WISE-Gallup Survey: “Connecting Education to the Real World”
The 2015 WISE Education Survey: Connecting education to the real world, focuses on how well education systems around the world are preparing students for work and what can be done to support this vital task. It represents the views of the WISE global community of education experts – teachers, students, recent graduates, policy makers, non-profit […]
Quality in Early Childhood Education: an International Review and Guide for Policy Makers
High quality early childhood education has an important impact on later development and learning of children. It comprises the emotional, social and cognitive development, as well as the key transversal skills including language, self-regulation and playfulness. Why is education in the early years so crucial? And what policies and practices make quality early childhood education […]
Education for the Future: The Global Experience of Developing Twenty-first Century Skills and Competencies
In recent years the framework for twenty-first century skills has evolved remarkably and global attention and awareness of the subject has increased as well. Nevertheless, the definition and implementation of twenty-first century skills differs among international organizations, particularly according to national contexts. Through a literature review of more than 15 countries over the past ten […]
K-12 Reform in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Challenges and Policy Recommendations
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have recently experienced major education reforms, resulting in great achievements in learning outcomes. However, some limitations can be identified as existing gaps in access and quality of education persist. The report identifies and compares the development of the education reform initiatives put in place in selected countries of the […]
Learning and Well-being: An Agenda for Change
The understanding of well-being as an important goal for individuals and for communities has gained real traction in recent years. Yet the idea of “learning for well-being” is still only at the margins in schools the world over. Curricula for twenty-first century skills continues to focus primarily on the academic subjects and on transversal skills […]
Quality in Early Childhood Education: an International Review and Guide for Policy Makers
High quality early childhood education has an important impact on later development and learning of children. It comprises the emotional, social and cognitive development, as well as the key transversal skills including language, self-regulation and playfulness. Why is education in the early years so crucial? And what policies and practices make quality early childhood education […]
Teacher Policies: Global Best Practices for Developing the Teaching Profession
Rapid global change intensifies the challenge nations face in developing high quality teaching professions. The profiles and demands of learners as well as the learning environments are constantly evolving. In this context, successful education reforms are intrinsically linked to improvement in teacher quality. The report identifies ten key aspects of teacher policies the world over, […]
Creative Public Leadership: How School System Leaders Can Create the Conditions for System-wide Innovation
System leaders globally are aspiring toward a paradigm shift in education where a wider range of skills is achieved through new learning pathways. Such a shift requires a serious, disciplined and radical innovation at all levels of the system, and demands that governments rethink their roles in innovation eco-systems. This report aims to support system […]
Entrepreneurship Education: A Global Consideration From Practice to Policy Around the World
As entrepreneurship continues to gain momentum and visibility as an engine of global economic development, it is critical to understand and optimize the role that entrepreneurship education plays. Based on a detailed review of the literature on the entrepreneurship education ecosystems and frameworks in the United States, China, Finland, and Qatar, this report identifies the […]
Driving Grades, Driving Growth: How Private Capital in Education is Increasing Access, Inspiring Innovation, and Improving Outcomes
Across emerging markets, the middle class is growing, and with it, demands for quality education. While high-quality public sector provision is the backbone of education systems, private capital and new models of financing education has an important role to play in widening access, driving innovation, and increasing diversity of education offerings. This report explores the […]