io OECD and World Bank call for whole-of-government approach to combating tax evasion and corruption By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:00:00 GMT Countries must step up work to ensure that tax authorities and anti-corruption authorities can effectively co-operate in the fight against tax evasion, bribery, and other forms of corruption, according to a joint OECD/World Bank report. Full Article
io Monitoring the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Call for contributions By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:29:00 GMT In 2018, the OECD Working Group on Bribery launched its fourth phase of monitoring of Hungary and Japan's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. To assist this evaluation process, the OECD calls for interested parties to provide written submissions on the evaluated countries. Full Article
io OECD launches project to support Uzbekistan’s anti-corruption reforms By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:00:00 GMT The OECD and the Uzbekistan Government, with the support of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), has launched a project to strengthen Uzbekistan’s capacity to fight corruption and boost its implementation of OECD Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP) recommendations. Full Article
io Internship opportunities working on anti-corruption at the OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:39:00 GMT The OECD Anti-Corruption Division offers short-term internships of 2-6 months for qualified students. These internships provide students with the experience of working in an international organisation on anti-corruption issues and more specifically the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Full Article
io 2018 OECD Consultation on Fighting Foreign Bribery By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:05:00 GMT This Working Group on Bribery consultation with the private sector and civil society will focus on topics suggested by the stakeholders themselves and launch the OECD study, 'Foreign Bribery Enforcement: What Happens to the Public Officials on the Receiving End?'. Full Article
io Strengthening the Anti-Bribery Convention: Review of the 2009 OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:31:00 GMT The OECD Anti-Bribery is the first and only international anti-corruption instrument focused on the ‘supply side’ of the bribery transaction. To ensure that it continues to respond to the challenges of fighting foreign bribery, the OECD has launched a review of the 2009 OECD Recommendation for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation). Full Article
io Overcoming School Failure: Spanish National Report May 2011 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The objective of this report is to describe the progress of the Spanish education system as regards policies towards equity and inclusion and towards reducing school failure in the past five years, taking as a reference the OECD’s Report (2007): No more failures: Ten Steps to Equity in Education. Full Article
io Education: Korea tops new OECD PISA survey of digital literacy By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Korea tops a new OECD PISA survey that tests how 15-year olds use computers and the Internet to learn. The next best performers were New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hong-Kong China and Iceland. Full Article
io Education reform: a priority for a better future By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Greece needs to look beyond its short-term difficulties and start to prepare for a brighter future. It is at the crossroads, but can succeed, provided that it undertakes and implements relentlessly the right reforms. The reform of education is in fact the key to Greece’s future prosperity. Full Article
io OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Australia By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Evaluation and assessment policies are key in Australia’s national school reform agenda. The Australian approach combines the development of goals, monitoring and reporting at national level with local evaluation and assessment practices shaped by jurisdiction-level school improvement frameworks Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Spain By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Italy By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Germany By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Greece By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Mexico By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Estonia By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – United Kingdom By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Japan By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. Full Article
io OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Denmark 2011 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT This book provides, for Australia, an independent analysis of major issues facing its educational evaluation and assessment framework, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches. Full Article
io OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Sweden 2011 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT This book provides, for Sweden an independent analysis from an international perspective of major issues facing the evaluation and assessment framework in education, along with current policy initiatives and possible future approaches. Full Article
io OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Norway 2011 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT This book provides, for Norway, an independent analysis from an international perspective of major issues facing the evaluation and assessment framework in education along with current policy initiatives and possible future approaches. Full Article
io Czech Republic should further develop its framework programme for preschool education, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:43:00 GMT The Czech Republic should build on the strengths of its preschool education framework to further enhance the quality of its early childhood education and care services, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
io OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: School Evaluation in the Flemish Community of Belgium 2011 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT This report provides, for the Flemish community of Belgium, an independent analysis of major issues facing the educational evaluation and assessment framework, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches. Full Article
io OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Czech Republic By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT This report for the Czech Republic forms part of the OECD Review on Evaluationand Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes. The purpose of the Review is to explore how systems of evaluation and assessment can be used to improve the quality, equity and efficiency of school education. Full Article
io Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: The Netherlands By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools. Full Article
io Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Ireland By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools. Full Article
io Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Greece By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools. Full Article
io Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Austria By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools. Full Article
io Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Sweden By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools. Full Article
io Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Spain By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools. Full Article
io Education Indicators in Focus No. 2 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
io More parent and community engagement would boost quality in early childhood education and care in England By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The report highlights strategies from other countries that could serve as a model for England as it develops its early childhood education and care programme. Full Article
io Are Teachers Getting the Recognition They Deserve? By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT More and more countries are having discussions about how to evaluate the quality of their teaching workforce and, subsequently, how to reward teachers for their work. The OECD’s newest series of briefs, Teaching in Focus, launches this month with a discussion of the appraisal and feedback teachers receive and the impact of both on their teaching. Full Article
io OECD Education Newsletter By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT OECD Education Newsletter Full Article
io Registration for the Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) General Conference 2012 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Join around 500 higher education policy-makers, institutional leaders and academic experts active in higher education at the biennial General Conference of the OECD’s Programme for Institutional Management in Higher Education on 17-19 September in Paris. Full Article
io Making the right connections By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:29:00 GMT It’s becoming clear to me that the crisis in youth unemployment around the world is not just one of the aftershocks of the global economic downturn, but may also have roots in education systems that are not adequately preparing students for 21st-century economies. Full Article
io Second chances in education By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:37:00 GMT We all know how important the first years of formal education are; but what if the education provided during those years isn’t the best it can be? Full Article
io Education: Korea should improve its vocational education programmes, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:30:00 GMT Korea should reform its vocational education and training programmes to ensure that students leave college with the skills and expertise that companies need in today’s rapidly changing labour market, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
io Education: OECD calls for reform of postsecondary vocational education and training in Denmark By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:00:00 GMT Denmark should build on the strengths of its vocational and educational training programme to ensure that young people enter the labour market with the skills companies need and to meet the national goal of having 60% of young people enter higher education by 2020, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - European Union By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:32:00 GMT The relative earnings premium for those with a tertiary education increased in most EU21 countries over the past ten years, indicating that the demand for more educated individuals still exceeds supply. Full Article
io Regards sur l'éducation 2012 : Notes pays - France By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:36:00 GMT L’école maternelle est ouverte au plus grand nombre en France malgré un investissement par élève moindre par rapport à la moyenne des pays de l’OCDE, ce qui se traduit par un taux d’encadrement (enseignants et auxiliaires d’éducation confondus) plus élevé en France que dans la plupart des pays de l’OCDE. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Germany By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:37:00 GMT Germany’s early childhood education system is fairly well-developed: 96% of four-year-olds are enrolled in early childhood education programmes, and 89% of three-year-olds are. These levels are well above the respective OECD averages of 79% and 66%. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Japan By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:43:00 GMT Although the salaries of experienced teachers in Japan are high relative to other OECD countries, their starting salaries are lower and working hours are longer. Moreover, different from the trend across OECD countries, teachers’ salaries have been declining since 2000 in real terms. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Spain By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:45:00 GMT Virtually all three-year-olds in Spain are enrolled in school, most of them in public institutions. Spain’s expenditure on pre-primary education (for public institutions) amounts to 0.9% of GDP, compared to the OECD average of 0.5% of the combined GDP. Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - United Kingdom By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:46:00 GMT Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - United Kingdom Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - United States By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:47:00 GMT Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - United States Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012 - Country Note for Germany (german) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:30:00 GMT Education at a Glance 2012 - Country Note for Germany (german) Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Australia By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:44:00 GMT Australia’s education system achieves good outcomes overall - attainment of upper secondary education by adults aged 25 to 34 was 85% in 2010, above the OECD average of 82% Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Canada By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:45:00 GMT Canada ranks first among OECD countries in the proportion of adults with a college (tertiary-type 5B) education (24%) and ranks 8th in the proportion of adults with a university (tertiary-type 5A) education (26%). Full Article
io Education at a Glance 2012 - Country Notes - Italy By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:46:00 GMT Entry rates for higher education increased after Italy introduced a new degree structure in the early 2000s. While university-level attainment still remains below the OECD average, the gap for younger generations of Italians is expected to narrow over the next decade. Full Article