The present report presents the methodological framework applied to define the benchmark on education for employability to be proposed to European Council in 2012. While the three first sections present the proposed indicator, the fourth section discusses the sensitivity of that indicator to a...

Education has long been recognized as a central element in development. The human capital formation is receiving increased attention from policy makers and scholars in different parts of the world particularly in developing countries. Eritrea is a newly born nation in Africa and is striving hard...

Using three examples, this opinion piece argues that introductory economics can provide an effective context in which to introduce university students to interdisciplinary learning and thinking. The first example illustrates how input-process-output diagrams can be used to stimulate...

This paper discusses the scope of input-process-output diagrams in teaching introductory microeconomics. Research shows that teachers and students both benefit when visual aids are used in classrooms and since input-process-output diagrams are visual in nature, they can benefit the teaching and...

Madagascar is ranked as the 5th poorest country in the world, according to the World Bank. Researchers, both Malagasy and foreign are surprised that in country rich in naturel resources, where neither civil war or world war has occurred, the most vulnerable people on Earth reside. Hypotheses...

An article about the regional priorities of open economic education in Russia. The author examines the trends, causes and patterns of development of open (distance) economic education in Russia. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of contradictions objectively encountered during...

The article provides an overview of the main steps in the change of the Russian school in the twentieth century. There is analyzed the problem of achieving a balance between equal access to education and individualization of learning

This paper analysis the prospectsfor "A" grade students of government schools in Sindh Province, Pakistan. The scheme is introduced in the year 2007. The main objective of paper is to see the impact of Scholarship in growth in social and economic terms.

Educational investment is an engine of economic development in Eritrea and thus financing education is like a blood to human body; while this is widely accepted, little empirical research has been conducted on the topic. This paper analyses patterns of educational finances in secondary education...

Education is an important pillar in the national economic development. It contributes to economic growth in varied forms. The educational system in Eritrea shows all the symptoms of prolonged neglect under colonialism and war. But education plays a key role in the development after independence....