Education Policy Outlook 2018
Annex A. Coverage by topics, education systems and previous OECD country-based work
Table A A.1. Education Policy Outlook analytical framework
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Policy Issue |
Definition |
Levers |
Evidence for country analysis |
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Students: Raising outcomes |
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Equity and quality |
Policies to ensure that personal or social circumstances do not hinder achieving educational potential (fairness) and that all individuals reach at least a basic minimum level of skills (inclusion) |
Investing early on |
Providing quality early childhood education and care. |
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Tackling system-level policies |
Avoiding grade repetition, early tracking and student selection; managing school choice; developing funding strategies to address the needs of students and schools; designing upper secondary pathways to ensure completion; fostering opportunities for all, including underrepresented population sub-groups; improving the inclusion of migrant communities. |
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Supporting low-performing disadvantaged schools |
Supporting school leadership; stimulating positive school climates; strengthening the quality of teachers; ensuring effective classroom learning strategies; linking schools with parents and community. |
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Preparing students for the future |
Policies to help prepare students for further education or the labour market |
Upper secondary |
Offering flexible choices; ensuring quality across programmes; strengthening the specific needs of the profession at this level; engaging communities, parents and the private sector; ensuring effective transition into the labour market or further education; ensuring timely access to relevant labour market information. |
Ensuring lifelong learning through relevant and accessible training opportunities and timely access to relevant labour market information; tackling evolution of skills and labour market needs. |
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Vocational education and training (VET) |
Matching skills offered by VET programmes with labour market needs; offering adequate career guidance; ensuring quality of teachers; providing workplace training; ensuring timely access to relevant labour market information; developing tools for stakeholder engagement. |
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Tertiary education |
Steering tertiary education; matching funding with priorities; assuring quality and equity; enhancing the role of tertiary education in research and innovation; strengthening links with the labour market; shaping internationalisation strategies; ensuring timely access to relevant labour market information. |
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Institutions: Enhancing quality |
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School improvement |
Policies to strengthen delivery of education in schools that can influence student achievement |
High-quality teachers |
Recruitment, selection and induction; salary and working conditions; initial training; professional development opportunities and career paths. |
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School leaders |
Attracting, developing and retaining school principals in the profession; developing support mechanisms or actors to distribute leadership at schools. |
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Learning environments |
Class size, instruction time, learning strategies and interactions in schools. |
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Evaluation and assessment |
Policies to support the measurement and improvement of school systems’ outcomes |
System evaluation |
Evaluation of the system as a whole, of subnational education systems, programme and policy evaluation. |
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School evaluation |
Internal school evaluation, external school evaluations, and school leadership. |
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Teacher appraisal |
Probationary periods, developmental appraisal, performance management, appraisal for accountability and improvement purposes. |
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Systems: Governing effectively |
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Governance |
Ensuring effective planning, implementation and delivery of policies |
Formal structures |
Type of government; organisation of education system; locus of decision making. |
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Setting objectives |
Definitions of national education goals or priorities. |
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Stakeholder process |
Relevant institutions and engagement with stakeholders at all levels of education. |
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Funding |
Policies to ensure effective and efficient investment in education systems |
Economic resources in the education system |
Public expenditure, GDP and share by education level. |
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Use of resources at the school level |
Time resources, human resources, material resources. |
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Source: Education Policy Outlook.
