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OECD Reviews of Migrant Education - Ireland

Ireland experienced a rapid increase in the inflow of immigrant students only in recent years, and the main focus of migrant education is first-generation immigrants. Currently about 10% of students in primary schools and about 8% of students in post-primary schools have immigrant backgrounds. <

International Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Surveys in the OECD Region (EDU Working Paper No. 26)

The current paper provides an overview of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) as well as of the forthcoming OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).

CELE Exchange/CELE Echanges

These articles have been published in the journal of the OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE). Prior to 2009, the journal was called “PEB Exchange”.

OECD Reviews of Migrant Education - Norway

Strong economic performance has attracted immigrants to Norway in recent years. Most migrants come to Norway for humanitarian or family reunification reasons; but increasingly they come to seek work and many have lower socio-economic background than their native peers.

What Works in Migrant Education? A Review of Evidence and Policy Options (EDU Working Paper No.22)

Migrant education is receiving increased attention in all OECD countries. The proportion of students who are foreign-born or have foreign-born parents now exceeds 10% in Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, the Netherlands and Sweden, and is above 20% in Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada

Career Guidance: A Handbook for Policy Makers (Greek Version)

PEB Exchange/PEB Echanges

These are articles which appeared in the journal of the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB) between 1998 and 2008. In 2009, “PEB Exchange” changed its name to “CELE Exchange”.

Learning Environments Evaluation Programme (LEEP) Brochure

The Learning Environments Evaluation Programme (LEEP) seeks to broaden and re-focus the work of the OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) by examining the relationship between a range of policy levers that shape the learning environment and educational and other outcomes.

A Framework for Monitoring Transition Systems (EDU Working Paper No. 20)

The current report presents the results of the development of indicators regarding the transition from education to work.

Open Plan Schools in Portugal: Failure or Innovation?

Open plan schools have been largely contested in Portugal. Recently however the Escola da Ponte, one of the open plan schools that has survived, was recognised as one of the country’s most innovative educational facilities.