Educational effectiveness in the early years

Chair: Jan Van Damme, Katholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Organiser: Jan Van Damme, Katholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Discussant: John Ainley, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Australia

Socially disadvantaged and ethnic minority children’s educational gap: Evolution and school effects
Jan Van Damme, Katholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Jean-Pierre Verhaeghe, Katholic University of Leuven & Ghent University, Belgium

Investigating the generalisability of models of educational effectiveness: A study on teacher and school effectiveness in mathematics and language at pre-primary education
Leonidas Kyriakides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Investigating the continuing effects of pre-school on children’s outcomes at age 6 and 10 years: Emerging results from EPPE 3-11, a longitudinal study of children’s progress and development in England
Pam Sammons, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Kathy Sylva, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Edward Melhuish, University of London, United Kingdom
Iram Siraj-Blatchford, University of London, United Kingdom
Brenda Taggart, University of London, United Kingdom
Yvonne Grabbe, University of London, United Kingdom
Sofka Barreau, University of London, United Kingdom

An evaluation of the Foundation Phase (FP) in Wales
Iram Siraj-Blatchford, University of London, United Kingdom
Kathy Sylva, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Janet Laugharne, University of Wales, UNited Kingdom
Emmajane Milton, University of Wales, UNited Kingdom
Frances Charles, University of Wales, UNited Kingdom

Changes in the changes in the attainments of children on entry to school in England 2000-2006
Peter Tymms, University of Durham, United Kingdom
Christine Merrell, University of Durham, United Kingdom
Paul Jones, University of Durham, United Kingdom