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Education is key to economic growth and to people’s ability to earn a living. Education is important for societies, too, as they respond to increasing cultural and ethnic diversity, inequality and the needs of disadvantaged people. OECD’s Education Directorate works to help countries promote learning opportunities for all - regardless of age, gender or social background. Find out more.
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24-Nov-2008
How can school performance be measured accurately to improve learning outcomes? "Measuring Improvements in Learning Outcomes” proposes a value-added model of measuring which provides a fair, precise and quantitative tool for assessing students’ progress. Unlike some league tables which rely on raw test scores, value-added modelling measures what students have learnt while in school by monitoring their performance at two or more points in time.
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24-Nov-2008
University league tables are fashionable, but should not be taken as accurate measures of the quality of education. The OECD is investigating other tools to measure performance. This was what participants, including policymakers and educators, heard at the recent IMHE General Conference. These issues and more are explored in a recent article from the OECD Observer magazine. Read more..
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28-Oct-2008
This report includes an overview of the Netherlands' tertiary education system; an account of trends and developments; an analysis of the strengths and challenges in tertiary education in the Netherlands; and recommendations for future policy development.
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from 13-Oct-2008 to 14-Oct-2008
The Second Meeting of the Group of National Experts brought together 58 participants representing 22 countries as well as international organisations and independent researchers. The meeting was designed to share experience, discuss additional research findings, hear about the progress made by other international organisations in the area and discuss the policy evaluation framework to be used for country reviews.
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23-Oct-2008
Norway’s vocational education and training system has many strengths: good co-operation between employers, unions and vocational authorities and high-status vocational tracks in upper secondary education.
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from 02-Sep-2008 to 03-Sep-2008
Chief executive officers of the education ministries of OECD member countries met in Seoul, Korea on 2-3 September 2008 to discuss Addressing the Challenges of Policy Implementation in Education. They were joined by education CEOs from several non-member countries and representatives of international organisations. The meeting, chaired by Woo Hyung-Sik, Korea’s Vice Minister of Education, Science and Technology, generated insights into effective strategies to implement education policy reform and explored the processes of policy formulation and implementation.
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from 08-Sep-2008 to 10-Sep-2008
In today’s knowledge-driven economy, higher education is a major driver of economic competitiveness. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will participate in a panel discussion focusing on value for money in higher education. Other sessions of the conference will cover such topics as Assessing Learning and Employment Outcomes and Reputation and Ranking – the impact on institutional strategy and behaviour of international ranking tables. Registration is now closed.
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This book is the first volume in the Higher Education to 2030 series, which takes a forward-looking approach to analysing the impact of various contemporary trends on tertiary education systems.
Higher Education to 2030 (Vol. 1): Demography
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