Development and evaluation of public policies aimed at meeting needs for educational facilities (France)

François Louis, Administrator, Ministry of Education, France

Promoting and disseminating good practice in the planning and management of educational facilities (Australia)

Kelvin Crump, Business Manager, Asset and Building Services, Department of Employment and Training, Queensland Australia

The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in an Integrated Career Information and Guidance System

Information and communication technologies are transforming career information and guidance services, just as they are transforming service delivery in other sectors (e.g. banking and health services). This poses major issues for policy-makers. T...

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.

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.

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?