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Straková, Jana – Educational Research, 2015
Background: In its communications, the European Commission stresses the importance of vocational education and endorses apprenticeship training. Educational systems that have dual tracks of academic alongside vocational learning routes have been shown to generate better labour market outcomes for school leavers and smooth the school-to-work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Track System (Education)
Cascio, Elizabeth; Clark, Damon; Gordon, Nora – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
It is widely documented that U.S. students score below their OECD counterparts on international achievement tests, but it is less commonly known that ultimately, U.S. native adults catch up. In this paper, we explore institutional explanations for differences in the evolution of literacy over young adulthood across wealthy OECD countries. We use…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Profiles, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
E-Gustavsson, Anna-Lena – 1997
The International Adult Literacy Survey, IALS, is the first international comparative study of reading ability and reading habits among adults. The IALS was carried out in seven countries in Europe and North America during 1994 and 1995. Swedish participation in the study consisted of a representative sample of the population, 16 years of age and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adults, Comparative Analysis