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Are Principals Prepared to Improve Student Achievement?

Roisin Corcoran2020-07-03T10:32:49+01:00July 3rd, 2020|Comments Off on Are Principals Prepared to Improve Student Achievement?

The path to the principal’s office is often filled with classroom experience, multiple certifications and a bit of politicking along the way. [...]

What is Fidelity of Implementation?

Roisin Corcoran2020-07-03T10:30:05+01:00July 3rd, 2020|Comments Off on What is Fidelity of Implementation?

Fidelity of Implementation is the commitment to following all policies and procedures whendelivering an intervention. It is a critical aspect of any [...]

Logic Models: Developing Impact Studies

Roisin Corcoran2020-07-03T10:26:42+01:00July 3rd, 2020|Comments Off on Logic Models: Developing Impact Studies

When conducting a rigorous and high quality evaluation of a program implementation, it is critical that the research team contemplate and [...]

SEL Book Now Available

Developing Emotionally Competent Teachers: Emotional intelligence and Pre-Service Teacher Education by Corcoran, R. P., & Tormey, R. Click to purchase via Amazon.

New SEL Article Now Available via ScienceDirect

Our new article 'Conceptualizing and measuring social and emotional learning: A systematic review and meta-analysis of moral reasoning and academic achievement, religiosity, political orientation, personality' is now available online. Click to read (free until June 12th 2020).

Professor Roisin Corcoran appointed to Government What Works Trial Advice Panel

Professor Roisin Corcoran has been appointed to the What Works Trial Advice Panel (TAP) to improve the quality and quantity of impact evaluation across central government. Click for the full story.

Corcoran Lab Podcast

World Bank 'Innovations to Transform Teaching Practices' Event

Professor Roisin Corcoran was one of the invited speakers at the recent World Bank 'Innovations to Transform Teaching Practices' event in the United States. Click to hear the panel discuss innovations to support teachers.