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04 Dec 2007
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PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World: Volume 1: Analysis
OECD, Pages: 390
PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow’s World presents the results from the most recent PISA survey, which focused on science and also assessed mathematics and reading. It is divided into two volumes: the first offers an analysis of the...
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27 Nov 2007
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English
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Reviews of National Policies for Education: Tertiary Education in Portugal 2007
OECD, Pages: 172
This OECD review of higher education in Portugal finds that participation and attainment remain below European standards and recommends that the national government focus on strategic direction and national goals and that governance and management of...
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14 Nov 2007
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English
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No More Failures: Ten Steps to Equity in Education
Simon Field, Malgorzata Kuczera, Beatriz Pont, Pages: 159
No More Failures challenges the assumption that there will always be failures and dropouts, those who can’t or won’t make it in school. It provides ten concrete policy measures for reducing school failure and dropout rates.
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26 Oct 2007
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English
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Reviews of National Policies for Education: Basic Education in Turkey 2007
OECD, Pages: 128
This comprehensive review of education policies in Turkey covers primary, secondary, and vocational education and related issues. It finds that an improving economy and governmental continuity provide an unprecedented opportunity for reform.
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19 Sep 2007
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English
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OECD Reviews of Tertiary Education: Poland 2007
Oliver Fulton, Charles Edquist, Elaine El-Khawas, Elsa Hackl, Pages: 156
In many OECD countries, tertiary education systems have experienced rapid growth over the last decade. With tertiary education increasingly seen as a fundamental pillar for economic growth, these systems must now address the pressures of a ...
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19 Sep 2007
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English
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Higher Education and Regions: Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged
OECD, Pages: 240
Drawing from an extensive review of 14 regions across 12 countries, this book considers the regional engagement of higher education regarding teaching, research and service to the local community.
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18 Sep 2007
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English
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Education at a Glance 2007: OECD Indicators
OECD, Pages: 450
These indicators look at who participates in education, what is spent on it, how education systems operate and the results achieved.
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14 Sep 2007
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English
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OECD Reviews of Tertiary Education: Estonia 2007
OECD, Pages: 170
In many OECD countries, tertiary education systems have experienced rapid growth over the last decade. With tertiary education increasingly seen as a fundamental pillar for economic growth, these systems must now address the pressures of a ...
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08 Aug 2007
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English
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Cross-border Tertiary Education: A Way towards Capacity Development
OECD, The World Bank, Pages: 200
This book discusses the concept of capacity-building for tertiary education through cross-border education, emphasising the critical role of quality assurance and trade negotiations.
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04 July 2007
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English
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Understanding the Social Outcomes of Learning
OECD, Pages: 132
This report is OECD’s first attempt to gather and synthesise developments in measuring the social effects of education. It focuses on health and civic and social engagement.
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12 June 2007
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English
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Evidence in Education: Linking Research and Policy
OECD, Pages: 182
Brings together papers from international experts on evidence-informed policy in education from a wide range of OECD countries to look at the issues facing educational policy makers, researchers, and stakeholders – teachers, media, parents – in using...
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12 June 2007
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English
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Understanding the Brain: The Birth of a Learning Science
OECD, Pages: 264
This book provides new insights about learning by synthesising existing and emerging findings from cognitive and brain science.
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06 June 2007
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English
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Reviews of National Policies for Education: Higher Education in Kazakhstan 2007
OECD, Pages: 222
This book gives a brief overview of regional issues and the history of post-secondary education in Kazakhstan and describes the development of higher and tertiary education in the country since the transition began, along with a set of key...
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22 May 2007
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English
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Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources
OECD, Pages: 149
The report offers a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing phenomenon of Open Educational Resources and the challenges it poses for higher education.
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13 Apr 2007
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English
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Qualifications Systems: Bridges to Lifelong Learning
OECD, Pages: 237
After reviewing policies and practice in 15 countries, this book presents nine broad policy responses to the lifelong learning agenda that relate directly to national qualifications systems. They also identify twenty linkages between qualifications...
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20 Feb 2007
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English
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Human Capital: How what you know shapes your life
Brian Keeley
This book explores the impact of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives.
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