Self-evaluation report: the Galilee

The Self-evaluation report for the Galilee, Israel was prepared by the Council for Higher Education of the State of Israel, as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.

Learning for Jobs - OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: Czech Repubic

This review of vocational education and training (VET) in the Czech Republic is part of ―Learning for Jobs‖, the OECD policy study of VET – a programme of analytical work and individual country reviews designed to help countries make their VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

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Expert Response to Czech Republic Ministry of Education January 2009 White Paper on Tertiary Education

In 2004 the OECD launched a thematic review of tertiary education to examine how institutions and national policies are meeting these challenges. 24 countries participated in that review, including the Czech Republic.

Self-evaluation report: the Southern Arizona region

The Self-evaluation report for the Southern Arizona (US) region was prepared with the support of the Lumina Foundation for Education, as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.

School Evaluation: Current Practices in OECD Countries and a Literature Review (EDU Working Paper No. 42)

This paper examines the current academic and policy literatures concerning school evaluation in primary and secondary education within the OECD countries. First, it provides a typology of the existing systems of school evaluation across the OECD.

Final report on the OECD Review of the Secondary School Building Modernisation Review in Portugal

The OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments has completed a review of the secondary school building modernisation programme in Portugal. The review was carried out during 2009 to provide an objective assessment of the programme to the Portuguese government.

Education and Obesity in Four OECD Countries (EDU Working Paper No. 39)

Existing evidence provides strong suggestions that obesity has affected certain social groups more than others. In particular, education appears to be associated with a lower likelihood of obesity, especially among women.

Sixth Meeting of the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Network, OECD, Paris, 7-8 December 2009

The Sixth Meeting of the ECEC Network brought together 62 participants representing 28 countries as well as international organisations and independent researchers. The meeting was designed to discuss the theme “Integration of Education and Care in ECEC”.

Self-evaluation report: the Paso del Norte region

The Self-evaluation report for the Paso del Norte (US/MX) region was prepared by The Paso del Norte Group, as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.

Learning Mathematics for Life: A perspective from PISA

This report examines 15-year old students’ mathematical literacy according to the second survey of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment, PISA 2003.