General Pool

Hajime Mitani, Rowan University

Cross-national differences in young adults’ civic engagement: the role of educational environments - Heewon Moon, Seoul National University, Korea; Soon Young Oh, Seoul National University; Soo-Yong Byun, Penn State University

Rethinking International Rankings: A Focus on the Achievement Gap Reduction - Hajime Mitani, Rowan University

A Cross-National Comparison for Understanding the Relationship between the Schwartz Human Values and Variations in PISA Achievements - Pascale Sarah Benoliel, Bar Ilan University; Izhak Berkovich, Faculty member, Open University of Israel

How aims for PISA-derived scientific literacy are actualized in National Primary Science Curricula in China and Finland - yan wang, University of Helsinki; Jari Lavonen, University of Helsinki; Kirsi Tirri, University of Helsinki

Teacher education for gifted and talented from a comparative perspective - Roxana G. Reichman, Gordon Academic College of Education, Israel