The purpose of the paper is to explain why and how American universities have taken the lead in continuing education compared to their European counterparts. In a first step we will discuss different notions of continuing education and develop an analytical framework to handle its various forms....

This book analyses the function of the education system for the recruitment and education of political and economic leaders in the GDR

This paper discusses New Zealand's role in the global market for tertiary education. The internationalization and liberalization of education markets is progressing rapidly in today's globalizing world, as reflected by the incorporation of education as a service into the GATS framework. Through...

Das Ziel des Projekts besteht darin, in Kooperation mit Experten aus weiteren wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen eine integrierte indikatorbasierte Studie zur beruflichen Aus- und Weiterbildung, zur Hochschulbildung, zum gesellschaftlich verfügbaren Bildungsniveau sowie zu den entsprechenden...