27 de setembro de 2012

September 2012
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OECD Education Newsletter
Bringing you the highlights from the OECD Directorate for Education

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Spotlight on
This issue focuses on the latest OECD annual education indicators published in the 2012 edition of Education at a Glance.
Education spending rising but access to higher education remains unequal in most countriesEducation at a Glance 2012 indicators show that countries can gain long-term economic and social benefits from investing more in education. The report says governments should increase investment in early childhood programmes and maintain reasonable costs for higher education in order to reduce inequality, boost social mobility and improve people’s employment prospects. This year’s report also includes indicators on public and private spending on education, tuition fees, adult participation in education, class sizes, teacher salaries and decision-making powers of schools, and analysis of national exam systems and the criteria for attending tertiary education
Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education Mass higher education has become either an aspiration or a reality. Over 500 higher education policy-makers, institutional leaders and academic experts active in higher education representing 70 countries attended the biennial General Conference of the OECD’s Programme for Institutional Management in Higher Education on 17-19 September in Paris, to debate the many new issues and challenges for countries.
News roundup
Skills beyond SchoolHigher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. A new series of OECD policy reviews of postsecondary vocational education and training has published two country studies examining the challenges in Denmark and Korea.
Visualize the Return on Education The OECD and visualizing.org have launched a data visualization competition around Education at a Glance 2012. The focus is on the economic costs and returns on education.
Universities for skills, entrepreneurship, innovation and growth The fourth and the final OECD Roundtable on Higher Education in Regional and City Development took place on 19-20 September 2012, focusing on skills, local development and innovation.
OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in EducationComing soon new reviews of Luxembourg, Mexico, Slovak Republic and teacher evaluation in Chile.
Quality in Early Childhood Education: Country Policy ProfilesThe latest policy profile to this series examines the design and implementation of curriculum and standards in Portugal.
Just Published
Education at a Glance 2012: OECD Indicators
Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of the education systems in the OECD’s 34 member countries, as well as a number of non-member G20 nations.
Teaching Practices and Pedagogical Innovations: Evidence from TALIS
This practical book enables a more comprehensive understanding of teaching practice and participation in professional learning communities nationally and internationally. It provides policy makers and other key stakeholders with the relevant information they need for educational system monitoring.
Connected Minds: Technology and Today's LearnersThis book contributes to the debate about the effects of technology attachment and connectedness on today’s learners, and their expectations about teaching.
Forthcoming Events


Policy Papers
PISA in Focus
• Is there really such a thing as a “second chance” in education?• Are students more engaged when schools offer extracurricular activities?
• Are large cities educational assets or liabilities?

Data
Percentage of 25-64 year-olds in employment, by educational attainment level (2010)
• Key indicators on Education 
• PISA International Database
• Education at a Glance raw data

Global perspectives on Education
Investing in people, skills and education for inclusive growth and jobs, by J.D. LaRock Senior Analyst, Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education.

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