Key Competences in Europe: Opening Doors For Lifelong Learners Across the School Curriculum and Teacher Education

The aim of the study is to provide a comparative overview of policy and practice concerning the development and implementation of key competences in the education systems of the 27 Member States of the European Union. In particular, the study assesses the implementation of the 8 key competences contained in the European Reference Framework of Key Competences in primary and secondary schools across the EU as well as the extent to which initial and in-service education and training of teachers equips them with the skills and competences necessary to deliver key competences effectively.key competences, lifelong learning, cross-curricular, competence

Social Effectiveness of Tertiary Education for Adults in Mid-life

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Evolving Diversity II: Participation of students with an immigrant background in European Higher Education

EQUNET is a 3-year project researching the state of equity in Higher Education in Europe. The project aims to create an evidence-based policy advocacy network, so as to promote its conclusions as a way to promote better-informed policy making on equity issues in Europe. This is the second of three reports, and is dedicated to improving the picture of equity in access to Higher Education in Europe for persons of immigrant origin. The report provides a theoretical framework for discussion of the topic, a statistical cross-country analysis of access-figures, as well as detailed country-studies for Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom. It is the result of a year of research conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers originating from across Europe. (DIPF/Orig.

Conference Report: Improving Skills: Evidence from Secondary Analysis of International Surveys

The Improving Skills conference, which took place November 15-16, 2012 in Cyprus, was organised by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture (DG EAC), in close cooperation with the Cypriot Presidency and with the input from CRELL. The aim of the conference was to generate and disseminate knowledge derived from recent secondary analysis of large scale international surveys and assessments such as PISA, TIMSS, ICCS, ESLC and PIRLS. Participants of the conference discussed policy goals and areas requiring further research in the field of improving skills, both in terms of improving basic skills (such as literacy and reading competencies) and transversal skills (enhancing employability, social inclusion and civic participation).JRC.G.3-Econometrics and applied statistic