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The objectives underpinning the policies to expand and widen participation have impacted on university provision to help students improve their general... 
Higher education and state | Study and teaching | Tutors and tutoring | Universities and colleges | Social aspects | Vocational qualifications | Educational equalization | Education, Higher | Report writing | Underprepared college students

Creating jobs and increasing productivity are at the top of agenda for policymakers across the world. Knowledge accumulation and skills are recognized as... 
Employees | Manpower policy | Training of | Vocational education | Occupational training | Weiterbildung | Aufsatzsammlung | Bildungsmanagement | Betriebswirtschaft | Berufsbildung | BUS059000 - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS | Training | Adult & Continuing Education | Vocational Guidance | Skills | Education | EDU002000 - EDUCATION | EDU031000 - EDUCATION | Counseling | Productivity growth-TVET-Returns to training-Skills development-ALMPs-On the job training-Market and government failures-Public Policy-Human capital-Skills and Training policies | BUS066000 - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS | Social Protections and Labor | high school | Manpower | craftsmen | Global Education | Job Training | Labor Force | Income | skill development | Skills Development | higher levels of education | Industrial Training | education system | Technical Education | wage subsidies | internships | universities | Education programs | high unemployment | labor mobility | Division of Labor | secondary school | unskilled labor | general secondary education | Productivity | formal schooling | labor market indicators | life skills | classroom | training providers | Unemployment | Displaced Workers | Girls | Labor Economics | Education Reform | social skills | writing skills | innovations | Unskilled Workers | early childhood | employment opportunities | imperfect information | decision-making | schools | quality standards | new entrants | curricula | student loans | basic education | Skills Acquisition | Level of Education | Labor Market | Target Populations | classroom instruction | occupations | gender differences | quality education | Educational Development | resource allocation | perfect competition | labor markets | Market Failures | Pecuniary externalities | secondary education | Gender discrimination | continuous training | Young People | Economic Growth | innovation | secondary schools | political process | early years of life | educated workers | curriculum | capital markets | tertiary education | Training Programs | educational activities | production techniques | Insurance | education systems | labor policies | Adolescent Girls | education institutions | training courses | competitive labor markets | lower secondary education | Unemployment Rates | nongovernmental organizations | skilled labor | business processes | competitive bidding | Labour | Unemployed | vulnerable groups | Skills Training | Teaching | interactive skills | access to training | investments in education | Development Strategies | Labor Market Policies | Economics | Basic Skills | student characteristics | Data Sources | vocational skills | business services | Financial institutions | Human development | Youth | Education Sector | Education for All | literacy | political institutions | externalities | bureaucracies | early childhood development | labor costs | training costs | numeracy | Retraining | instructional content | productivity growth | trainees | adults | Training centers | apprenticeship arrangements | economic sectors | Employment | teachers | leadership | general education | Human Capital | Wages | problem-solving skills | communication skills | acquisition of knowledge | student learning | bargaining | cognitive skills | public institutions | problem solving | data collection | enrollment | living standards | Interventions | classroom learning | Skilled Workers | bargaining power | low levels of education | Vocational Training | Free Press | schooling | Academic Programs | social benefits

This first OECD Skills Outlook presents the initial results of the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), which evaluates the skills of adults in 22 OECD member... 
Functional literacy | Life skills

Study and teaching | Educational change | Aims and objectives | Education | Educational planning | Life skills

"Skills are frequently in the news and in the public eye in every country. Stories highlight concerns about education and literacy standards, grades, learning... 
Government policy | Skilled labor | Akademiker | Arbeitsmarkt | Qualifikation | Facharbeiter | microeconomics | Skilled work | Training | Employers | Education | Skills | Workers | Literacy standards | Skills policy

"Digital Skills systematically discusses the skills or literacies needed in the use of digital media, primarily computers and the Internet. Following the work... 
Digital divide | Computer literacy | Education

