The Well-being of Nations: The Role of Human and Social Capital (Overview in Italian)

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Economics and Finance of Lifelong Learning

Learning is an essential basis for progress in the 'knowledge society'; it is critical for economic growth and social welfare. OECD Member countries have committed themselves to making lifelong learning a reality for all. But the resources requir...

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Adult Literacy

The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is designed to assess the current state of the skills of individuals and nations in the new information age.

Financing Lifelong Learning

The goal of achieving lifelong learning is ambitious in its aims to engage all citizens in the process of learning. It is complex because it breaks with past education reforms by defining in new ways the content, place, timing and duration of learning.

Disaster management and educational facilities, 7-9 November 2001, Greece

School buildings were examined on various levels at this seminar, and earthquakes and other natural disasters were considered, along with the latest thinking in these areas.

Thematic Review on Adult Learning - Sweden: Country Note

The Swedish review visit took place on May 2nd through May 12th, 2000. The members of Steering Group, the authors of the Background Report and the members of the review team can be found in the Annexes 1 and 2 to this document. The review team would like to thank deeply the Pilot Group, theauthors of the Background Report and the persons who during the visit were able to give some information on the specificity and the success factors

Transition from Initial Education to Working Life - Home Page

This activity describes how young people's transition to work changed during the 1990s, and the interaction between the education, labour and social policies that led to successful youth transitions.

Programme on Education Building journal: PEB Exchange No. 44 - October 2001

Articles: An International Campus in Switzerland; The Relationship Between Capital Investment and Pupil Performance: An Analysis by the United Kingdom; The School of the Future; Different Possible Futures for Schools and Their Buildings: The OECD Scenarios; The Intelligent School; The Impact of Time on the Design of Learning Environments; The Learning Environment: Reflections on the Function of Facilities

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• All issues of the journal: Programme on Educational Building (PEB) Exchange

School Libraries and Resource Centres / Bibliothèques scolaires et centres de documentation

School libraries and resource centres are changing in response to new technologies and new ways of learning. How should they be designed? What role will they play within the educational system and in society as a whole?

Thematic Review on Adult Learning - Switzerland: Country Note

The main purpose of the thematic review on adult learning is to understand adults’ access and participation in education and training and to enhance policies and approaches to increase incentives for adults to undertake learning activities in OECD countries.

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• OECD Country Website - Switzerland