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members agreed to work for the development of research and resources in science and
technology and promotion of vocational training. Where the section-c encourage members to
pursue and design policies to achieve economic growth. The role of the OECD is seen as
“presenting an intellectual face of global capitalism, mediating, interpreting and disseminating its
implications for education in a consensus-making and rationally unavoidable way” (Henry,
Lingard, Rizvi, & Taylor, 2001). Like other major fields, OECD has established Directorate for
Education.
5.2.5.1 OECD Directorate for Education
To achieve its goals and to promote education in the partner economies OECD has established a
Directorate for Education, which helps promote learning and provides solutions to the problems
by giving innovative ideas. In the field education this directorate is actively working on many
projects with the collaboration and cooperation of many research institutions, international
organization, educational institutions and governments. These projects are in diverse fields that
include; adult literacy, effective teaching, learning science, student assessment, school violence,
school safety and security, lifelong learning, digital learning resources, ICTs, E-learning, special
education, curriculum development, early childhood education and care, economics of education,
innovative in education, markets in education, comparative education, policy research in
education, institutional management, financing education, internationalization of education,
higher education, quality teaching in higher education, ranking of universities, policy
development in education, data collection on education and related indicators, teacher education,
tertiary education, vocational education and training (OECD, 2011). The OECD roles in
education have been grouped under four main headings by the Directorate of Education;
i. Pre-school and school
ii. Higher education and adult learning
iii. Education, the economy and society
iv. Research and knowledge management
OECD is achieving its goals in education through four major programs. These programs are not
only helping countries to improve their education system but also giving them an opportunity to
learn from international experiences. These programs are: PISA, IMHE, CELE and CERI