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Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Adults: Improving Foundation Skills/ Case Study: United Statespdf,492Kb,English | View long abstract 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. |
Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research DatabasesEnglish | View long abstract 31-Oct-2006 Summarises proceedings of a conference looking at examples of human genetic research databases, how they are established, how they are managed and governed, how they might be commercialised, and what the policy considerations might be. |
Government R&D Funding and Company Behaviour: Measuring Behavioural AdditionalityEnglish | View long abstract 08-Jun-2006 This publication explores the emerging concept of behavioural additionality (how government funding of business R&D affects the behaviour of firms) and summarises results of a multinational effort to measure it. |
Innovation in Energy Technology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral LevelEnglish | View long abstract 24-Feb-2006 This report reviews efforts in nine OECD countries to advance innovation in energy technology, with a particular focus on hydrogen fuel cells. It compares policies and programmes for financing R&D and stimulating market demand for innovative energy technologies. Related documents: |
Global scientific research project launched to improve understanding of the human brainEnglish | View long abstract 11-Aug-2005 Seven member countries of the OECD’s Global Science Forum have launched a project to promote international collaboration among scientists and create new ways of sharing and analysing data to improve our understanding of how the human brain works. Also available: |
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers: Background Report of the United Statespdf,502Kb,English | View long abstract 22-Nov-2004 This background report is one of a series of papers prepared by countries participating in an activity of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), “Attracting, Developing and Retaining ... Related documents: |
Social Capital: The Challenge of International Measurement - The Measurement of Social Capital in the USpdf,39Kb,English | View long abstract 25-Sep-2002 Lisa Hudson and Chris Chapman, Department of Education |
OECD Finds that Biotechnology Contributes to Industrial SustainabilityEnglish | View long abstract 19-Nov-2001 Biotechnology has long held out the promise of providing alternative methods of industrial production that are both environmentally friendly and economically efficient, thus breaking the seemingly inevitable ... Also available: |
New School Management ApproachesEnglish | View long abstract 23-May-2001 Those who manage schools and educational systems today have an arduous task as schools everywhere are being asked to do more than ever before. They also face a complex world and seemingly endless pressures ... Also available: |
S&T Labour Markets: Foreign Science and Technology Personnel in the United States.pdf,54Kb,English | View long abstract 01-Jan-2001 Although there may well be different national styles in the organisation of science, science itself is a very international activity. |
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