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Making the most of Norwegian Schools
Boarini, Romina - 2009
, school autonomy, accountability and the level and composition of spending. Consistent policy actions should be taken in these …
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Améliorer les résultats de l'enseignement en Suisse
Fuentes, Andrés - 2011
Presque tous les travailleurs ont un niveau d’instruction correspondant au moins au deuxième cycle de l’enseignement secondaire, et l’enseignement professionnel contribue à assurer aux jeunes un passage à l’emploi parmi les plus réussis de la zone de l’OCDE. L’enseignement...
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Improving Education Outcomes in Germany
Carey, David - 2008
stratification in the school system; and making tertiary education more attractive and responsive to labour-market requirements. With …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443097
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The Private Internal Rates of Return to Tertiary Education : New Estimates for 21 OECD Countries
Boarini, Romina - 2007
This study provides estimates of the private Internal Rates of Return (IRR) to tertiary education for women and men in 21 OECD countries, for the years between 1991 and 2005. IRR are computed by estimating labour market premia on cross-country comparable individual-level data. Labour market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443941
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Linkages Between Performance and Institutions in the Primary and Secondary Education Sector
Sutherland, Douglas - 2007
The efficiency of schools diverges dramatically across countries in the OECD and can also vary markedly within countries. These differences in levels of efficiency can be traced to policy and institutional settings. As such, moving to best practice could boost educational attainment and reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444634
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The Policy Determinants of Investment in Tertiary Education
Oliveira Martins, Joaquim; Boarini, Romina; Strauss, Hubert - 2007
This paper assesses how policies and institutions affect private returns to invest in tertiary human capital, the ability of individuals to finance this investment and the institutional characteristics of tertiary education systems. Focusing on core tertiary education services, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444643
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Towards better Schools and more Equal Opportunities for Learning in Italy
Boarini, Romina - 2009
Compulsory school education in Italy produces poor results in terms of 15-year olds’ performance on PISA tests … choices among the different types of upper secondary school. Large differences in pupils’ performance between regions cannot … be explained by the quantity of resources available; separating the influence of socio-economic conditions from school …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444978
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Israeli Education Policy : How to Move Ahead in Reform
Hemmings, Philip - 2010
. Educational attainment statistics are impressive, but results show high-school students have poor basic skills. Reform efforts to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445649
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The Education Challenge in Mexico : Delivering Good Quality Education to All
Guichard, Stéphanie - 2005
The growth of potential GDP in Mexico is not fast enough to narrow the income gap with other OECD countries at a sufficient pace. The persistent weakness in human capital development contributes to this situation. In particular, Mexicans spend comparatively few years in formal education, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445714
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Performance Indicators for Public Spending Efficiency in Primary and Secondary Education
Sutherland, Douglas; Price, Robert; Joumard, Isabelle; … - 2007
This paper assesses the potential to raise public spending efficiency in the primary and secondary education sector. Resource availability per pupil has increased significantly over the past decade in a number of countries; often in attempting to exploit the link between educational attainment...
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