Publications
For available full text articles please see my publications at the following links.
Journal Articles
Smith, W., Anderson, E., Horvatek, R., Salinas, D. & Baker, D. (2015) A meta-analysis of education effects on chronic disease: The causal dynamics of the Population Education Transition Curve. Social Science and Medicine, 127, 29-40.
Smith, W. (2014). The global transformation toward testing for accountability. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 22(116). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v22.1571
Smith, W. (2014). Estimating unbiased treatment effects in education using a regression discontinuity design. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 19(9).
Smith, W. & Rowland, J. (2014). Parent trigger laws and the promise of parental voice. Journal of School Choice, 8(1), 94-112.
Smith, W. (2013). Hurricane Mitch and Honduras. An illustration of population vulnerability. International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management, 1(1), 54-58.
Smith, W. (2013). Preparing students for post-secondary opportunities and occupations in Pennsylvania. The Beacon 10(2), 1-9.
Smith, W. (2013). Framing the debate over teacher unions. Mid-Atlantic Education Review 1(1), 17-26.
Halabi, S. Smith, W., Collins, J., Baker, D. & Bedford, J. (2012). A documentary analysis of HIV/AIDS education interventions in Ghana. Health Education Journal, 72(4), 486-500.
Smith, W. & Lange, D. (2011). Reforming public education: Implementing lessons from the non-profit sector during times of economic turmoil. Sanford Journal of Public Policy 2(1), 59-78.
Smith, W. (2014). The global transformation toward testing for accountability. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 22(116). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v22.1571
Smith, W. (2014). Estimating unbiased treatment effects in education using a regression discontinuity design. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 19(9).
Smith, W. & Rowland, J. (2014). Parent trigger laws and the promise of parental voice. Journal of School Choice, 8(1), 94-112.
Smith, W. (2013). Hurricane Mitch and Honduras. An illustration of population vulnerability. International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management, 1(1), 54-58.
Smith, W. (2013). Preparing students for post-secondary opportunities and occupations in Pennsylvania. The Beacon 10(2), 1-9.
Smith, W. (2013). Framing the debate over teacher unions. Mid-Atlantic Education Review 1(1), 17-26.
Halabi, S. Smith, W., Collins, J., Baker, D. & Bedford, J. (2012). A documentary analysis of HIV/AIDS education interventions in Ghana. Health Education Journal, 72(4), 486-500.
Smith, W. & Lange, D. (2011). Reforming public education: Implementing lessons from the non-profit sector during times of economic turmoil. Sanford Journal of Public Policy 2(1), 59-78.
Edited Book
Smith, W. (Ed.) (2015, Forthcoming). The Global Testing Culture: Shaping Education Policy, Perceptions, and Practice. Oxford: Symposium Books.
Book Chapters
Smith, W. (2015, Forthcoming). Exploring educator based testing for accountability: National Testing Policies and student achievement. In Burns, T. (Ed.), Modern Governance in Education: The Challenge of Complexity. Paris: OECD Publishing.
Smith, W. (2015, Forthcoming). An introduction to the global testing culture. In Smith, W. C.. (Ed.), The Global Testing Culture: Shaping Education Policy, Perceptions, and Practice. Oxford: Symposium Books.
Ahsan, S. & Smith, W. (2015, Forthcoming). Facilitating student learning: A comparison of classroom and accountability assessment. In Smith, W. C.. (Ed.), The Global Testing Culture: Shaping Education Policy, Perceptions, and Practice. Oxford: Symposium Books.
Smith, W., Salinas, D. & Baker, D. (2012). Multiple effects of education on disease: The intriguing case of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Wiseman, A. & Glover, R. (Eds.), The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education Worldwide (pp. 79-104). United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing.
Joshi, D. & Smith, W. (2012). Education and inequality: Implications of the World Bank’s Education Strategy 2020. In Wiseman, A. & Collins, C. (Eds.), Education Strategy in the Developing World: Revising the World Bank’s Education Policy (pp. 173-202). United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing.
Smith, W. (2010). Testing the Harrod-Domar Model: A comparative study of economic growth in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In Kulkarni, K. (Ed.), International Economic Development (pp. 48-61). New Delhi: Matrix Publications.
Smith, W. (2015, Forthcoming). An introduction to the global testing culture. In Smith, W. C.. (Ed.), The Global Testing Culture: Shaping Education Policy, Perceptions, and Practice. Oxford: Symposium Books.
Ahsan, S. & Smith, W. (2015, Forthcoming). Facilitating student learning: A comparison of classroom and accountability assessment. In Smith, W. C.. (Ed.), The Global Testing Culture: Shaping Education Policy, Perceptions, and Practice. Oxford: Symposium Books.
Smith, W., Salinas, D. & Baker, D. (2012). Multiple effects of education on disease: The intriguing case of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Wiseman, A. & Glover, R. (Eds.), The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education Worldwide (pp. 79-104). United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing.
Joshi, D. & Smith, W. (2012). Education and inequality: Implications of the World Bank’s Education Strategy 2020. In Wiseman, A. & Collins, C. (Eds.), Education Strategy in the Developing World: Revising the World Bank’s Education Policy (pp. 173-202). United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing.
Smith, W. (2010). Testing the Harrod-Domar Model: A comparative study of economic growth in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In Kulkarni, K. (Ed.), International Economic Development (pp. 48-61). New Delhi: Matrix Publications.
Technical Reports
Smith, W. (2015, Forthcoming). National testing policies, school practices, and student outcomes: An analysis using data from PISA 2009. Education Working Papers #xx. Paris: OECD Publishing.
Smith, W. & Fernandez, F. (2015). Education and wage gaps: A comparative study of immigrant and native employees in the United States and Canada. American Institutes of Research Commissioned Paper. Washington, D.C.: AIR Publishing.
Smith, W. & Fernandez, F. (2015). Education and wage gaps: A comparative study of immigrant and native employees in the United States and Canada. American Institutes of Research Commissioned Paper. Washington, D.C.: AIR Publishing.