This book examines the results of the special portion of the 2003 PISA survey of student achievement that relates to problem-solving skills. Covering 40 countries (Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Republic...

Introduction -- Equality between fathers and mothers -- Parental leave in the Nordic countries -- Key findings -- Does parental leave change a father’s experience of parenting, relationships and work? -- Nordic fathers in context -- Conclusions -- Does parental leave change a father’s values?.

Interpersonal trust (i.e. trust in other people) is an issue of high interest to both policy-makers and researchers seeking to understand what drives social and economic outcomes. However, for trust to usefully inform policy and analysis it is necessary to have valid and reliable measures of it....