Self-directed learning as a key component of lifelong learning has become increasingly
important in a rapidly changing society. SDL competencies support continuous personal …

Comparative research on the impact of the vocational specificity of educational systems on
youth labour market integration has expanded rapidly in the past decades. The present …

Countries' institutional configurations and structural characteristics play an important role in
shaping transitions from school to work. Recent empirical evidence shows significant …

Why do some fields of study in higher education yield higher wage returns in the labor
market than others? Human capital perspectives suggest that differences in skills are a …

Raportin luvut perustuvat viimeisimpään tutkimustietoon tulo-ja varallisuuseroista,
terveyseroista, eriarvoisuudesta koulutuksessa, eriarvoisuuden periytymisestä, tulojen …

Over the decades, higher education has markedly expanded worldwide. Alongside its
trajectory, scholars have investigated how such high participation systems (HPS) affect …

Less-educated workers have the lowest participation rates in job-related further training
across the industrialized world, but the extent of their disadvantage varies. Using data on 28 …

Abstract “Diseases of despair,” most prominently depressive and substance-related
problems, diminish the prospects of many young adults, especially those with lower levels of …

Recent research argues skills are the key to socio-economic success for individuals and
societies, ranging from labor market outcomes to non-economic well-being. Drawing on …

Background By providing high-quality, internationally comparable data on the cognitive
skills of working-age adults, the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult …