Wednesday, June 17, 2015

International rep[orts about education

A new OECD report on youth, skills and employabilty comments on the struggle young people have in gaining entry to the workforce. In some OECD countries, one in four 16-29 year olds is neither employed nor in education or training. Find the report, OECD Skills Outlook 2015, at http://www.oecd.org/education/oecd-skills-outlook-2015-9789264234178-en.htm

A United Nations global survey, MyWorld2015 Analytics, aims to capture people's voices, priorities and views, so world leaders can be informed as endeavor to define global goals. The highest priority, globally, is that everyone has access to a good education. Check the survey results at http://data.myworld2015.org/ You can filter the results by country, gender, education levels and age groups.

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Teens' favorite social media

According to a recent report, among UK and US teens, YouTube is seen as the coolest social network (followed by Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, and Snapchat). The report was based on data from a survey of 7,890 Internet users in the United States and 8,010 Internet users in the United Kingdom, age 16-64.
GlobalWebIndex. (2015). GWI Social. London: Author.
 http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2015/27790/the-coolest-social-network-with-teens#ixzz3cIXsAvNK