A Literature Review of School Practices to Overcome School Failure (EDU Working Paper No. 68)

This working paper was prepared as part of the OECD thematic review Overcoming School Failure: Policies that Work, www.oecd.org/edu/equity. The project provides evidence on the policies that are effective to reduce school failure by improving low attainm

Access to Education Over the Working Life in Sweden - Priorities, Institutions and Efficiency (EDU Working Paper No. 62)

To facilitate individuals to adjust their skills to changes in market demands, Sweden has a relatively generous policy to stimulate formal adult education at the compulsory, upper secondary and tertiary levels.

Overcoming School Failure: Policies that Work - Ireland Country Report

This project is organized to make the most of the OECD’s strengths—to provide a framework through which governments can compare experiences, seek responses to tackle common problems, and identify and share good practices.

Literacy for Life - Further Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey

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This project will analyse the role cognitive and non-cognitive skills play in fostering measures of well-being and social progress in OECD countries; and identify how skills can be better developed in formal, non-formal and informal learning environments including family, school and the communit

An Analysis of Skill Mismatch Using Direct Measures of Skills (EDU Working Paper No. 63)

The focus of this study is on the potential causes of skill mismatch, the extent of skill mismatch, the sociodemographic make-up of skill mismatch, and the consequences of skill mismatch in terms of earnings as well as employer sponsored adult education/training.

Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011

Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011 showcases over 60 recently built or refurbished educational facilities from 28 countries.

Education and design: OECD event to launch Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities, 29 September 2011

Investments in well-designed, multi-purpose local education facilities serve as a visible commitment to the community and a cost-effective way to revitalise local economies.

Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators

The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD provides a broad array of comparable indicators on education systems and represents the consensus of professional thinking on how to measure the current state of education internationally.

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