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Von Schweden lernen : Weiterbildung gering Qualifizierter im Rahmen der kommunalen Erwachsenenbildung (Komvux)

Schulte-Braucks, Philipp - 2013

Gering Qualifizierte weisen in Deutschland eine im Vergleich zum Bevölkerungsdurchschnitt deutlich niedrigere … Beschäftigungsquote und Weiterbildungsbeteiligung auf. Auch im europäischen Vergleich schneidet Deutschland im Bereich der … besonderer Bedeutung ist dabei ein innovatives System der kommunalen Erwachsenenbildung ("Komvux"), dessen Funktionsweise und …

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Advising policymakers through the media

Zimmermann, Klaus F. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Can voluntary adult education reduce unemployment? : causal evidence from East Germany after reunification

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2024

After the German Reunification in 1990, East Germany transitioned from a centrally planned economic system to a market economy. At the time, upskilling through adult education was deemed essential for the successful integration of the workforce into the labor market. Besides substantial...

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Multidimensional human capital, wages and endogenous employment status in Ghana

Blunch, Niels-Hugo (contributor) - 2008

Previous studies of labor market outcomes such as employment and wages have mostly been limited to investigating the impact of formal schooling only and, as a consequence, have seldom considered skills or alternative routes to acquiring skills, such as adult literacy programs, or other types of...

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Money matters : evidence from a large-scale randomized field experiment with vouchers for adult training

Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2009

This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice. User behavior was compared with a control group...

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The earnings effect of education at community colleges

Marcotte, Dave E. (contributor) - 2006

In this paper, I make use of data from the 2000 follow-up of the National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS) post-secondary education transcript files to extend what is known about the value of education at community colleges. I examine the effects of enrollment in community colleges on...

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A second chance at education for early school leavers

Polidano, Cain; Tabasso, Domenico; Tseng, Yi-ping - 2012

Despite efforts to engage youth in education, there have been only modest improvements in the rates of school completion across OECD countries since the mid-1990s. These modest improvements underline the importance of programs that encourage early school leavers to return to post-school...

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Flexibility at a cost : should governments stimulate tertiary education for adults?

Stenberg, Anders; Westerlund, Olle - 2015

Most OECD countries experience high unemployment rates and declining growth in higher educational attainment. An often suggested government policy is therefore to allocate resources towards formal schooling for adults. However, returns on such investments are uncertain and the foregone earnings...

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Where are the returns to lifelong learning?

Coelli, Michael; Tabasso, Domenico - 2015

We investigate the labour market determinants and outcomes of adult participation in formal education (lifelong learning) in Australia, a country with high levels of adult education. Employing longitudinal data and fixed effects methods allows identification of effects on outcomes free of...

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The knowledge lift : the Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels

Albrecht, James W. (contributor); … - 2005

The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably...

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