Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center

📖 Welcome to the Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center’s LinkedIn page. In this center, we dedicate ourselves to academic research in Economics of Education, which covers a wide range of questions, from the most basic education level to life-long learning. Our aim is to develop research driven by data and evidence-based knowledge, so as to promote the debate and discussion, in collaboration with scientific fields and institutions worldwide. Thus, we intend to contribute towards the creation of knowledge that can aid decision-makers in matters related to education. As Scientific Directors of this center, we believe in the power of education in improving people’s lives and that we have an important role to play in this development process through the promotion of newer and better public policies in Education. We invite you all to getting to know our work and our initiatives. Ana Balcão Reis and Luís Catela Nunes Scientific Directors of the Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center #education #research #communication

📢 New Working Paper Can additional school resources and autonomy help bridge socioeconomic status (SES) achievement gaps? José Mesquita Gabriel and Luis Catela Nunes analyze the TEIP program—a Portuguese compensatory education initiative—and uncover intriguing findings: 🔹 A negative stigma effect: Higher SES families are less likely to enroll their children in treated schools. 🔹 ⁠No measurable impact on blindly-marked exam scores. These results raise important questions about the effectiveness of targeted education policies and their unintended consequences. Working paper available here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dZGY_b4x #EducationResearch #EconomicsOfEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationPolicy #SocialEquity

📢 New Working Paper Can additional school resources and autonomy help bridge socioeconomic status (SES) achievement gaps? José Mesquita Gabriel and Luis Catela Nunes analyze the TEIP program—a Portuguese compensatory education initiative—and uncover intriguing findings: 🔹 A negative stigma effect: Higher SES families are less likely to enroll their children in treated schools. 🔹 ⁠No measurable impact on blindly-marked exam scores. These results raise important questions about the effectiveness of targeted education policies and their unintended consequences. Working paper available here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dZGY_b4x #EducationResearch #EconomicsOfEducation #PublicPolicy #EducationPolicy #SocialEquity

📣 CONCURSO ABERTO PARA BOLSA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO O Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center tem um concurso aberto para atribuição de uma bolsa de investigação para aluno de mestrado em Economia (ou áreas relacionadas), no âmbito do projeto "O impacto do ensino profissionalizante no ensino superior e no mercado de trabalho - Uma análise de dados individuais cruzados". Preferência por candidatos que estejam na fase final dos seus programas de mestrado. O prazo para a submissão de candidaturas termina a 29 de novembro, às 23:59. Informações sobre a bolsa e o processo de candidatura aqui: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dge5HVw9 ___ 📣 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY We have a Research Fellowship opportunity open at the Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center for a Master’s student in Economics (or related fields) in a project titled "The Impact of Vocational Education and Training on Higher Education and the Labour Market - An Analysis of Merged Individual Data". Candidates nearing the end of their programs are particularly encouraged to apply. The application deadline is November 29, at 11:59pm. Click bellow for more information about the fellowship and the application process: 👇

No nosso mais recente policy brief, apresentamos os obstáculos identificados no processo de integração dos alunos provenientes dos PALOP no primeiro ano do ensino superior em Portugal, assim como uma proposta de políticas que poderão melhorar este processo. 👉 Descubra quais os obstáculos identificados e as propostas de resolução clicando no canto direito da imagem ou acedendo diretamente ao policy brief: https://lnkd.in/dWvQCTF4 ______ Estas informações resultam da análise de um inquérito conduzido no âmbito do projeto "Mentoria para o Sucesso", desenvolvido pelo Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center em parceria com o NOVAFRICA, com o financiamento do Fundo para o Asilo, a Migração e a Integração (FAMI) do Ministério Da Administração Interna.

Ana Balcao Reis has been appointed by the Government as a counsellor to the CNE Conselho Nacional de Educação - Portugal (National Council of Education - CNE). In this role, the Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center’s Scientific Director will have the opportunity to contribute to CNE’s mission, by issuing opinions and recommendations on matters related to education.  The National Council of Education’s mission is to promote the participation of various scientific, social, cultural, and economic forces in reaching broad consensus on educational policies. As an independent body, the CNE works alongside the Ministry of Education and Science, contributing to the improvement of the education system and safeguarding the public interest in developing reforms that ensure the freedom to learn and teach in Portugal. #Education #CNE #EducationPolicies

