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Existe una extensa literatura que muestra la relación del rendimiento académico con otras variables de carácter contextual. El análisis secundario de los resultados correspondientes al rendimiento en PISA 2015 ha permitido clasificar los países de la Unión Europea en dos niveles diferenciados. Se ha estudiado también, a nivel nacional, el grado de relación entre el rendimiento y variables contextuales como el nivel socio económico, los indicadores de escolarización, los recursos destinados a la educación y la cultura organizativa y gobierno de los centros. Posteriormente, tras seleccionar aquellas que correlacionan en mayor medida con el rendimiento, se han contrastado los efectos de las variables contextuales en la diferenciación de países de alto y bajo rendimiento a través de un modelo de regresión logística. Los resultados muestran el papel de algunas de las variables consideradas, destacando el nivel económico del país y la implicación de los padres en la toma de decisiones. A modo de conclusión, se formulan una serie de recomendaciones que permitirían avanzar hacia la mejora del rendimiento y lograr la convergencia educativa entre los países de la UE. ; Extensive literature exists which shows the relation between academic performance and other variables of a contextual nature. A secondary analysis of the results corresponding to performance in PISA 2015 has enabled us to classify European Union countries into two different levels. The degree of relation between performance and contextual variables such as socioeconomic level, schooling indicators, resources allocated to education and organizational culture and school governance has also been studied at a national level. Subsequently, after selecting the variables that correlate the most with performance, the effects of the contextual variables on the differences of countries with high and low performance have been measured using a logistic regression model. Results show the role of some of the variables considered, with the economic level of the country standing out in particular, as well as parental involvement in decision-making. By way of conclusion, a series of recommendations are formulated to advance towards improvements in performance and to achieve educational convergence among EU countries.

Describes how EU health policy has been developed. This book discusses how EU policy is influenced by lobbies in Brussels and by four big member states: France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is suitable for students of EU policy and politics, as well as health policy makers

The paper tests the hypothesis that developing member states of the European Union converge to richer countries. On the basis of a Cobb-Douglas production function this study estimates beta convergence, and sigma convergence, utilising data from the 28 EU member countries. The results confirm the hypothesis and indicate that poor countries grow faster than rich economies in terms of per capita income and the convergence process for Malta is slower. This finding has important implications for transition EU member states, including that Malta needs to overcome several constraints in the transitional phase to increase the steady state level. ; peer-reviewed

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Cover -- Part One: Governance in the European Union -- A. Foundations -- I. The Proto-Constitutional Establishment of European Domestic Policy. Germans and the Conditions for Federal Order in Europe -- II. Law of the European Union: Institutions and Procedures -- III. National Representation in Supranational Institutions: The Case of the European Central Bank -- B. Multi-Level Decision-Making in the EU -- I. Enlargements and their Impact on EU Governance and Decision-Making -- II. European Hesitation: Turkish Nationalism on the Rise? -- III. Limits of Cultural Engineering: Actors and Narratives in the European Parliament's House of European History Project -- C. Governance of External Relations -- I. Mapping out a Euro-Mediterranean Strategy -- II. Transatlantic Leadership in a Multipolar World: The EU Perspective -- III. International Negotiations: The Foundations -- Part two: Regulation in the European Union -- D. Legal Pillars -- I. The Art of Regulation & The Ethics of Competition and State Aid -- II. The Role of the European Council in the European Union's Institutional Framework -- III. Frustration or Success: How to Negotiate EU Law -- E. Sector-Specific Regulation -- I. Cartels and Restrictive Agreements in the Liberalized Telecommunication Sector - EU and National Competition Law Enforcement -- II. Regulating the Railway: Innovative and Competitive Railways in Europe: Infrastructure Usage Charges and the Principle of Non-Discrimination -- III. Competition and the Water Sector -- F. Economic Pillars -- I. Emerging Varieties of Capitalism in the EU New Member Countries of East Central Europe -- II. Economic Security - Key Challenge of the 21st Century -- III. Policies for Coherence and Structural Change: the Quest for Cohesion

