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US Academic Libraries: Today’s Learning Commons Model - PEB Exchange, February 2008

08-Feb-2008

In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Adults: Improving Foundation Skills/ Case Study: United States

08-Feb-2008

John Benseman and John Comings

This study describes how eight U.S. programmes providing adult base education (ABE), adult secondary education (ASE), and English as a Second Language (ESL) have shaped their services to meet local needs.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - United States

31-Jan-2008

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Portugal.

United States Fisheries Services

21-Jan-2008

Country inventory from the United States on fisheries services submitted in 2007.

Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Profile for United States

03-Jan-2008

A CRS profile details the information the OECD holds on the DAC members' ODA commitments and briefly describes the CRS codes used to proxy aid-for-trade categories. The CRS codes record the sector of destination of an activity and not the nature of the activity per se.

PISA 2006 - country note on the United States

04-Dec-2007

In the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006, while the United States performs below-average overall, it has an average level of top performers. 1.5% of 15-year-olds in the United States reach Level 6 (the highest level) on the science scale.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007: briefing note on the United States

28-Nov-2007

This note summarises recent developments in science, technology and innovation in the United States.

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of United States compared to OECD average

21-Nov-2007

Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap.

Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 in Washington - 6 December 2007

19-Nov-2007

OECD Development Centre

Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 in Washington (December 6, 2007), hosted by the Organization of American States

Aid for Trade at a Glance - Country chapter for the United States

15-Nov-2007

This country chapter is extracted from the report "Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007" which provides the first comprehensive global picture of aid for trade and will enable the international community to assess what is being achieved, what is not, and where improvements are needed.