There
is a great variety of links between national research activities and national
policies related to VET and HRD in European countries. The evidence displayed
in the national reports (see Overview of countries,
especially aspect 1) provides the basis for the comparative analysis. In
order to identify a common denominator for comparison, the analysis has
been focused on policy oriented research activities. These are structured
according to the following typology:
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Special
frameworks or structures of research (e.g. knowledge management system);
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Research
in support of reforms or programmes;
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Various
other policy-related research activities.
The levels
of policy oriented research activities presented in the map below are based
on this typology (see legend on the right).
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FI
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NO
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SE
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AT
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BE
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BG
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CZ
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EE
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DE
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FR
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HU
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LT
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LV
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IE
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UK
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PL
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RO
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SI
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SK
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CY
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ES
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IT
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MT
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PT
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Levels
of policy oriented research activities |
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(1)
Various policy-related research activities |
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(2)
Research in support of reforms or programmes; other activities (see 1) |
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Special frameworks or structures of research; other activities (see 2) |
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The
map provides the following outcomes: Most of the European countries, across
all regions, are allocated to a medium level, characterised by research
in support of reforms or programmes and various other policy related research
activities (AT, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LV, MT, PL, SE,
SI, SK, UK). A few countries, across three regions, share a lower level,
confined to various policy related research activities (BE, BG, PT, RO).
A relatively high level of policy oriented research activities has been
identified in three countries (DE, FI, NO), which have developed special
frameworks or structures to underpin the linkage between research and policies.
NOTE:
The Profile of national research is based on a comparative analysis of
selected activities in 25 European countries (see Overview).
This data has been compiled from the national reports prepared by the Cedefop
ReferNet in 2006 and subsequently published by Cedefop (see Introduction
and Reference). |