Purpose: The concept of green growth gained in importance as a result of the recent financial and economic downturn. In the opinion of many experts it is a potential way of achieving a long-term goal, that is, sustainable development. An essential role in the context of green growth is attributed to the agricultural sector. The authors attempted to establish a synthetic measure of the level of green growth in agriculture. Design/Methodology/Approach: Research was carried out based on the taxonomic linear ordering method. The reference years 2000-2017 were chosen due to data availability on Eurostat, FAO and OECD database. Due to the existing information gap, 25 EU countries were accepted for analysis. Findings: The analysis showed that Poland is characterized by the highest level of green growth in agriculture, while Cyprus received the lowest rating. Generalizing the results of the study, it can be stated that the level of 'greening' agriculture in European Union countries is insufficient. Practical Implications: The results fill in the existing information gap by providing an answer to the fundamental question: How can green growth in agriculture be evaluated synthetically? The proposed method advances the OECD approach by adding evaluation metrics to assess the performance of each country relative to other jurisdictions by indicator and by a synthetic measure. This allows countries to clearly identify areas where their performance is weak and to prioritize their mitigation measures accordingly. Originality/Value: The proposed method advances the OECD approach by adding evaluation metrics to assess the performance of each country relative to other jurisdictions by indicator and by a synthetic measure. This allows countries to clearly identify areas where their performance is weak and to prioritize their mitigation measures accordingly. ; peer-reviewed

Altiero Spinelli and the EU: Is a federation still possible? -- EU LAW: Illegal fishing and its influence on world affairs -- The sources of European Union law -- Inequality and social legislation in the European Union -- The European Union development, from the IIWW to Nice, a long journey -- The European Union institutions: The motor of the organization -- Economy in the European Union: Comprehensive approach -- Relations between USA and Europe, NATO or EU defense? -- French decline, Sarkozy failure leading the European Union -- Evolution of the defence integration in Europe -- The European nation, a dream or a utopia? -- Asymmetrical crisis in the European Union: The example of Greece -- A common language for a common organization -- The union for the Mediterranean and the EU -- European Union external solidarity -- European Union historical analysis.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrative Material -- Preface to the Second Edition -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction: CSDP - A 'Work in Progress' -- Security and Defence Policy: A Special Work in Progress -- The Saint-Malo Revolution -- Controversial Origins -- Misleading Allegations -- The Fundamental Drivers behind CSDP -- Public Policy and Public Opinion -- The Basic Structure of the Book -- Chapter 2 Decision-Making: The Political and Institutional Framework -- The Pre-Saint-Malo Framework -- The Post-Saint-Malo Institutions -- The Post-Lisbon Institutions -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 The Instruments of Intervention: Generating Military and Civilian Capacity -- Transforming EU Military Capabilities -- From Headline Goal 2010 to Pooling, Sharing and Specialization? -- The European Defence Agency -- The Contentious Issue of Operational Headquarters -- Civilian Crisis Management: The Continuation of Politics by Other Means? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Selling it to Uncle Sam… CSDP and Transatlantic Relations -- US Reactions to CSDP -- European Approaches to the NATO-CSDP Relationship -- The CSDP-NATO Relationship: Zero or Positive Sum? -- CSDP and NATO after Libya and Afghanistan -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 The EU as an Overseas Crisis Management Actor -- The CSDP Military Operations -- Non-Military Missions -- Monitoring and Assistance Missions -- Rule of Law Missions -- Border Assistance Missions -- Scholarly Analyses -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Empirical Reality and Academic Theory -- Applying Theory to CSDP -- Substantive Theories -- Methodological Approaches -- Alternative Theoretical/Methodological Approaches -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Conclusion: The Major Challenges Ahead -- A Grand Strategy for CSDP -- Forging an EU Strategic Culture -- Concluding Thoughts: The Challenges Ahead -- Bibliography -- Index.

This study purposes to determine how adoptable and applicable teachers and school administrators in Turkey think the practice of selecting and training elementary school administrators is in England, France and Germany, as well as how adoptable and applicable "Elementary School Principal Selecting and Training Model" is, which is developed considering the conditions in Turkey. The sampling is composed of 356 school administrators and 382 teachers working in 121 public schools in provincial centers in Turkey. The data required for the research has been compiled through the scale "The Standards for Selecting, Appointing and Training Elementary School Principals" developed by the researchers. In the analysis of data, percentage, frequency, arithmetical mean and standard deviation have been used for descriptive statistics, and t-test has been used for unrelated sampling as interpretative statistics technique. It is concluded in the research that the model is found to be adoptable by elementary school administrators and teachers in Turkey, and it is thought to be applicable although its level of adoptability is lower than that of the model used in the Turkish education system. The level of adoptability in all sub-dimensions of the model is higher than the level of applicability.