What Works in Migrant Education? A Review of Evidence and Policy Options (EDU Working Paper No.22)

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05-Feb-2009

Migrant education is receiving increased attention in all OECD countries. The proportion of students who are foreign-born or have foreign-born parents now exceeds 10% in Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, the Netherlands and Sweden, and is above 20% in Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada.

Employers’ Perspectives on the Roles of Human Capital Development and Management in Creating Value (EDU Working Paper No. 18)

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19-Jan-2009

Human capital – the productive capacity that is embedded in people – is one of the most important contributors to the growth in nations’ output and standard of living.

Recent Developments in Intellectual Capital Reporting and their Policy Implications (EDU Working Paper No. 17)

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19-Jan-2009

This paper provides a survey of recent developments in the reporting of intangible assets. It finds that rather than the wholesale restructuring of the accounting model that was proposed years ago, the trend has been to address gaps in reporting with new forms of reporting.

School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice, and the Equity of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003 (EDU Working Paper No.14 Revision 1)

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14-Nov-2008

This report provide new evidence on the relationship between student performance and these system level features. It finds that different facets of accountability, autonomy, and choice are strongly and positively associated with the level of student performance.

School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice, and the Level of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003 (EDU Working Paper No.13 Revision 1)

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14-Nov-2008

This report provide new evidence on the relationship between student performance and these system level features. It finds that different facets of accountability, autonomy, and choice are strongly and positively associated with the level of student performance.

Recommendations on Methods, Concepts and Questions in International Adult Learning Surveys (EDU Working Paper No. 21)

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26-Sep-2008

This report provides guidelines on methodological and conceptual issues. Part one covers methodological aspects while part two deals with concepts, definitions and example questions. Recommendations are based on input from 14 countries.

Job-related training and benefits: a review of evidence and explanations (EDU Working Paper No. 19)

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16-Sep-2008

Bo Hansson

This paper reviews the literature on job-related training and the effects of these investments on different groups of individuals. It also elaborates on the theories, empirical explanations, and policy implications that can be drawn from these findings.

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.

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Focus

This book is the first volume in the Higher Education to 2030 series, which takes a forward-looking approach to analysing the impact of various contemporary trends on tertiary education systems.

Higher Education to 2030 (Vol. 1): Demography

Focus

This book proposes a value-added model of measuring which provides a more fair, precise and quantitative tool for assessing students’ progress.

Measuring Improvements in Learning Outcomes: Best Practices to Assess the Value-Added of Schools