In Indonesia, the past two decades have been a time of great progress but also massive transformations and abrupt setbacks. In this context, this book reviews... 
Labor market | Occupational training | Skilled labor | Arbeitsmarkt | Indonesien | Qualifikation | Berufsausbildung | Indonesia | CURRICULUM | LABOR MARKETS | EDUCATION MANAGEMENT | VOUCHERS | EDUCATED WORKERS | LIFE SKILLS | TRAINING FIRMS | TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION | OLDER WORKERS | LABOR SHARE | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | NET ENROLLMENT | SKILLED LABOR | WAGE GROWTH | UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | FIRM SURVEY | PEDAGOGY | PRIVATE SECTOR | ACCESS TO EDUCATION | GROSS ENROLLMENT | VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS | EARLY CHILDHOOD | PRODUCTION WORKERS | FIRM SURVEYS | VOCATIONAL EDUCATION | TEST SCORES | WAGE PREMIUMS | JOB MARKET | EMPLOYMENT GROWTH | PAPERS | EMPLOYMENT SHARE | HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS | HUMAN RESOURCE | TRAINING PROGRAMS | SECONDARY SCHOOLS | DRIVERS | FORMAL EDUCATION | SCHOOL GRADUATES | TRAINING SYSTEM | PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS | JOBS | PROBLEM SOLVING | EDUCATION SYSTEMS | STUDENT ASSESSMENT | OCCUPATION | HIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT | SKILLS DEVELOPMENT | PRIMARY EDUCATION | TRAINEES | HIGHER EDUCATION | JOB OFFERS | SKILL ACQUISITION | EDUCATION FOR YOUTH | SKILL REQUIREMENTS | SCHOOL TEACHERS | TOTAL EMPLOYMENT | INTERNSHIPS | TRAINING SERVICES | JOB CREATION | HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT | SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS | VOCATIONAL SKILLS | OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING | JOBLESS GROWTH | QUALITY STANDARDS | ENROLLMENT TARGETS | LABOR MARKET | WAGE COMPRESSION | PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE | CURRICULUM RELEVANCE | EDUCATION PROGRAMS | FUNCTIONAL SKILLS | QUALITY OF EDUCATION | FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM | NATIONAL EDUCATION | JOB PLACEMENT | GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES | SECONDARY EDUCATION | TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES | EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS | RESEARCH CAPACITY | TEACHING METHODOLOGIES | TEACHING QUALITY | TRAINING INSTITUTES | SKILLED WORKERS | SCHOOL EDUCATION | YOUNG WORKERS | SERVICE SECTORS | FORMAL EDUCATION SECTOR | COMPUTER SKILLS | YOUNG PEOPLE | YOUTH EMPLOYMENT | HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT | CREATING JOBS | ACCREDITATION | TERTIARY EDUCATION | EDUCATIONAL UNITS | RATES OF RETURN | WAGE PREMIUM | PRIMARY SCHOOLING | FORMAL TRAINING | EMPLOYABILITY | WAGE BILL | CREATIVE THINKING | INSTRUCTORS | EMPLOYMENT | SECONDARY SCHOOL | DIPLOMAS | EDUCATIONAL QUALITY | MOBILITY | ADULTS | LANGUAGE BARRIERS | HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION | GER | JOB SKILLS | LEADERSHIP | MANPOWER | EDUCATION QUALITY | TEACHER | EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT | ON-THE-JOB TRAINING | YOUNGER WORKERS | UNEMPLOYED | RURAL WORKERS | TEMPORARY WORKERS | VOCATIONAL TRAINING | LEARNING PROCESSES | BASIC SKILLS | LITERACY | HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS | READING | LIFELONG LEARNING | PRODUCT INNOVATION | CRITICAL THINKING | NUMERACY | CAREER OPPORTUNITIES | LEARNING | TRAINING INSTITUTIONS | SKILL PREMIUMS | EMPLOYEE | PARENTAL EDUCATION | ACADEMIC SKILLS | OCCUPATIONS | JOB EXPERIENCE | TEACHER TRAINING | LEVEL OF EDUCATION | UNIVERSITIES | GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION | SKILL SHORTAGE | TEACHING-LEARNING | EDUCATION LEVEL | SERVICE SECTOR | FIELDS OF STUDY | DEMAND FOR EDUCATION | UNSKILLED WORKERS | WORKER | LEVELS OF EDUCATION | PUPILS | SKILL DEVELOPMENT | PROFICIENCY | SKILL PREMIUM | UNIVERSITY EDUCATION | EDUCATIONAL LEVEL | LABOR REGULATIONS | CLASSROOM | EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES | TRAINING CENTER | SKILLED WORKFORCE | WORK EXPERIENCE | SUBJECT AREAS | LABOR FORCE | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | SKILLS TRAINING | RETENTION RATES | MATHEMATICS | GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE | AGE GROUPS | ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK | UNEMPLOYMENT | TEACHING | TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS | JOB VACANCIES | JOB TRAINING | INFORMAL EDUCATION | SCHOOLING | JOB TURNOVER | SCIENCE STUDY | EMPLOYMENT SITUATION | ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY | WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION | GENERIC SKILLS | INFORMAL TRAINING

"How do K-12 students become self-regulated learners who actively deploy comprehension strategies to make meaning from texts? This cutting-edge guide is the... 
Executive ability in children | Reading comprehension

Skilled labor | Training of | Vocational education | Occupational training | Vocational qualifications | Functional literacy

