Education, Alcohol Use and Abuse Among Young Adults in Britain (Education Working Paper No.50)

In this article we explore the relationship between education and alcohol consumption. We examine whether the probability of abusing alcohol differs across educational groups.

Learning for Jobs: OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training - Austria

This review of vocational education and training (VET) in Austria is part of “Learning for Jobs”, the OECD policy study of VET, a programme of analytical work and individual country reviews designed to help countries make their VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

13th OECD Japan Seminar "Pursuing Professional Development and Attaining Programme Management and Leadership Quality in ECEC"

The purpose of this OECD Japan seminar is to enable stakeholders in ECEC such as policy makers, academics, professional bodies, practitioners, parents, media, and journalists at local (sub-national), national, regional and international level to huddle together and canvass the issues.

Learning for Jobs, OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: Options for China

Many strengths are apparent in the Chinese system for vocational education and training in upper secondary schools. The strengths include: The establishment of 9 year schooling with almost all children in China now completing lower secondary education.

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OECD Reviews of HE in Regional and City Development: Peer Review Report, Berlin

Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development are the OECD’s vehicle to mobilise higher education for economic, social and cultural development of cities and regions. They analyse how higher education systems impact local and regional development and assist in improving this impact.

Reconnaître l’apprentissage non formel et informel : résultats, politiques et pratiques

Ce rapport explore les avantages de la reconnaissance des résultats de l’apprentissage non formel et informel, et dresse un état des lieux des politiques et pratiques existantes.

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Comparing the Similarities and Differences of PISA 2003 and TIMSS (EDU Working Paper No. 32)

This paper makes an in-depth comparison of the PISA (OECD) and TIMSS (IEA) mathematics assessments conducted in 2003. First, a comparison of survey methodologies is presented, followed by an examination of the mathematics frameworks in the two studies. The methodologies and the frameworks in the two studies form the basis for providing explanations for the observed differences in PISA and TIMSS results. At the country level, it

Learning for Jobs - OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: Czech Repubic (Czech version)

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OECD Reviews of Migrant Education - Closing the Gap for Immigrant Students: Policies, Practice and Performance

Net migration to OECD countries has tripled since 1960. Today, immigrant students comprise 10 to 20% of the student population in many OECD countries. Some countries have long histories of immigration; others have experienced an unprecedented increase in the last decade.

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PISA 2009 publications

PISA 2009 Assessment Framework - Key Competencies in Reading, Mathematics and Science presents the theory behind the development of the PISA 2009 survey, the results of which will be released in December 2010.