There is broad political support for lifelong learning because it is so vital to sustained economic progress and social cohesion in the "new economy". But its implementation is potentially costly and depends on making the learning process more cost-effective and on securing financial and in-kind...

Gliederung: I. HISTORY AND DEFINITION OF INDICATORS 1. Bottani, Norberto/Tuijnman, Albert: International education indicators: framework, development and interpretation - 2. Bryk, Anthony/Hermanson, Kim: Observations on the structure, interpretation and use of education indicator systems - 3....