"The Skills of Document Use: From Text Comprehension to Web-Based Learning" examines functional literacy from a psychological standpoint. It offers a... 
Computers and literacy | Cognition | Web-based instruction | Functional literacy | Reading comprehension | Language & Linguistics | Cognitive Science | Discourse Analysis | Psychology of | Language

Study and teaching | English language | Adult education | Literacy | Elementary education of adults

"This one-stop guide to nurturing six core early literacy skills at your library also offers practical tips for sharing these skills with parents, teachers,... 
Libraries and caregivers | Language arts (Preschool) | United States | Storytelling | Libraries and preschool children | Activity programs | Reading readiness | Kansas | Literacy programs | Children's libraries

Understanding the origins of poor literacy and numeracy skills in adulthood and how to improve them is of major importance when society places a high premium... 
Adult education | Numeracy | Functional literacy | Post-Compulsory Education | Adult Education | Research Methods in Education | Teaching & Learning - Education | Theories of Learning | Adult education - English-speaking countries | Elementary education of adults

This book reviews current education and skills training options in the Eastern Caribbean and asks whether the prevailing education policies adequately prepare... 
Economic aspects | Labor supply | Education and state | Education | Effect of education on | Bildungswesen | Bildungsabschluss | Arbeitsplatzangebot | Gemeinschaft | Karibik | Schulsystem | Caribbean Area | CURRICULUM | LABOR MARKETS | CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT UNIT | MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION | SALARIES | SERVICE TRAINING | EDUCATED WORKERS | LIFE SKILLS | GROSS COMPLETION RATE | DECISION-MAKING SKILLS | FIXED COSTS | MARKET ECONOMY | ETHICS | STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT | CLASSROOMS | PEDAGOGY | ARITHMETIC | EARNINGS | ACCESS TO EDUCATION | GROSS ENROLLMENT | QUALIFIED TEACHERS | GLOBAL LEARNING | PASS RATE | ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION | CONTRIBUTION | EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES | INVESTMENT CLIMATE | ORAL COMMUNICATION | TUITION | VOCATIONAL EDUCATION | CALL | ACCURATE INFORMATION | PRIVATE INVESTMENT | SCHOOLS | PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS | VALUABLE | PAPERS | EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS | TRAINING PROGRAMS | SECONDARY SCHOOLS | STAKEHOLDERS | FORMAL EDUCATION | CONTRIBUTIONS | UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION | SCHOOL GRADUATES | TECHNICAL EDUCATION | CONTINUOUS LEARNING | PROBLEM SOLVING | EDUCATION SYSTEMS | INNOVATIVE APPROACHES | STUDENT ASSESSMENT | FINANCIAL SERVICES | TEACHERS | EDUCATION INVESTMENT | SKILLS DEVELOPMENT | PRIMARY EDUCATION | HIGHER EDUCATION | LIVING STANDARDS | REAL ESTATE | UNEMPLOYED YOUTH | JOB CREATION | SALARY | SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS | TEXTBOOK RENTAL | ENROLLMENT RATE | RATE OF RETURN | VOCATIONAL SKILLS | RENTS | MARKETABLE SKILLS | LITERACY PROGRAM | ENTRANCE EXAM | TRAINING TO TEACHERS | LABOR MARKET | EDUCATORS | RETURNS TO EDUCATION | CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT | SCHOOL BOARDS | COGNITIVE SKILLS | DIRECT INVESTMENT | PRIMARY SCHOOL | WORK FORCE | DEVELOPMENT BANK | QUALITY OF EDUCATION | UNIVERSAL ACCESS | WAGES | ESSENTIAL SKILLS | FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM | SELF ESTEEM | NATIONAL EDUCATION | PRIMARY DATA | RURAL POPULATION | COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION | NEEDS ASSESSMENT | DISTANCE EDUCATION | PRESENT VALUE | SECONDARY EDUCATION | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES | SCHOOL LEAVERS | CURRENCY | TECHNICAL SKILL | LEARNING OUTCOMES | SKILLED WORKERS | EDUCATION PROJECTS | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | COMPUTER SKILLS | CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION REFORM | SYLLABI | YOUNG PEOPLE | SAVINGS | BASIC COMPETENCIES | NUMBER OF PUPILS | COMMUNITY COLLEGES | WAGE | ACCREDITATION | TERTIARY EDUCATION | EDUCATION SYSTEM | RATES OF RETURN | MARKET DEMANDS | CREATIVE THINKING | SKILLS REQUIREMENTS | SECONDARY SCHOOL | CURRICULUM REFORM | ACCESS TO BOOKS | PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS | VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION | MATH | PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION | SKILLED PROFESSIONALS | PRINTING | LEADERSHIP |