Across OECD countries, more and more individuals have attained tertiary education and the share of those with less education has declined. Although there are more tertiary-educated individuals than ever before, they still achieve good labour market outcomes. This confirms that labour market demand is generally keeping pace with rising educational…

In 2005 the Child Care Act was introduced in the Netherlands. The explicit objective of the childcare reform has been to stimulate the operation of market forces so that childcare services are provided in an efficient way. The change towards a demand-driven financing system implies that there is no longer public provision of childcare services in…

Facing increasing costs and lower demand for graduates, Dutch universities will continue to restrict admission. (DE)

The European Centre for Higher Education organized a symposium in October l977 to prepare a study on access to higher education in Europe. The purpose of the symposium was to pool suggestions for the plan and content of the proposed study and to examine possible methods of approach for certain problems that have recently arisen in the area of…

Factors affecting the relationship between education and work in the Netherlands include: the welfare state, inconsistencies in labor demand and supply, the composition of the labor supply, and public and educational policy. The educational trend is toward two-stage education--one for general education and another for employment preparation. (MSE)

The Netherlands has two different types of higher education: university courses that take 6 to 9 years and higher vocational courses that take from 3 to 4 years. The flow of students into universities and higher vocational institutions is so great and the demand for education so varied that a new system of higher education is needed. A proposal is…

This report synthesizes experiences in a number of countries (United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Japan) on the market economy in higher education. Considered are market forces, various financial structures (institutional budgets, student funding, research infrastructure, other income, staffing), and implications for the future. (MSE)

There are two sectors of higher education in the Netherlands: the universities covered by the University Education Act and the vocationally-oriented colleges covered by the Further Education Act. Following a summary of the main elements of secondary education, higher or tertiary education is defined. Thirteen universities and non-university…

This report is intended to give a clear picture of the Netherlands' educational system and of present and future planning activities. The first six chapters cover the function of education in Dutch society, the role institutions in Dutch society play in the educational system, the present educational system, the numbers of pupils and students…

Essays address the relationship between second language education and intercultural communication in several countries. Following an introduction are the following papers: "Second Language Learning in Belgium" (Ludo Beheydt); "Foreign Language Education in Bulgaria: Present-Day Situation and Future Tendencies" (Madeleine…

European case studies on strategies for adult education are presented as representative or exemplary approaches to universal access. Each is described within a historical and social context: the British Community Colleges and the Open University; the Swedish Study Circles; the Evening Folk High School in Germany; the social-cultural animation…

The impact of developments in work organizations on the skilling process in the Netherlands was studied through a macro analysis of available statistical information about the development of education for work in the Netherlands and case studies of three Dutch firms. The macro analysis focused on the following: vocational education in the…