Education policy outlook 2015 : making reforms happen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Paris, France] : OECD, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Education Policy Outlook is designed to help education policy makers with reform choices. It addresses the need for improvement in education in a comparative manner, while taking into account the importance of national context. Through a review of different countries' experiences in implementing education reform, the publication offers directions and strategies to facilitate future changes. Given different national contexts, individual countries' reform challenges cannot be simply transposed into a different country or system. Nevertheless, countries face many similar challenges and implem

Contents:

Box 1.1. About the Education Policy OutlookThe Education Policy Outlook framework for analysis: Policy levers; Table 1.2. Education Policy Outlook policy levers; Students: Raising outcomes for all; Enhancing quality in institutions; Systems: Governance and funding effectively; An overview of selected policies and reforms introduced across OECD; Box 1.2. The Education Policy Outlook data on policies and reforms; Figure 1.4. Distribution of education policies by policy lever, 2008-14; Figure 1.5. Distribution of education policies by scope, 2008-14; Bibliography; Part I. Trends

Chapter 2. Equity and quality in educationKey findings; Education systems need to focus on equity and quality; Figure 2.1. Proportion of 15-year-old students below Level 2 in mathematics (2003 and 2012); Policy options to deliver equity and quality in education; Developing early childhood education and care; Figure 2.2. Enrolment rates at age 3 in early childhood education (2005 and 2012); Table 2.1. Policies to consolidate early childhood education and care, 2008-14; Tackling system-level policies that hinder equity

Table 2.2. Policies tackling system-level practices that hinder equity, 2008-14Supporting disadvantaged students or schools; Figure 2.3. Relative risk of being a low performer depending on personal circumstances (2012); Table 2.3. Policies to support disadvantaged students and schools, 2008-14; Bibliography; Chapter 3. Preparing students for the future; Key findings; Education systems need to better prepare students for future challenges; Figure 3.1. Education attainment of 25-34 year-olds (2012); Policy options to prepare students for the future

Ensuring effective completion of upper secondary educationTable 3.1. Policies to increase completion of upper secondary education, 2008-14; Delivering quality vocational education and training (VET); Figure 3.2. Students enrolled in upper secondary general and vocational programmes (2012); Table 3.2. Policies to develop quality vocational education and training, 2008-14; Supporting the development of tertiary education; Figure 3.3. Percentage of population that has attained tertiary education, by age group (2012)

Table 3.3. Policies to strengthen quality and access in tertiary education, 2008-14

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 6, 2015).

ISBN:

92-64-22853-5

92-64-22544-7