📚 The episode “Sem Professor” (Without Teacher), from RTP’s news program “Linha da Frente”, depicts how students, parents, and schools in Portugal are currently experiencing the phenomenon of teacher shortages. This serious situation is due to the retirement of about 40% of the national teaching staff over this decade and is expected to worsen progressively each year until 2030. These predictions were made by a research study from Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center, which calculated teacher recruitment needs for each school year between 2021 and 2030. This study was commissioned by the government in office in 2019-2022 and is being used by the current one to determine which schools require priority measures for the next school year. Luis Catela Nunes, our Center’s Scientific Director and coordinator of the aforementioned study, was interviewed for this episode. He emphasized that over the past 10 years there has been a significant decrease in the number of students enrolling in courses that qualify for teaching, which results in an insufficient number of new teachers to compensate for the large number of retirements. The researcher shared that, in the 3rd cycle and secondary education, especially in areas related to sciences, mathematics, and technologies, the number of students in master’s programs that lead to teaching is overwhelmingly lower than the number of teachers that will be needed. 🔹 In 2024, 5000 teachers are expected to retire, and only 1000 new ones are expected to replace them. 🔹 This problem, which caused more than 234.000 students to start this school year without a teacher for at least one subject, mainly affects schools in Greater Lisbon, Baixo Alentejo, and the Algarve. 🔹 The lack of attractiveness of the teaching profession is an international phenomenon, reported in the latest global report on teachers by UNESCO. Check out our study on teacher demand and supply from 2021 to 2030: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dWfVhtP9 Watch the full RTP’s program here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmVNamSe #teachers #teachershortages #economicsofeducation

📖 For the 8th consecutive year, the school rankings for 2023, elaborated by the Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center, were published in Observador. As in the last three years, we have compiled two different rankings: the final exams rankings and the equity ranking. 🔹 The final exams ranking orders public and private schools by their students’ average grades in the 10 9th and 12th degree exams with the highest number of exam takers. The data is from the 2022-23 academic year. 🔹 The equity ranking compares the performance of students with the same socioeconomic status from different public schools, i.e., among students who receive School Social Support (ASE) – a state aid for those with a lower socioeconomic status. The comparison is made based on the percentage of ASE students who completed their studies in the expected time in each school versus the percentage of ASE students who completed their studies in the expected time at the national level. The data is from the 2021-22 academic year. In an episode of “Contra-Corrente” from Rádio Observador about this topic, Catarina Angelo, a researcher at the Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center who is part of the team that prepares these school rankings, emphasizes that small decimal differences in results that slightly change schools’ positions compared to previous years should not be given particular importance. What matters most, she says, is understanding if there has been school mobility between distribution quartiles. In this regard, she shares that in 2023 there were instances of positive mobility in several public schools, which moved from the group comprising the 25% of schools with the lowest grades (1st quartile) to the group comprising the 25% of schools with the highest grades (4th quartile). Not all national schools are included in these rankings, as we have a set of selection criteria meant to ensure the comparability of results between schools, such as each school having a minimum of 20 exams taken. Additionally, not all schools provided the necessary contextual dadta. Click here to check the 2023 School Rankings: https://lnkd.in/dqENdqqv #schoolrankings #education

Ana Balcao Reis, na sessão de encerramento da 2ª edição do Programa "Liderança para Professores" da Nova SBE, que lecionou e coordenou, e que foi parcialmente lecionada por outros investigadores do Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center, com o intuito de apresentar aos professores de Cascais a mais recente investigação em economia da educação. Câmara Municipal de Cascais Nova SBE Executive Education

📚 Entre dezembro de 2023 e junho de 2024, professores das escolas de Cascais participaram na 2ª edição da formação acreditada “Liderança para Professores”, na Nova SBE. Uma semana após o encerramento do programa, que teve 3 dos 6 módulos lecionados por investigadores do Centro de Economia de Educação da Nova SBE, reforçamos o quão gratificante foi partilhar os resultados do nosso trabalho com professores que estão todos os dias nas escolas. Com a coordenação científica de Ana Balcao Reis, estes 3 módulos tiveram o intuito de complementar os conhecimentos dos professores do concelho de Cascais com os resultados da mais recente investigação na área da economia da educação, sobre temas como o impacto da composição das turmas, dos diferentes tipos de avaliação e das políticas retenção no sucesso escolar dos alunos ou que informações extrair dos rankings e de avaliações internacionais como o PISA, de modo a promover tomadas de decisão a nível escolar baseadas em dados. 🔹 A todos muito obrigado pela participação e pelas discussões importantes que tivemos nas aulas. Agradecemos também aos nossos parceiros – a Câmara Municipal de Cascais e a Nova SBE Executive Education – pela colaboração e por tornarem possível este programa. Até à 3ª edição! 👋