Teachers are an important source of information for traditionally disadvantaged students.
However, little is known about how teachers form expectations and whether they are …

Much has been written in the past two decades about women in academic science careers,
but this literature is contradictory. Many analyses have revealed a level playing field, with …

Psychological and socio-psychological factors are now more commonly discussed as
possible explanations for gender differences in labor market outcomes. We first describe the …

Gender differences in competitiveness have been hypothesized as a potential explanation
for gender differences in education and labor market outcomes. We examine the predictive …

Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back
and de-biasing minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Behavioral design offers a …

Teacher recruitment and retention factors were identified in the smallest public school
districts in Illinois. Findings were compared to a previous study of Montana rural teacher …

Redressing educational inequity requires taking a comprehensive and systemic approach to
education reform, a practice increasingly framed as “social justice (in) education.” However …

Personal experiences of economic outcomes, from global financial crises to individual-level
job losses, can shape individual beliefs, risk attitudes, and choices for years to come. A …

Using student survey data from six US school districts, we estimate how assignment to a
demographically similar teacher affects student reports of personal effort, happiness in class …

Written specifically for education practitioners, An Introduction to Educational Research:
Connecting Methods to Practice approaches research methods from a practice-first …