This publication aims to identify what works in the policy and practice of adult learning, drawing on the experience of nine OECD countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (England). It defines the features of a desirable system of...

In light of population ageing, globalisation, automation, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand’s labour market is being significantly reshaped, and so are the skills required for higher employability. This paper analyses the capacity of Thailand’s education and training system...

In addition to the traditional education system targeting children and youth, one potentially important vehicle to improve literacy and numeracy skills is adult literacy programs (ALPs). In many developing countries, however, these programs do not seem to achieve these hoped for, ex ante,...

Market forces in Swedish education / Magnus Dahlstedt & Andreas Fejes -- School choice, inequality and segregation -- Public schools' market strategies / Håkan Forsberg & Mikael Palme -- Equity and choice for newly arrived migrants / Dennis Beach & Marianne Dovemark -- Consequences of free...