Improving Learning : Meta-analysis of Intervention Research in Education (Hardcover)

Part I. Understanding Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis: 1. Why meta-analysis?; 2. A brief history of meta-analysis; 3. Meta-synthesis in education: what can we compare?; 4. The Teaching and Learning Toolkit; Part II. What's Made a Difference to Learning?: 5. Meta-analysis and pedagogy; 6. Meta-analysis and literacy; 7: Unpicking the evidence about parental involvement and engagement; 8. Conclusions and final reflections.