Table A A.2. Overview of education systems included in the report and key sources
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Coverage by education system |
Primary sources |
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Equity and quality |
Preparing students for the future |
Chapter 6 (policyimplementation and evaluation) |
EPO Survey 2016-17 |
Country Profile |
OECD country-based work |
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Chapter 2 (policy priorities) |
Chapter 3 (policy trends) |
Chapter 4 (policy priorities) |
Chapter 5 (policy trends) |
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Australia (AUS) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Austria (AUT) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Belgium (BEL) |
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Flemish Community (BFl) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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French Community (BFr) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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German-speaking Community (BDg) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Canada (CAN) |
X |
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New Brunswick |
X |
X |
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Saskatchewan |
X |
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Ontario |
X |
X |
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Federal view |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Chile (CHI) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Colombia (COL) |
X |
X |
X |
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Costa Rica (CRI) |
X |
X |
X |
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Czech Republic (CZE) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Denmark (DNK) |
X |
X |
X |
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Estonia (EST) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Finland (FIN) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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France (FRA) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Germany (DEU) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Greece (GRC) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Hungary (HUN) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Iceland (ISL) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Ireland (IRE) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Israel (ISR) |
X |
X |
X |
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Italy (ITA) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Japan (JPN) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
X |
X |
X |
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Korea (KOR) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Latvia (LVA) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Luxembourg (LUX) |
X |
X |
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Mexico (MEX) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Netherlands (NLD) |
X |
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New Zealand (NZL) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Norway (NOR) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Poland (POL) |
X |
X |
X |
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Portugal (PRT) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Slovak Republic (SVK) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Slovenia (SVN) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Spain (ESP) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Sweden (SWE) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Turkey (TUR) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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United Kingdom (GBR) |
X |
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England (ENG) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Northern Ireland (NIR) |
X |
X |
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Scotland (SCT) |
X |
X |
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Wales (WLS) |
X |
X |
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United States (USA) |
X |
X |
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Table A A.3. List of publications consulted by country (last update June 2017)
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AUSTRALIA |
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OECD (2008), OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Australia 2008 |
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OECD (2011), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Australia 2011 |
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OECD (2014), OECD Economic Surveys: Australia 2014 |
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OECD (2016), Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care, Country Note: Australia |
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OECD (2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Australia 2017 |
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AUSTRIA |
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OECD (2010), OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Austria 2010 |
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OECD (2013), A Skills beyond School Review of Austria |
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OECD (2015), OECD Economic Surveys: Austria 2015 |
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OECD (2016), OECD Reviews of School Resources: Austria 2016 |
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OECD (2017), Education Policy Outlook: Austria |
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BELGIUM |
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OECD (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Belgium |
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OECD (2017), Education Policy Outlook: Belgium |
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BELGIUM (FLEMISH COMMUNITY) |
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OECD (2011), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: School Evaluation in the Flemish Community of Belgium 2011 |
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OECD (2015), OECD Reviews of School Resources: Flemish Community of Belgium 2015 |
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OECD (2010), OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Belgium Flanders 2010 |
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CANADA |
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OECD (2000, 2012, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Canada |
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COLOMBIA |
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OECD (2013, 2015, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Colombia |
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OECD (2016), Education in Colombia |
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CHILE |
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OECD (2004), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Chile 2004 |
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OECD (2009), OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of Chile 2009 |
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OECD (2013), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Chile 2013 |
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OECD (2015), OECD Economic Surveys: Chile 2015 |
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OECD (2015), “Better Policies” Series: Chile Policy Priorities and more Equitable Growth 2015 |
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OECD (2017), Education in Chile |
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Santiago, P., Fizbein, A., García Jaramillo, S. and T. Radinger (2017), OECD Reviews of School Resources: Chile 2017 |
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COSTA RICA |
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OECD (2015), A Skills Beyond Schools Review of Costa Rica |
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OECD (2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Costa Rica 2016 : Economic Assessment |
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
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OECD (2010), OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of the Czech Republic 2010 |
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OECD (2012), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Czech Republic 2012 |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Czech Republic 2012 |
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OECD (2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Czech Republic 2016 |
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DENMARK |
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OECD (2005), Reviews of National Policies for Education: University Education in Denmark 2005 |
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OECD (2011), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Denmark 2011 |
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OECD (2012), A Skills beyond School Review of Denmark |
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OECD (2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Denmark 2016 |
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ESTONIA |
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OECD (2012,), OECD Economic Surveys: Estonia 2012 |
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OECD (2016), OECD Reviews of School Resources: Estonia |
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FINLAND |
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OECD (2003), Reviews of National Policies for Education, Finland 2003 |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Finland 2012 |
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OECD (2016), Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care, Country Note: Finland |
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OECD (2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Finland 2016 |
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FRANCE |
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OECD (1998, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015), OECD Economic Surveys: France |
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OECD (2016), Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care, Country Note: France |
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GERMANY |
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OECD (1998 2004, 2010, 2013, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Germany |
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OECD (2013), A Skills beyond School Review of Germany |
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OECD (2016), Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care, Country Note: Germany |
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GREECE |
