Research output per year
Research output per year
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External positions
Academic Lead, Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF
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Equality, equity, and social justice in education policy: Illustrative Examples From Brazil and South Africa
Horner, L. K., Smith, W. C., Aktas, F. & Barlete, A., 19 Aug 2025, Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Education. Oxford University Press, (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Examining the links between child multi-dimensional deprivation and distance to health centres and schools
Watmough, G., Seth, S., Hagdorn, M., Brumhead, J., Delamónica , E., Haddon, C. & Smith, W. C., 28 Jul 2025, Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality. Minujin, A. & Delamonica, E. (eds.). Edgar Elgar, p. 304–320Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Understanding accountability in education: A review of common typologies
Smith, W. C., 15 Apr 2025, Handbook on Comparative Education. Wiseman, A. W., Anderson, E. W., Damaschke-Deitrick, L., Galegher, E., Dzotsenidze, N. & Park, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 252-264 13 p. (Elgar Handbooks in Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Out of school children and child protection: Understanding and improving the quality of data on out of school children
Smith, W. C., Apr 2025, In: Child Protection and Practice. 4, p. 1-6 6 p., 100103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where you place the stakes matter: Examining the relationship between test-based accountability and shadow education
Smith, W. C., Jiang, H. & Xu, X., 18 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Comparative Education. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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The changing state of financing for international educational development
Smith, W. (Contributor), Shephard, D. (Contributor) & Aktas, F. (Contributor)
4 Sept 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Select Highlights from the Scottish COVID-19 Comparative Report on School Closures: Surprises and Outliers
Smith, W. (Contributor), McNair, L. (Contributor) & Aktas, F. (Contributor)
21 May 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Teacher Accountability in Mumbai and Kathmandu: A Mixed Method Study
Aktas, F. (Organiser) & Smith, W. (Organiser)
30 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Schools engagement
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The COVID-19 school closure experience and its impact on children and young people: Lessons from a study of comparator countries
Smith, W. (Contributor), Aktas, F. (Contributor) & McNair, L. (Contributor)
9 Oct 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Working in education and development: learning across sectors
Smith, W. (Invited speaker)
22 Feb 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Universal Secondary Education in the Asia Pacific Region
Smith, W. (Principal Investigator), Manns, M. (Co-Investigator (External)), Mousumi, M. (Co-Investigator (External)), Raya, R. (Co-Investigator (External)), Batkhuyag, B. (Co-Investigator (External)), Sabeti, S. (Co-investigator), Gallagher, M. (Co-investigator), Grek, S. (Co-investigator) & Zhang, S. (Co-investigator)
2/03/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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Child Poverty and Access to Services
Smith, W. (Principal Investigator)
UK central government bodies/local authorities, health and hospital authorities
1/03/20 → 11/06/21
Project: Research
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Child Poverty and Access to Services
Watmough, G. (Principal Investigator), Seth, S. (Co-investigator) & Smith, W. (Co-investigator)
1/03/20 → 11/06/21
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Cancellation of UK Exams During COVID-19 Pandemic
19/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment