The education policy framework and New Zealand’s autonomous school system have many strengths and centres of excellence …, specialist subject teaching practice and curriculum implementation advice, and initial teacher education tailored to the unique … demands the system imposes. The Ministry of Education’s operational capacity was pared back too far. Many improvements can be …

The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher … education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. Vocational education and training (VET) is an important part … of the post–secondary education system, equipping individuals with the skills to enter or re–enter the labour force and …

spend comparatively few years in formal education, and the quality of the education they receive is lower than in other OECD … countries. This paper discusses the performance of education services up to the upper secondary level. It assesses both the … efficiency (outcome for money invested) and the equity of the system and shows that the education system has to be improved …

An effective system of education and training is important for both social and economic reasons. Its role in the Polish … reallocation of resources as structural adjustment proceeds. Important reforms to decentralise primary and secondary education in … attention on quality control and the place of vocational education. Both are important in the tertiary sector, too, which has …

of education and training services in Portugal and shows that improvements are needed to narrow the significant human … in formal education, and they do not perform as well as children from other OECD countries. Adults, especially the least … resources devoted to education and training but from inefficiencies and misallocation of spending, and weaknesses in the quality …

challenge by raising education spending and expanding the capacity of the education system in key areas such as pre …-primary education and increasing participation in education beyond the age of 16. Nevertheless, performance on international tests of … cognitive ability remains significantly below the standards of the best performing OECD countries and the education system seems …

intervention policies in reducing persistence of education outcomes across generations. There is also a positive association …, hence, persistence of education outcomes across generations.<P>Équité et compétences scolaires dans les pays de l …

more mobile. Furthermore, public policies such as education and early childcare play a role in explaining observed … sont disponibles, une relation positive et significative entre l’origine sociale et familiale et le niveau d’éducation et …

scores are low, a large number of tertiary students study abroad, and attainment rates are low at all levels of education …. Resources devoted to education are also modest. Participation in early childhood education and care is particularly low …, influencing education outcomes in later years, the child care sector is poorly regulated and under–developed, and the separate …

Israel’s education system is complicated by multiple streams at the primary and secondary levels and by military … conscription. Population growth and economic expansion have brought a massive increase in demand for all levels of education … of compulsory education. As in other socio-economic spheres, there are significant gaps between Arab-Israelis and the …