This paper presents preliminary evidence on the patenting activities of 21 200 research institutions - 20 091 higher education institutions (HEIs) and 1 109 public research institutes (PRIs) - for 36 OECD countries and China from 1992 to 2014. Our evidence, which builds on a database that...

Inhalt: Begrüßung (Frankenberg, Peter. - Landfried, Klaus). - Vortrag (Limbach, Jutta). - Grußworte (Schavan, Annette. - Widder, Gerhart). - AUTONOMIE IN FORSCHUNG UND LEHRE. Impulsreferate (Hoyningen-Huene, Dietmar von. - Langenbacher-Liebgott, Jutta. - Marcinowski, Stefan. - Pohl, Rüdiger....

Looking at secondary schools, this paper analyses work-based learning (WBL) as an element of both general education and vocational programmes. The workplace is a powerful learning environment where technical skills can be learnt from expert practitioners using real-life equipment, while also...