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OECD (2002, 2007, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Greece |
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HUNGARY |
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OECD (1999, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Hungary |
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ICELAND |
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OECD (1998, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015), OECD Economic Surveys: Iceland |
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OECD (2012), OECD-Iceland Improving Schools Review: Towards a Strategy to Prevent Dropout in Iceland, Result of the OECD-Iceland Workshop Preventing Dropout in Upper Secondary Schools in Iceland |
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IRELAND |
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OECD (1999, 2009, 2013,2015, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland |
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OECD (2006), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Higher Education in Ireland 2006 |
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ISRAEL |
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OECD (2009, 2013, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Israel |
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OECD (2014), A Skills beyond School Review of Israel |
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ITALY |
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OECD (1998), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Italy 1998 |
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OECD (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Italy |
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OECD (2017), Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care, Country Note:, Italy |
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OECD (2017), Education Policy Outlook: Italy |
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JAPAN |
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OECD (2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Japan |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Japan 2012 |
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KAZAKHSTAN |
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OECD/The World Bank (2015), OECD Reviews of School Resources: Kazakhstan 2015 |
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OECD (2017), Higher Education in Kazakhstan 2017 |
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KOREA |
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OECD (1998), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Korea 1998 |
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OECD (2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Korea |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Korea 2012 |
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OECD (2012), A Skills beyond School Review of Korea |
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OECD (2016), Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care, Country Note: Korea |
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LATVIA |
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OECD (2001), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Latvia 2001 |
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OECD (2015, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia |
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OECD (2015), Investing in Youth: Latvia |
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OECD (2017), Education Policy Outlook: Latvia |
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LUXEMBOURG |
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OECD (2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg |
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OECD (2012), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Luxembourg 2012 |
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OECD (2017),Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care,Country Note: Luxembourg |
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MEXICO |
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OECD (2002, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Mexico |
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OECD (2010), Improving Schools : Strategies for Action in Mexico |
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OECD (2012), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Mexico 2012 |
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NETHERLANDS |
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OECD (2000, 2004, 2008, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Netherlands |
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OECD (2014), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Netherlands 2014 |
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OECD (2014), A Skills beyond School Review of the Netherlands, The Netherlands, 2014 |
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OECD (2016), Starting Strong IV : Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Country Note: the Netherlands |
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NEW ZEALAND |
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OECD (2000, 2004, 2005, 2015), OECD Economic Surveys: New Zealand |
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OECD (2011), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: New Zealand 2011 |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood and Care: New Zealand 2012 |
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NORWAY |
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OECD (2002), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Lifelong Learning in Norway 2002 |
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OECD (2011), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Improving Lower Secondary Schools in Norway 2011 |
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OECD (2011), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Norway 2011 |
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OECD (2013), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Norway 2013 |
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OECD (2015), Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Review: Norway |
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OECD (2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Norway 2016 |
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POLAND |
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OECD (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Poland |
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PORTUGAL |
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OECD (2001, 2004, 2014, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal |
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OECD (2007), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Tertiary Education in Portugal 2007 |
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OECD (2012), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Portugal 2012 |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood and Care: Portugal 2012 |
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
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OECD (2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014), OECD Economic Surveys: Slovak Republic |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Slovak Republic 2012 |
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OECD (2014), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Slovak Republic 2014 |
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OECD (2015), OECD Reviews of School Resources: Slovak Republic 2015 |
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SLOVENIA |
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OECD (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015), OECD Economic Surveys: Slovenia |
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SPAIN |
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OECD (2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017), OECD Economic Surveys: Spain |
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SWEDEN |
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OECD (2001, 2004, 2007, 2011), OECD Economic Surveys: Sweden |
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OECD (2011), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Sweden 2011 |
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OECD (2013), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Sweden 2013 |
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OECD (2015), Improving Schools in Sweden: An OECD Perspective |
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OECD (2015), Education Policy Outlook: Sweden |
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OECD (2016), Getting Skills Right: Sweden |
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SWITZERLAND |
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OECD (2003), Reviews of National Policies for Education: Tertiary Education in Switzerland 2003 |
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OECD (2013), A Skills beyond School Review of Switzerland |
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OECD (2015), OECD Economic Surveys: Switzerland 2015 |
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TURKEY |
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OECD (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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OECD (2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015), OECD Economic Surveys: United Kingdom |
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UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND) |
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OECD (2012), Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: United Kingdom (England) 2012 |
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OECD (2013), A Skills beyond School Review of England |
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UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND & WALES) |
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OECD (2009), OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: A Learning for Jobs Review of England and Wales 2009 |
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UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN IRELAND) |
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OECD (2014), OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
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UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND) |
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OECD (2007) Reviews of National Policies for Education: Scotland 2007 : Quality and Equity of Schooling in Scotland |
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OECD (2015), Improving Schools in Scotland: An OECD Perspective |
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UNITED KINGDOM (WALES) |