The 2004 edition of Education Policy Analysis contains state-of-the-art reviews of policy issues and international developments in the role of non-university institutions in widening access to tertiary education and in making it more diverse and relevant;  how countries can gain educational returns from their investments in educational ICT; the challenges that lifelong learning poses for schools; and how tax policies can help to foster lifelong learning.  The 2004 edition also includes a summary of recent major education policy changes across a wide range of fields in OECD countries.

Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Alternatives to Universities Revisited
Chapter 2. Getting Returns from Investing in Educational ICT
Chapter 3. How Well Do Schools Contribute to Lifelone Learning?
Chapter 4 Taxation and Lifelong Learning
Annex: Recent Education Policy Developments