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Human rights education (international)
Human rights education and human rights policy in an international context
10 December:: Human Rights Day
Editors' tip
Education and Training Monitor 2013: country report Germany
http://ec.europa.eu/education/documents/eatm/monitor2013-de_en.pdf
The second edition of the Monitor (2013) seeks to provide an evidence base for strategic EU measures for the enhancement of education, qualifications, participation in the labour market. Giving statistical data, the report for Germany presents main challenges (decrease of younger age cohorts and the lack of skilled workforce, need to tackle the link between socio-economic [...]
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OECD: PISA 2012 results
http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/pisa-2012-results.htm
In its fifth survey, the Programme for International Assessment of Student Achievement (PISA) focused attention on mathematics skills of 15-year old students in 65 countries/states. The website provides access to key findings for participating countries.
Editors' tip
PISA 2012: key findings for Germany
http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-germany.pdf
Some of the key findings for the PISA 2012 survey (focus on mathematics performance): Germany is one of the few countries that have improved in both mathematics performance and equity since 2003. Significant improvements in mathematics performance were observed between 2006 and 2009, since then results have remained unchanged. The improvements were largely the result of [...]
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Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children. Final report.
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Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Germany – a role model?
How does the dual system of VET work, who can benefit, international co-operations, legal framework
Editors' tip
A Skills Beyond School Review of Germany.
http://www.oecd.org/edu/skills-beyond-school/ASkillsbeyondSchoolReviewofGermany.pdf
This report examines vocational education and training programs in Germany including how they are changing, how they are funded, how they are linked to academic and university programmes and how employers and unions can be engaged. Strengths, weaknesses and challenges are addressed. (DIPF/Orig.)
