at School: An International Comparative Study in Seven European Countries, pp105-151, Springer.

• Thomas, SM. & Goldstein, H. (2008). Editorial: International Comparative Studies of Achievement - Re-examining the Issues and Impacts. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 15(3) 211-213. (Special Issue on OECD).

• Yu, G. & Thomas, SM. (2008). Exploring School Effects Across Southern and Eastern African School Systems and in Tanzania. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 15(3), 283 - 305. (Special Issue on OECD).

• Thomas, SM., Peng, W-J. & Gray, J. (2007). Value Added Trends in English Secondary School Performance Over Ten Years. Oxford Review of Education, 33(3), 261-295.

• Peng, W-J., Thomas, S., Yang, X. & Li, J. (2006). School Evaluation Methods to Improving the Quality of Schooling in China. Assessment in Education (special issue on Asian- pacific region), 13(2), 135-154.

• Ma, X., Peng, W-J & Thomas, S. (2006). 学校效能的增值评价─对河北省保定市普通高中学校的实证研究 (School effectiveness with value-added method case study of senior high schools of Baoding Hebei Province). Educational Research, 27(10), 77-84. China National Institute of Educational Research: Beijing.

• Stoll, L., McMahon, A. & Thomas, S. (2006). Identifying and Leading Effective Professional Learning Communities. Journal of Educational Leadership (Special Issue: Leadership And Student Learning In Professional Learning Communities), 16(5), 611-626.

• Thomas, S. (2005). 运用「增值」评量指标评估英国学校表现 (Using indicators of value added to evaluation school performance in UK). Educational Research, 26(9), 20-27. China National Institute of Educational Research: Beijing.

• Scheerens, J., Glas, C. & Thomas, S. (2003). Educational Evaluation, Assessment and Monitoring: A Systemic Approach. Swets & Zeitlinger: Lisse, Abingdon, Exton (PA), Tokyo.

• Thomas, S. (2001). Dimensions of Secondary School Effectiveness: Comparative Analyses Across Regions. School Effectiveness & School Improvement Journal, 12(3), 285-322.

Conference presentation resources

• Keynote paper presented by Prof Sally Thomas at the 11th International Curriculum Forum: School-Based Teacher Professional Development, The Institute of Curriculum & Instruction, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China: Teachers Professional Development and the Role of Professional Learning Communities to Enhance Teachers Practice and Student Outcomes: Evidence from China (PDF, 999kB)

• Paper presented by Lishuang Cui, Director of Office of Educational Quality Monitoring Inspectorate at NIES/MOE joint seminar, Beijing, 19 October 2011: The Monitoring and Evaluation System for Basic Education in China (PDF, 938kB) 中国基础教育监控与评价体系 (PDF, 940k)

• Paper presented at the 24th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Limassol, Cyprus, 4-7 January 2011: Exploring Teacher Quality Issues in China (PDF, 371kB)

• Paper presented at the 24th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Limassol, Cyprus, 4-7 January 2011: Exploring Educational Quality Across Three Regions in China (PDF, 648kB)

• Keynote speech at the Second International Conference on School Effectiveness and School Improvement in China. Shenyang, China, 22-23 October 2010: Measuring Educational Quality in China: Concepts and Evidence (PDF, 1,065kB)

ITDEQC project resources

As part of the ITDEQC project the case study schools were provided with the following resources:

Stoll, L, Bolam, R, McMahon, A, Thomas, S, Wallace, M, Greenwood, A and Hawkey, K (2006) Professional Learning Communities: source materials for school leaders and other leaders of professional learning. (13 Booklets; 143 pages). Professional Development Resources produced to disseminate and extend findings from the DfES funded Creating and Sustaining Effective Professional Learning Communities project.

These materials were produced for the National College for School Leadership (NCSL), General Teaching Council for England (GTC) and DfES Innovation Unit (DfES-0187-2006). (Booklets are freely available online E.g. at NCSL source 1 and source 2).

A Chinese translation of the introductory Booklets 1 and 2 are available here:

Booklet User guide: getting started and thinking about your journey (Office document, 228kB) (使用指南：启动和思考您的专业学习共同体之行动旅程) (MSWord, 229 Kb)

Booklet 2: Creating and sustaining an effective professional learning community (Office document, 226kB) (参考手册二：创建并持续一个有效的专业学习共同体) (MSWord, 227 Kb)