Reports
Autorengruppe Bildungsberichterstattung (2012). Bildung in Deutschland 2012. Germany: W. Bertelsmann Verlag.
Baethge, M. & Baethge-Kinsky, V. (2012). Zu Situation und Perspektiven der Ausbildungsvorbereitung von Jugendlichen mit besonderem Foerderbedarf in NRW. Eine explorative Studie an ausgewaehlten Berufskollegs. Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Goettingen im Auftrag des Ministeriums fuer Schule und Weiterbildung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Banscherus, U. (2010): Lebenslanges Lernen im Bologna-Prozess. In Wiener, G., Wolter, A. & Koepernik, C. (Eds.). Der lernende Mensch in der Wissensgesellschaft. Muenchen (pp. 221-238).
Bellenberg, G. (with Forell, M.). (2012). Schulformwechsel in Deutschland. Durchlaessigkeit und Selektion in den 16 Schulsystemen der Bundeslaender innerhalb der Sekundarstufe I. Bertelsmann-Stiftung. Available from http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-A0E35134-E84B548A/bst/hs.xsl/nachrichten_113951.htm
BMBF (2008). Leben und Lernen für eine lebenswerte Zukunft – die Kraft der Erwachsenenbildung. Confintea VI-Bericht Deutschland. The Development and State of the Art of Adult Learning and Education (ALE). Available from http://www.bmbf.de/de/1366.php?hilite=Berichtssystem+Weiterbildung
BMBF (2006). Berichtssystem Weiterbildung IX. Integrierter Gesamtbericht zur Weiterbildungssituation in Deutschland. Retrievable from http://www.bmbf.de/de/1366.php?hilite=Berichtssystem+Weiterbildung
BMBF (2007). 10 Leitlinien zur Modernisierung der beruflichen Bildung. Ergebnisse des Innovationskreises berufliche Bildung.
BMBF (2011). Bildung auf einen Blick 2011 Methodische Informationen zum internationalen Vergleich. http://www.bmbf.de/de/1366.php?hilite=Berichtssystem+Weiterbildung
DIE (2010): Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung – Leibniz-Zentrum für lebenslanges Lernen e.V. Trends der Weiterbildung 2010. Bielefeld. Available from www.e-cademic.de/data/…/9783763942428.pdf
Ehrke, M. (2003). Modularisierung contra Beruflichkeit. IG Metall: Frankfurt am Main
Hanft, A. & Knust, M. (2007). Internationale Vergleichsstudie zur Struktur und Organisation der Weiterbildung an Hochschulen. BMBF und Carl von Ossietzky Universitaet Oldenburg. Available from http://www.bildungsserver.de/Studien-zum-Weiterbildungsmarkt-in-Deutschland-8171.html
Hoeckel, K. & Schwartz, R. (2010). Lernen fuer die Arbeitswelt. OECD-Studien zur Berufsbildung. Deutschland. OECD.
Hurrelmann, K. (2006). Offener Brief. Erneuerung meines Plaedoyers fuer ein Zwei-Wege-Modell im deutschen Schulsystem.
Kultusministerkonferenz (2007). Das Bildungswesen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2006. Darstellung der Kompetenzen, Strukturen und bildungspolitischen Entwicklungen für den Informationsaustausch in Europa. Bonn
Maaz, K., Baumert, J., Gresch, C. & McElvany, N. (2010). Der Übergang von der Grundschule in die weiterführende Schule. Leistungsgerechtigkeit und regionale, soziale und ethnisch-kulturelle Disparitäten. Bildungsforschung Band 34. Berlin, Bonn: BMBF.
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Bildungsforschung (2008). Das Bildungswesen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
OECD (2005). Thematic Review on Adult Learning. Germany. Country Note. Final Version: May 2005. URL: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/44/5/36341143.pdf
OECD (2012). Education at a Glance.
OECD (2011). Education at a Glance. Retrievable from www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/2/48631582.pdf
OECD (2011). Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising. Country Note Germany.
OECD (2012). Country Notes. Germany. Priorities supported by indicators.
OECD (2012). OECD Employment Outlook 2012. How does Germany compare?
Schaeper, H. et al. (2006). International vergleichende Studie zur Teilnahme an Hochschulweiterbildung. Hochschul-Informations-System.
Schindler, S. (2012). Aufstiegsangst? Eine Studie zur sozialen Ungleichheit im historischen Zeitverlauf. Vodaphone-Stiftung Deutschland.
Schoof, U., Blinn, M. & Schleiter, A. (2011). Deutscher Lernatlas. Guetersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Stifterverband fuer die Deutsche Wissenschaft (in Kooperation mit McKinsey & Company). (2013). Hochschulbildungsreport 2020.
Thelen, K. & Busemeyer, M. R. (2008). From collectivism toward segmentalism: Institutional change in German vocational training. Discussion Paper 13/2008. Cologne: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
TNS Infratest Sozialforschung (2008). Weiterbildungsbeteiligung in Deutschland. Eckdaten zum BSW-AES 2007. Retrieved from http://www.bmbf.de/de/1366.php?hilite=Berichtssystem+Weiterbildung
Werquin, P. (2010). Recognition of non-formal and informal learning. Country practices. OECD.
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Scholarly literature: Books
Baethge, M., Solga, H. & Wieck, M. (2007). Berufsbildung im Umbruch. Signale eines überfälligen Aufbruchs. Berlin: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
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Cortina, Kai S./ Baumert, Jürgen/ Leschinsky, Achim/ Mayer, Karl Ulrich/ Trommer, Luitgard (Hrsg.) (2005): Das Bildungswesen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Strukturen und Entwicklungen im Überblick, 2. Auflage, Hamburg/ Rowohlt Verlag.
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Other Documents and Conference Papers
Hurrelmann, K. (2006). Offener Brief. Erneuerung meines Plaedoyers fuer ein Zwei-Wege-Modell im deutschen Schulsystem. Leibniz Universitaet Hannover (2008, Januar). Wissenschaftliche Begleitung des Niedersächsischen Schulversuchs „Berufseinstiegsklasse“ (BEK). 1. Zwischenbericht.
Seeleib-Kaiser, M. & Fleckenstein, T. (2006). Discourse, learning and welfare state change: The case of German labour market reform. Paper presented to the 2006 Social Policy Association Conference, University of Birmingham. Retrievable from www.spi.ox.ac.uk/…/pdf/BarnettPaper20063_accepted_for_pub.pdf
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