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New OECD programme to test skills of adults in today's work environment

17-Mar-2008

Following its successful PISA programme for testing the educational attainments of 15-year old high-school students, OECD is launching a challenging new project to assess the knowledge and skills of adults.

February issue of "PEB Exchange"

25-Feb-2008

This latest issue features these articles: Modernising Portugal’s Secondary Schools; New Zealand: Modernising Schools in a Decentralised Environment; Changing School Architecture in Zurich; US Academic Libraries: Today’s Learning Commons Model; Implications of Curriculum Reform for School Buildings in Scotland; Evaluating School Facilities in Brazil.

Vacancy: Editor Higher Education Management and Policy

13-Feb-2008

IMHE is looking for an editor for its prestigious journal Higher Education Management and Policy. If you are interested, please contact IMHE@oecd.org.
Closing date for applications: 30 April 2008.

Teaching, learning and assessment for adults: how to improve foundation skills

11-Feb-2008

Adults with low skills in language, literacy and numeracy are numerous in many OECD countries. The consequences of these low foundation skills span the economic, health and social well-being of individuals, families and communities. Investment in this sector of adult education is therefore crucial. A new OECD report looks specifically inside the programmes for these adult learners, with a focus on formative assessment.

Modernising Portugal’s Secondary Schools

08-Feb-2008

In March 2007, the Portuguese government announced an ambitious plan to modernise secondary schools by improving the quality and usefulness of its teaching and learning facilities, while putting schools back into the centre of the community of which they are an integral part.

PEB Welcomes Alastair Blyth

01-Feb-2008

PEB is pleased to welcome Alastair Blyth who joined us from the University of Westminster in August 2007.

Economic survey of the Netherlands 2008: Increasing working hours: Helping reconcile work and family

31-Jan-2008

About two-thirds of Dutch female workers opt for part-time jobs, bringing down the country’s average working time to one of the lowest levels in the OECD. Thus, increasing working hours depends on reconciling work and family responsibilities.

Economic survey of the Netherlands 2008: Reaping the economic benefits of immigration

31-Jan-2008

Poor economic integration and weak labour market performance of immigrants have induced policy changes aimed at making immigration policy more selective. Nevertheless, their labour market performance remains poor, pointing the need for immigration policy better reflect labour market requirements.

Cross-border higher education is emerging to become a fascinating but very complex phenomenon

28-Jan-2008

The last two decades have seen a significant growth in the mobility of higher education programmes and providers through physical and virtual modes of delivery. This presents many new opportunities, but also a certain number of challenges, as shows the new report "Cross-border Tertiary Education: A Way towards Capacity Development", published jointly by OECD/CERI and the World Bank.

IMHE Info - March 2008

15-Jan-2008

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