briefing papers for policy makers

Table of Contents
Foreword ………………………………………………………………………… p. 1
Table of contents …………………………………………………………………. p. 3
Notes from the editor …………………………………………………………….. p. 5
Section 1. Educational research supported by DG-Research under the Fourth
EU Framework Programme
Immigration and Cross-Cultural Teacher Training ………………………………… p. 9
Student Mobility in Europe ………………………………………………………... p. 11
New Approaches to Work Experience …………………………………………….. p. 14
Labwork in Science Education …………………………………………………… p. 17
Evaluation and Self-Evaluation of Universities in Europe ………………………… p. 19
Government Policy on Higher Education Institutions’ Economic Role …………… p. 21
Innovations in Education and Training …………………………………………… p. 24
University Access Policies for Adult Learners ……………………………………. p. 27
Assessment, Effectiveness and Innovation …………………………………………. p. 30
Higher Education & Graduate Employment in Europe …………………………… p. 32
Improving Early Literacy for EU Countries ………………………………………. p. 35
Training the long-term Unemployed ……………………………………………….. p. 37
Low Skills: a problem for Europe ………………………………………………… p. 41
Helping Unemployed Youths into Work …………………………………………… p. 45
Early Learning: the impact of environmental factors ……………………………….. p. 48
School-to-Work Transitions in Europe ……………………………………………… p. 52
Integrating Immigrant Children into Europe ……………………………………… p. 55
Schooling, Training and Transitions: an economic perspective …………………… p. 59
Developing Learning Organisation Models in SME clusters ……………………… p. 63
Lifelong Learning: implications for universities ………….……………………… p. 66
Lifelong Learning for Older Workers …………………………………………… p. 69
Lifelong Learning: the role of human resource development within organisations … p. 74
Integrated Funding Models for Lifelong Learning …………………………………. p. 77
Vocational Education and Training – European Research ………………………… . p. 79
Competence Evaluation and Training in Europe …………………………………… p. 81
Small Business Training and Competitiveness …………………………………… p. 84
A Comprehensive Framework for Effective School Improvement …………………. p. 87
Developments towards Problem Solving Assessment Tools ……………………….. p. 90
Public Funding and Private Returns to Education ………………………………… p. 92
Learning Environments within Companies ……………………………………… p. 96
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Primary and Secondary Education ... p. 99
Educational Expansion and the Labour Market ……………………………..…… p. 103
Understanding Innovation in Science Teaching ………………………………...… p. 107
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