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1. What Works in Migrant Education? A Review of Evidence and Policy Options. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 22

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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and Nusche, Deborah

Abstract

Education plays an essential role in preparing the children of immigrants for participation in the labour market and society. Giving these children opportunities to fully develop their potential is vital for future economic growth and social cohesion in OECD countries. But migrant students in most OECD countries tend to have lower education outcomes than their native peers. Extensive previous research has described the system level, school level and individual level factors that influence the education outcomes of migrant students. Building on such previous research, this paper looks at the ways in which "education policies" can influence these factors to help provide better educational opportunities for migrant students. (Contains 7 footnotes.) [This review was prepared for the OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education. It was presented and discussed at the Second Meeting of the Group of National Experts on the Education of Migrants in Paris on 13-14 October 2008.]

Published
2009
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2. Higher Education R&D and Productivity Growth: An Empirical Study on High-Income OECD Countries

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Eid, Ashraf

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This paper is a macro study on higher education R&D and its impact on productivity growth. I measure the social rate of return on higher education R&D in 17 high-income OECD countries using country level data on the percentage of gross expenditure on R&D performed by higher education, business, and government sectors over the period 1981-2006. Empirical results suggest that lagged R&D performed by higher education is positively affecting productivity growth in all specifications. The long-run propensity of productivity growth to R&D performed by the higher education sector is also found to be positive and significant while it is found be insignificant to business R&D. (Contains 13 notes, 3 figures and 8 tables.)

Published
2012
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3. Architectures, Representations and Processes of Language Production

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Alario, F.-Xavier, Costa, Albert, Ferreira, Victor S., and Pickering, Martin J.

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The authors present an overview of recent research conducted in the field of language production based on papers presented at the first edition of the International Workshop on Language Production (Marseille, France, September 2004). This article comprises two main parts. In the first part, consisting of three sections, the authors review the articles that are included in this Special Issue. These three sections deal with three different topics of general interest for models of language production: (A) the general organisational principles of the language production system, (B) several aspects of the lexical selection process and (C) the representations and processes used during syntactic encoding. In the second part, the authors discuss future directions for research in the field of language production, given the considerable developments that have occurred in recent years. [The organisation of the workshop and the writing of this article were made possible by financial support from the following institutions: Ville de Marseille, Conseil General des Bouches du Rhone, Institut Federatif de Recherche 131: Sciences du Cerveau et de la Cognition, Universite' de Provence (BQR grant Bonus Qualite Recherche).]

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2006
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4. An exploratory study of barriers to inclusion in the European workplace.

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Moody, Louise, Saunders, Janet, Leber, Marjan, Wójcik-Augustyniak, Marzena, Szajczyk, Marek, and Rebernik, Nataša

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EMPLOYEE attitudes, EXECUTIVES, EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities, ERGONOMICS, JOB satisfaction, JOB security, NEEDS assessment, PEOPLE with disabilities, RESEARCH, RESEARCH funding, SCALE analysis (Psychology), SOCIAL stigma, SURVEYS, WORK environment, SOCIOECONOMIC factors, DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Background:The European Disability Strategy (2010–2020) seeks to significantly raise the proportion of people with disabilities working in the open labour market. The ERGO WORK project is a collaboration of academic and industrial partners in six European countries, focused on understanding and tackling barriers to workplace inclusion for workers with disabilities. Methods:This study sought to explore the perceptions and needs of stakeholders in terms of workplace adaptation to the needs of employees with disabilities. An exploratory online survey was completed by 480 participants across six countries. Results:The analysis suggests that workplaces could be further improved to meet the needs of employees with considerable scope for training within companies to raise awareness about employees’ needs, employers’ obligations and workplace adaptation. Conclusions:This snapshot suggests there is still a gap between intent and reality in workplace inclusion and further strategies are needed to improve the opportunities for employees with disabilities. The paper argues that ergonomics may have a key role to play in tackling these challenges and adapting the workplace environment and job design to suit the needs of individual employees.Implications for rehabilitationThis study suggests there is considerable scope for workplace adaptation and improvements to meet the needs of employees with disabilities.Employers need and want further specialist practitioner guidance to facilitate workplace inclusion and support adaptation to individual needs.Organisations would benefit from training to raise awareness about potential solutions and approaches that would support more widespread employment of people with disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2017
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