By . Portugal’s export performance has been impressive, sustaining the economy through years of weak domestic demand in the wake of the banking and sovereign debt crisis. As discussed in the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of Portugal, part of the improvement in exports has been due to a sustained expansion of the tourism industry. More...
Does Denmark need yet another tax reform?
By . The answer is yes according to the recent OECD Economic Survey of Denmark. The ratio of tax revenue to GDP in Denmark is 46%, very close to the highest country (France: 46.2%) and well above the OECD average (34.2%). More...
Why aren’t more girls choosing careers in science and engineering?
It’s no secret that women are under-represented in the offices of most tech companies and laboratories today. Although more women than men complete tertiary education across high-income countries, they account for just 25 percent of graduates in information and communications technology, and 24 percent in engineering. Less clear, however, are the reasons behind this gender gap. More...
What a California school survey can tell us about measuring social and emotional skills
Educators across the globe increasingly agree that the social and emotional dimensions of learning are critical for a student’s success – a trend that is underscored by the OECD’s forthcoming Study on Social and Emotional Skills. But there is little consensus around how to measure these important factors – and how to strengthen them. More...
Why the Sustainable Development Goal on Education matters for everyone
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, are a universal call for action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all. The fourth SDG (SDG 4) aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. SDG 4 encompasses ten targets, which together represent the most comprehensive and ambitious agenda for global education ever formulated. More...
Une simple proposition audacieuse ou un projet réellement prometteur ? MILLA souhaite opérer un tournant numérique
Les chosent semblent bouger à Berlin. Les responsables politiques ont reconnu que, dans le contexte de la numérisation, l´éducation et la formation des adultes évolue et que le gouvernement doit donner une nouvelle impulsion. Dénommée MILLA au sein du groupe parlementaire de la CDU, celle-ci devrait coûter à l'État entre un et trois milliards d'euros. Peter Brandt explique comment faire de MILLA un projet intéressant. Plus...Focus EPALE: l’Education à la citoyenneté
Entre mars et mai, EPALE souhaite mettre l’accent sur l’importance de l’éducation à la citoyenneté pour construire une société responsable et enseigner aux adultes comment prendre davantage conscience des tendances de la société. Plus...Développer la capacité à s'orienter
Du côté des pratiques des professionnels, la dimension pédagogique de l'orientation apparaît très tôt. En effet, dés 1957, Antoine Léon propose une « psychopédagogie de l’orientation professionnelle » (Leon, 1957) pour donner aux jeunes le pouvoir de décider de leur avenir. Cette proposition installera l'orientation dite « éducative » dans le champ de l'accompagnement. Plus...Tell Your Story : le storytelling pour prévenir le décrochage scolaire
Le décrochage scolaire est un phénomène relativement important en Europe, au cœur des priorités des différents pays et de l’Union Européenne. Tell Your Story, projet développé entre le 1er septembre 2016 at le 30 novembre 2018, a été développé pour explorer de nouveaux outils dans sa prévention. Plus...EUA partners in European action to make research data FAIR
Making data FAIR – findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable – is becoming more and more the standard expectation with regard to European research projects. The future European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) will also rely on FAIR data. To make this happen, EUA will be a core partner of the project “Fostering FAIR Data Practices in Europe” (FAIRsFAIR), which starts on 1st March 2019. More...