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Assessing the Basic Skills of the Highly Educated in 21 OECD Countries: An International Benchmark Study of Graduates' Proficiency in Literacy and Numeracy Using the PIAAC 2012 Data
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Lindberg, Matti; Silvennoinen, Heikki – Comparative Education, 2018
This study compares the literacy and numeracy proficiencies of higher education (HE) degree holders in 21 OECD countries based on primary analysis of the national data sets collected via the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012 study. The differences in the graduates' average literacy and numeracy…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Basic Skills, International Assessment
Comparing OECD Educational Models through the Prism of PISA
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Bulle, Nathalie – Comparative Education, 2011
The PISA survey influences educational policies through an international competitive process which is not wholly rationally-oriented. Firstly, PISA league tables act normatively upon the definition of formal educational aims while the survey tests cannot evaluate the educational systems' relative strengths with regards to such aims. We argue that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Assessment, Competition
The Adjustment of National Education Systems to a Knowledge-Based Economy: A New Approach
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Nelson, Moira – Comparative Education, 2010
In his article "Globalisation, the Learning Society, and Comparative Education", Peter Jarvis recommends lifelong learning in the period of globalisation as a topic ripe for scholarly research. In particular, he argues for the examination of the extent of lifelong learning around the world and its relation to different levels of…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Economic Change
Policies for Disadvantaged Children under Scrutiny: The Dutch Policy Compared with Policies in France, England, Flanders and the USA
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Karsten, Sjoerd – Comparative Education, 2006
This article reviews the policies for disadvantaged children in western countries since the mid-sixties. First, it analyses the design and results of the "classic programmes" of positive discrimination such as the American Title I programme, and the English, Dutch, Flemish and French priority areas policies. It discusses the differences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Disadvantaged Analysis, Educational Administration