1. Introduction: The Rise and Puzzling Fall of the Swedish Educational System -- 2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education -- 3. Educational Performance in Swedish Schools—What Are the Facts? -- 4. The Malaise in the School System -- 5. Two Views of Knowledge and Teaching -- 6. The Rise of...

This book reports on the findings from a research study of vocational and higher education graduates’ employability challenges. The nature and extent of these challenges, their underlying causes, and effective strategies to address the problems in this area are all analysed from a...

The book assesses the development experience by reflecting on a number of aspects, su­­ch as growth in relation to employment, regional imbalances and rural-urban distribution. Further, it examines educational attainment and human capital formation issues in the context of the skill shortages...

Good education changes lives. It is therefore unsurprising that improved schooling plays a central part in most development strategies. At the same time, the expansion of school attainment alone is not sufficient to guarantee improved welfare. This book focuses on one country in West Africa,...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Albert Jay Nock: Pessimism about Education by State or Market -- Chapter 3: Frank Chodorov: Consumer Sovereignty, Markets in Education, and “A School on Every Corner” -- Chapter 4: Ayn Rand: Isabel Paterson, Private Education for a Free Society, and...

Chapter 1: Introduction; Gabriele Capelli, David Mitch -- Part I: Global religious activity and schooling.-Chapter 2: Religion, colonialism and missions in Africa; Felix Meier zu Selhausen -- Chapter 3: The long legacy of missions in Latin America; Felipe Valencia -- Part II: Colonial legacies,...

1. Introduction: Education and Human Capital, Current Debates, and Policy Imperatives -- 2. Unpacking the Rhetorical Equity for Development: Is Equity Available in an Unequal Society? -- 3. Educational Expansion in Africa (1965–2010): Implications for Economic Inequality between Countries --...

Evolution der (Digitalen) Bildung für und gegen Künstliche Intelligenz -- Internationale Standortbestimmung – vom Exportweltmeister zum digitalen Entwicklungsland? -- Innovative Geschäftsmodelle und Künstliche Intelligenz: Maledictio et Benedictio? -- Wettbewerbsfähige digitale...