In this paper, we analyse increasing inequalities in French students’ cognitive skills during the 2000 decade, as France is the European country that experienced the strongest rise in performance variance at PISA tests. In particular, French educational inequalities increased due to a decline...

This paper discusses the education, training and skill development policies in Sudan using a combination of new secondary and primary data. A novel element in our paper is that we use new primary macro and micro (firm) surveys data to discuss and compare the macro and micro perspectives...

The effects of early school stratification on scholastic performance have been subject to controversial debates in educational policy and science. We exploit a unique variation in Lower Saxony, Germany, where performance based tracking was preponed from grade 7 to grade 5 in 2004. We measure the...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how US institutions of higher education make appreciable use of work‐based learning options, but their attention to experiential education as a learning vehicle is relatively limited. The connection between the work experience and the on‐campus...

Although academic provision has become associated with professional education, knowledge is delivered through standard classroom methodology associated with liberal arts education. Elsewhere, a "practice turn" has elevated experience as a basis for knowledge. This article shows how practice...

Although most U.S. institutions of higher education now make appreciable use of work-based learning options, their attention to experiential education as a learning vehicle is relatively limited. The connection between the work experience and the on-campus curriculum is only loosely formed, and...

This paper discusses the education, training and skill development policies in Sudan using a combination of new secondary and primary data. A novel element in our paper is that we use new primary macro and micro (firm) surveys data to discuss and compare the macro and micro perspectives...

The effects of early school stratification on scholastic performance have been subject to controversial debates in educational policy and science. We exploit a unique variation in Lower Saxony, Germany, where performance based tracking was preponed from grade 7 to grade 5 in 2004. We measure the...

Die aktuelle Diskussion um die Sicherung des Fachkräftenachwuchses lenkt den Blick zunehmend auf die qualifikatorischen Potenziale an- und ungelernter Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter. Da es diesen aber an einer Berufsausbildung und zumeist auch an schulischer Grundbildung mangelt, steht die...

Die betriebliche Personalentwicklung erkennt zunehmend den Qualifizierungsbedarf von Beschäftigten ohne Berufsabschluss: 89 Prozent der Unternehmen, die Geringqualifizierte beschäftigen, haben in den letzten fünf Jahren mindestens eine Weiterbildungsmaßnahme für diese Zielgruppe angeboten....