TESE is a multilingual documentary language intended to make it easier to record and search for information. This thesaurus, which is concerned with the focus of action of the Eurydice Network, namely education policies and systems in Europe, takes account of the most recent developments in the...

Developing systems for quality assurance and accreditation in teacher education is regarded as one of the most important ways of improving the quality and effectiveness of education as a whole. This study discusses current arrangements for evaluating and accrediting institutions and programmes...

This study focuses on science teaching in 30 European countries at primary and general lower secondary level. It provides a comparison of the regulations and official recommendations concerning initial teacher education: programme content and accreditation criteria, and the qualifications and...

First published in 1994, Key Data on Education in Europe sets out a very wide variety of both qualitative and quantitative indicators on different aspects of education systems in 30 European countries, including how they organised, the human and financial resources invested in them, teaching...

The strengthening of social cohesion and more active participation by citizens in social and political life have become central concerns of national governments and the European Union. This study considers the contribution made by education in 30 European countries to developing responsible...

The purpose of this overview is to outline and analyse the development of the teaching profession in Europe in recent decades. It is based on the information contained in the national reform tables mentioned above. These tables show changes to the profession that are considered to be reasonably...

Terminology used to denote educational institutions is constantly changing. For a more ready insight into their activity as cooperation between them intensifies in Europe, Eurydice has just updated the second volume of its European Glossary on Education first published in 2000. This new edition...

First published in 1994, Key Data on Education in Europe sets out a very wide variety of both qualitative and quantitative indicators on different aspects of education systems in 30 European countries, including how they organised, the human and financial resources invested in them, teaching...