Assessment of learning outcomes in higher education: a comparative review of selected practices (EDU Working Paper No. 15)

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10-Mar-2008

Deborah Nusche

This paper proposes a typology of higher education learning outcomes, and reviews 18 assessment instruments designed to measure such outcomes across higher education institutions. Examples are drawn from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Education and Civic Engagement – Review of Research and a Study on Norwegian Youths (EDU Working Paper No. 12)

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23-Nov-2007

Jon Lauglo and Tormod Ǿia

This study discusses relevant international research, with special attention to studies in the Nordic countries, and analyses survey responses by more than 11 000 Norwegian youths aged 13 to 19.

Skilled Voices? Reflections on Political Participation and Education in Austria (EDU Working Paper No. 11)

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23-Nov-2007

Florian Walter and Sieglinde Rosenberger

This study investigates the relationship between educational attainment and political participation in Austria.

Effects of Tertiary Expansion (Education Working Paper No. 10)

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14-Sep-2007

Bo Hanssen, Analyst, Indicators and Analysis Division of the OECD Directorate for Education

This paper examines crowding-out effects and the labour market match for the tertiary educated in 26 OECD countries, using attainment data and data on labour market outcomes from Education at a Glance 2006.

Understanding the Regional Contribution of Higher Education Institutions (Education Working Paper No. 9)

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09-Jul-2007

This literature review has been commissioned by the OECD and is written as part of the project (Supporting the Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Regional Development”, which is conducted ...

Globalisation and Higher Education (Education Working Paper No. 8)

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06-Jul-2007

Dr. Simon Marginson (University of Melbourne) and Dr. Marijk van der Wende (University of Twente)

This working paper explores the issues of globalisation and higher education for national policy and for individual institutions.

On the Edge: Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education (Education Working Paper No. 7)

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26-Mar-2007

This report examines the conditions needed to secure the future financial sustainability of institutions of higher education from a national (policy) and institutional (management) perspective.

Funding Systems and their Effects on Higher Education Systems - International Report (Education Working Paper No. 6)

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20-Mar-2007

This study focuses on higher education funding systems in: Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Portugal and the Slovak Republic. Each study was designed and conducted within an overall common framework by a project partner from the respective country.

PISA 2000: Sample Weight Problems in Austria (Education Working Paper No. 5)

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09-Jun-2006

The comparability problems resulting from the inadequate coverage of the PISA target population in the Austrian PISA 2000 assessment and the student weights for analysing its data are described here. See also www.bmbwk.gv.at/pisa

Measuring Educational Productivity in Standards-Based Accountability Systems: Introducing the SES Return on Spending Index (Education Working Paper No. 4)

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16-Dec-2005

For many years the school system in the United States has measured success by the number of dollars spent, computers and textbooks purchased, and programs created. Moreover, the measures of success have ...