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Contents Impact of education and training: this volume addresses research work to assess the material and non-material impacts of education, training and skills at macroeconomic and regional level, and the impacts on enterprises and individuals. The picture is completed by case studies on the impact of active labour-market policies (ALMP) with training components, in terms of both effects for the economy and for social integration. The foundations of evaluation and impact research: this volume gathers contributions on philosophical roots, types and standards of evaluation and impact research. It also discusses tools and methods for evaluating education and training systems and reforms. Competence measurement as well as designing and selecting key competences in an international context are also addressed. Evaluation of systems and programmes: this publication gathers contributions on recent evaluations of education and training systems and reforms. The case studies provide an insight in current evaluation practices in several European countries but also assess the results of international and EU-supported programmes and initiatives.
	Impact of education and training Third report on vocational training research in Europe: background report Descy, P.; Tessaring, M. (eds) Luxembourg: EUR-OP, 2004 (Cedefop Reference series, 54) Order this publication online
Preface The impact of human capital on economic growth: a review Rob A. Wilson, Geoff Briscoe Empirical analysis of human capital development and economic growth in European regions Hiro Izushi, Robert Huggins Non-material benefits of education, training and skills at a macro level Andy Green, John Preston, Lars-Erik Malmberg Macroeconometric evaluation of active labour-market policy - a case study for Germany Reinhard Hujer, Marco Caliendo, Christopher Zeiss Active policies and measures: impact on integration and reintegration in the labour market and social life Kenneth Walsh and David J. Parsons The impact of human capital and human capital investments on company performance Evidence from literature and European survey results Bo Hansson, Ulf Johanson, Karl-Heinz Leitner The benefits of education, training and skills from an individual life-course perspective with a particular focus on life-course and biographical research Maren Heise, Wolfgang Meyer Top
	The foundations of evaluation and impact research Third report on vocational training research in Europe: background report Descy, P.; Tessaring, M. (eds) Luxembourg: EUR-OP, 2004 (Cedefop Reference series, 58) Order this publication online
Preface Philosophies and types of evaluation research Elliot Stern Developing standards to evaluate vocational education and training programmes Wolfgang Beywl; Sandra Speer Methods and limitations of evaluation and impact research Reinhard Hujer, Marco Caliendo, Dubravko Radic From project to policy evaluation in vocational education and training - possible concepts and tools. Evidence from countries in transition. Evelyn Viertel, Sřren P. Nielsen, David L. Parkes, Sřren Poulsen Look, listen and learn: an international evaluation of adult learning Beatriz Pont and Patrick Werquin Measurement and evaluation of competence Gerald A. Straka An overarching conceptual framework for assessing key competences. Lessons from an interdisciplinary and policy-oriented approach Dominique Simone Rychen Top
	Evaluation of systems and programmes Third report on vocational training research in Europe: background report Descy, P.; Tessaring, M. (eds) Luxembourg: EUR-OP, 2004 (Cedefop Reference series, 57) Order this publication online
Preface Evaluating the impact of reforms of vocational education and training: examples of practice Mike Coles Evaluating systems reform in vocational education and training: learning from Danish and Dutch cases Loek Nieuwenhuis, Hanne Shapiro Evaluation of EU and international programmes and initiatives promoting mobility: selected case studies Wolfgang Hellwig, Uwe Lauterbach, Hermann-Günter Hesse, Sabine Fabriz Consultancy for free? Evaluation practice and culture in the European Union and central and eastern Europe. Findings from selected EU programmes Bernd Baumgartl, Olga Strietska-Ilina, Gerhard Schaumberger Quasi-market reforms in employment and training services: first experiences and evaluation results Ludo Struyven, Geert Steurs Evaluation activities in the European Commission Josep Molsosa Top