Critics of international student comparisons argue that results may be influenced by differences in the extent to which countries adequately sample their entire student populations. In this research note, we show that larger exclusion and non-response rates are related to better country average...

Critics of international student comparisons argue that results may be influenced by differences in the extent to which countries adequately sample their entire student populations. In this research note, we show that larger exclusion and non-response rates are related to better country average...

Critics of international student comparisons argue that results may be influenced by differences in the extent to which countries adequately sample their entire student populations. In this research note, we show that larger exclusion and non-response rates are related to better country average...

Im Zentrum des Bandes stehen monetäre und nicht-monetäre Erträge von Weiterbildung, die sich auf dem Arbeitsmarkt, im Einkommen oder auch im zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagement zeigen. Trotz der thematischen und institutionellen Vielfalt der Weiterbildung und der Unterschiedlichkeit der damit...

Der strukturelle Wandel der Arbeits- und Berufswelt spiegelt sich auch in den steigenden Qualifikationsanforderungen wider, die an ArbeitnehmerInnen wie Arbeitsuchende gerichtet werden. Parallel dazu ist bereits in den letzten Jahrzehnten das formale Bildungsniveau der Bevölkerung erheblich...

This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher education degree and of public educational policy are examined. The estimations are based...