Description: Hungary Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Hungary’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment

Hungary Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Hungary’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment

Facing the prospects of rapid aging and demographic decline over the coming decades, Hungary needs a highly skilled workforce to help generate the productivity growth that it needs to continue fueling a convergence of its living standards with thos...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SKILLS LIVING STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL SYSTEM PUPILS AGES SCIENCE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH TEACHERS SCHOOL POLICY STUDENT ENGAGEMENT NUMBER OF SCHOOLS SCHOOLING NUMERACY DISABLED CHILDREN ELEMENTS GROUPS ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL MATH SCORES LABOR FORCE GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPUTER SKILLS PAPERS SCHOOL LEAVERS TECHNICAL SKILLS COLLEGES DISCIPLINES VOCATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES LITERACY VISUAL RESOURCES TEXTBOOKS KNOWLEDGE READING SKILLS QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM CONTENT VOCATIONAL SECONDARY SCIENCE SCORES SECONDARY SCHOOL OLDER WORKERS FORMAL COURSES COMPETENCIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOOL AUTONOMY LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM BASIC COMPETENCIES RESEARCH SCIENCE STUDY SCHOOL STUDENTS TEACHING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN SCHOOL LEVELS TEST SCORES LIBRARY SCHOOL LEVEL PROBLEM SOLVING KINDERGARTEN OLD STUDENTS READING SUBJECTS HUMAN CAPITAL SCHOOL YEAR STUDENT ASSESSMENT KINDERGARTENS RURAL SCHOOLS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WORKERS SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCIENCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE STUDENT SCHOOLS STUDENT MOBILITY ENTRANCE AGE DOCTORAL DEGREE LEARNING OUTCOMES LIFELONG LEARNING URBAN SCHOOLS SCHOOL TYPES STUDENT PERFORMANCE SKILLED WORKFORCE LABOUR MARKET SCHOOL REFORM ACHIEVEMENT PEER REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES LITERATURE CAMPAIGNS EARLY CHILDHOOD YOUTH STUDENT SCORES LOWER SECONDARY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS STUDENT ASSESSMENTS SCHOOL SYSTEMS ADOLESCENTS CURRICULUM QUALITY OF LIFE TEACHER INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT UPPER SECONDARY BASIC LITERACY COGNITIVE SKILLS CHILDREN STUDENT BODY EDUCATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT RURAL AREAS BASIC SKILLS BASIC SCHOOLS CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLS GIRLS PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS STUDENTS RURAL STUDENTS EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS FEES CLASSROOM GRAMMAR SCHOOLS SCHOOL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL MOBILITY PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25518728/hungary-skilling-up-next-generation-analysis-hungary’s-performance-program-international-student-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23352

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Summary:	Facing the prospects of rapid aging and demographic decline over the coming decades, Hungary needs a highly skilled workforce to help generate the productivity growth that it needs to continue fueling a convergence of its living standards with those of its West European neighbors. Skilling up Hungary’s workforce should start by equipping youth with the right cognitive and social-emotional foundation skills. International research has identified three dimensions of skills that matter for good employment outcomes and economic growth: cognitive skills, such as literacy, numeracy, creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving; social-emotional skills and behavioral traits, such as conscientiousness, grit, and openness to experience; and job- or occupation-specific technical skills, such as the ability to work as an engineer. Hungary can do significantly better in preparing its next generation with the right cognitive foundation skills. This report focuses on cognitive skills and examines results for Hungary from the program for international student assessment (PISA), which assesses the mathematics, reading, and science competencies of 15-year-olds. This report lays out a policy agenda consisting of two parallel elements: first, improving socioeconomic conditions for children and youth in general and in school through policies targeted to the poor and disadvantaged such as welfare and employment policies for parents and education support for children. Second, promoting equity and reducing socioeconomic segregation in basic education through inclusive education policies.

Hungary Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Hungary’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment

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