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OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2013
"Education Indicators in Focus" is a recurring series of briefs that highlight specific indicators in "OECD's Education at a Glance" that are of particular interest to policy makers and practitioners. They provide a detailed look into current issues in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, higher education, and adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Benefits, Demography, Expectation
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Sheregi, F. E. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
The system of higher education in Russia is incapable of providing the kind of skilled labor force that the economy needs in order to move beyond its current, inadequate level of development. Unless the universities educate people that employers need, Russia will lose even more skilled people through emigration. (Contains 9 notes.) [This article…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Force, Professional Education
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Tiuriukanova, E. V.; Ledeneva, L.I. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
The article, based on a study carried out in 2003, discusses Russia's migrant children's orientations toward acquiring higher education in the Russia Federation. The focus of this study was to determine the educational factors that motivate migrants to relocate to the Russian Federation. Immigrants in Russia make up more than 5 percent of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Social Environment
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Beliaeva, L.A. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
The social changes that have taken place in the past fifteen years have had a powerful effect on the life trajectories and social expectations of people in different age groups in Russia. For the most part there are two terms that are used to identify these groups: age cohort (or age group) and generation. But the use of these terms in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Change, Age Groups, Age Differences
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Cherednichenko, G. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
This article discusses the personal plans of secondary school seniors. The author discusses the research projects concerning problems of young people's orientation and choice of profession. Furthermore, the author examines the role played by objective and subjective factors in the shaping of the personal plans of senior students in secondary…
Descriptors: Place of Residence, Labor Market, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries