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  • Event | 09 Jun 2022
From monitoring to policy formulation: the importance of the country context

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‘Cross-national achievement surveys for monitoring educational outcomes. Policies, practices and political reforms within the European Union’ is the title of the volume, that will be launched by DG EAC and JRC together on 9 June 2022.

The book produced by CC-ME with international collaboration investigates the impact of educational achievement surveys on European monitoring, evaluation of education outcomes and policy formulation.

Educational achievement surveys are the main cross-national source for monitoring education outcomes.
However, focusing on 10 European countries, the volume highlights that monitoring results are differently observed, interpreted and considered as policy relevant in varying country contexts.

Collectively, the national profiles and resulting discussions provide a critical analysis of the uses and potential misuses of cross-national surveys for monitoring and evaluation of educational outcomes in Europe highlighting thereby the complex processes of education policy formulation.

 

Location

Conference room 0/1, which is one floor below the entrance in building PLB3, Livingstone II, Rue Philippe Lebon 1-3, 1000 Brussel.

 

Registration link

Soon online

 

Download the book

See the publication

 

Book details

Part I: Introduction

Part II: National profiles

Part III: Conclusion

 

 

  1. 10:00 - 10:20
    Welcome and introductory remarks
    • Mónika Kepe-Holmberg, Head of Unit DG EAC A4
    • Michaela Saisana, Head of Unit JRC I1
  2. 10:20 - 10:25
    General presentation of the book
    • Dr. Sylke Schnepf, JRC, volume editor
  3. 10:25 - 11:00
    Panel discussion
    • Prof. McElvany, TU Dortmund Universit
    • Dr hab. Jakubowski, University of Warsaw
    • Mrs Tire, Education and Youth Board of Estonia

    present key findings on Poland, Germany and Estonia.

    Commission perspectives are presented by:

    • Dr Marco Montanari, DG EAC
    • Dr Federico Biagi, JRC
  4. 11:00 - 11:10
    Main conclusions and avenues for future research
    • Prof. Louis Volante, Brock University, volume editor
  5. 11:10 - 11:30
    Q&A session with the audience