Die ernüchternden Ergebnisse der PISA-Studie aus dem Jahre 2000 haben eine Diskussion über die Schwächen des deutschen Bil­dungs­systems ausgelöst. In der Folge haben sich die Debatten über mögliche Reformansätze auf bildungspolitische Inhalte, die Struktur und die Finanzausstattung des...

The need for graduates who would be productive citizens able to contribute significantly to the Nigerian economy led to the overhaul of the old education system 6-5-4 and the implementation of the 6-3-3-4 system, with its first set of graduates from secondary schools in 1988. The main objective...

The analysis of education systems should concern both qualitative and quantitative aspects. Such a comprehensive approach should create the possibilities of current state observation, progress evaluation and forecasts formulation. The results of the analysis may support the attempts at...

This Education Sector Study (ESS) is the World Bank's response to the need for a comprehensive study of Turkey's education system, in light of the dramatic changes that are sure to alter the country's social and economic landscape over the next decade. The study was prepared in association with...

We investigate equilibrium impacts of federal policies such as free-college proposals, taking into account that human capital production is cumulative and that state governments have resource constraints. In the model, a state government cares about household welfare and aggregate educational...

This paper aims to survey the current landscape of education policy evaluation across OECD countries and economies by examining recent trends and contextual factors that can promote more robust education policy evaluation, as well as identifying key challenges. It takes a view of policy...