This case study explores the strategies, processes and outcomes of an education reform in Poland which was introduced in 2009 and substantively changed the school inspection system. Its analysis looks in particular at the co-operation between the central and the local level throughout the...

The chain of crises experienced during the first two decades of the 21st century has changed life on Earth and concluded in a list of incredibly difficult challenges. It has become obvious that our traditional ways of acting do not work anymore. We need to search for new ideas and approaches. We...

The chain of crises experienced during the first two decades of the 21st century has changed life on Earth and concluded in a list of incredibly difficult challenges. It has become obvious that our traditional ways of acting do not work anymore. We need to search for new ideas and approaches. We...

This research review reports on articles presenting empirical research in the area of how teacher-training institutions work on preparing future teachers for the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) in their future classrooms. It was conducted mainly in English and...

<ul> <li> The annual number of teaching hours of teachers differs greatly from one country to another and tends to decrease as the level of education increases. </li> <li> On average across countries, teachers spend half of their working time in non-teaching activities including planning lessons, marking and...</li></ul>

This paper exploits data from the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) to shed light on the link between measured cognitive skills (proficiency), (formal) educational attainment and labour market outcomes. After presenting descriptive statistics on the degree of dispersion in the distributions of...

This report discusses the most relevant issues concerning using student test results in OECD countries. Initially the report provides an overview of how student test results are reported in OECD countries and how stakeholders in these countries use and perceive of the results. The report then...

Le RIA est un réseau de centres éducatifs implantés dans les quartiers défavorisés du Mexique, offrant aux communautés à faibles revenus un accès à des ordinateurs, à Internet et à des modules d'enseignement de qualité. Ce projet a pour objectif de passer la barre des 230 000...

Il existe des " meilleures pratiques " généralement reconnues au sein de la profession architecturale. Cet article plaide plutôt en faveur de créer des environnements pédagogiques en adoptant une approche basée sur l'architecture adaptée aux besoins des utilisateurs (responsive design)....

Le succès de l'approche développée par le Sorell Foundation réside dans l'utilisation d'une bonne conception qui tient compte avant tout des besoins du client. Grâce à ces modèles conceptuels, les consommateurs deviennent des clients mieux informés et cernent mieux les retombées...