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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.

Job-related Training and Benefits: A Review of Evidence and Explanations (EDU Working Paper No. 19)

This paper reviews the literature on job-related training and the effects of these investments for different groups of individuals. The paper also elaborates on the theories, empirical explanations, and policy implications that can be drawn from these findings.

Career Guidance: A Handbook for Policy Makers (Latvian version)

Primary School Architecture in Portugal: A Case Study - PEB Exchange, June 2008

Describing primary schools in a small city in Portugal is an opportunity for an overall look at the evolution of schools in general as special public buildings. A look at four of the six primary schools in the city of Caldas da Rainha shows how these public buildings have evolved, what they represent to the community, and how their architecture has corresponded to changing concepts in education and demands for flexibility over the

Effects of Tertiary Expansion: Crowding-out effects and labour market matches for the higher educated (EDU Working Paper No. 10)

This paper examines crowding-out effects and the labour market match for the tertiary educated in 26 OECD countries, using attainment data and data on labour market outcomes from Education at a Glance 2006.

Equity in Education Thematic Review Country Analytical Report - Federation of Russia

The Russian system of education has been developing as the result of social, cultural, and economic changes of the early 90-s. But at present we can see that the significance of the particular factors of transformation that is specific to Russia is declining as tendencies common to the majority of modern countries are coming to the forefront. While choosing strategic parameters for the development of the educational system it is

Equity in Education Thematic Review Country Analytical Report - Switzerland

Switzerland invests more than the mean of other countries in education. The most recent international figures available show that, in 2001, taking all levels of education together, it spent USD 8800 for each child at school or adult student. The OECD mean is USD 6200. Between 1995 and 2001, the biggest increases in expenditure went on students at tertiary level. Much of this extra money was needed for the creation of so-called