This policy profile on education in the Netherlands is part of the new Education Policy Outlook series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Building on the substantial comparative and sectorial policy knowledge base available…

This step-by-step guide provides practical advice for local board members, administrators, and school board negotiators on determining current and anticipated costs, so that union demands can be analyzed. It concisely describes the "how to" of scattergrams (graphic distribution of staff salary structure), salary guides, percentage versus flat…

This instructional module is designed to teach training managers how to calculate training costs, measure the effectiveness of training, and determine the cost effectiveness of training. It is organized in three parts. Part 1 points out why some training managers are reluctant to determine the cost effectiveness of training. It discusses the need…

This instructional guide on the economic and societal factors of career investigation contains nine units dealing with: job acquisition, on-the-job relations, communications, understanding the paycheck, personal money management, completing government-regulated work requirements, laws affecting workers, changing jobs, and free enterprise. Each…