Institute of Education London

Professor Rosalind Levačić

• Qualifications and position:
  • Emeritus Professor of Economics and Finance of Education
• Faculty:
  • Faculty of Policy and Society
• Department:
  • Department of Quantitative Social Science
• Summary:
  • My main research interests and consultancy work relate to school funding systems, financial and resource management of schools, financial decentralisation and the relationship between school resourcing and student outcomes.
• Teaching:
  • Economics of education and school financial management
• Professional Activities:
  • International consulting. 2008-9 International consultant to World Bank and to Ministry of Education, Kosovo on school finance reform. Editorial Board of Educational Management, Administration and Leadership.
• Conferences/presentations:
  • 'The Impact of Neighbourhood Deprivation on Pupil Attainment at Key Stage 3 in England' with Andrew Jenkins. British Educational Research Conference, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh 3-6th September 2008'Collaborating to Diversify? An evaluation of a collaborative project amongst groups of secondary schools in England'. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Auckland, New Zealand 6-9 January 2008
• Personal Country Knowledge:
  • Poland, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Western Balkans
• Languages Spoken:
  • Basic: French, Polish, Serbian/Croatian.