ICSEI network meetings

 

ICSEI network meetings

January 4, 2007 - 4.00-5.30am

 

iNET Europe Network Meeting

Alma Harris, University of Warwich, Lejf Moos, Danish University of Education, Meta Krueger, University of Amsterdam, Jan Robertson, University of Waikato
The International Networking for Educational Transformation (iNet) http://www.sst-inet is an international network of schools, organisations and individuals who are committed to transforming learning through innovation. iNet exists to create powerful and innovative networks of schools that have achieved or have committed themselves to achieving significant, systematic and sustained change that ensures outstanding outcomes for all students in all settings.
iNet is run by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust which supports a network of 2700 secondary schools in England, and is developing networks of primary and special schools. www.ssatrust.org.uk.
It is currently working to support ICSEI by offering schools the opportunity to improve and innovate through networking internationally. Its most recent work is with Universities in Europe on a joint MA programme. It has aspirations to expand its iNET Europe research and development network to other countries and more schools.
This meeting is an opportunity to learn more about iNET and iNET Europe and is a meeting intended for researchers and practitioners.

OECD Country Perspectives on Successful School Leadership: Implications of the International Successful School Principal Project (ISSPP) and the OECD Improving School Leadership (ISL) Activity for School Leadership Practice, Preparation, and Development

Moderator: Hunter Moorman, OECD Consultant, Improving School Leadership Initiative
Presenters:
Olof Johansson, ISSPP Co-Director and Country Coordinator for Sweden, Centre for Principal Development, Department of Political Science, Umea University; Jorunn Moeller, ISSPP Co-director and Country Coordinator for Norway, Department of Teacher Education and School Development, University of Oslo
Discussants: dr.Michael Schratz, University Professor, Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Innsbruck, Austria; dr. Paul Ryan (invited), Head of Section, Teacher Education, Department of Education and Science, Dublin, Ireland

How can countries respond to the imperative for quality school leadership as the forces of globalization increase pressures for school improvement and student achievement? The OECD "Improving School Leadership" activity aims to provide policymakers with answers to this question through a set of country analyses and case studies among 22 participating countries. Scholars in two of these countries, and , will draw on their involvement in the ISSPP to describe initial findings about qualities, characteristics and competences of successful school leadership in primary and secondary schools in different socio-economic circumstances. They and discussants from additional OECD project countries will consider the implications of these and related findings for school leadership development.

Methodology of Research in Educational Effectiveness (MORE) - business meeting

Convenors:

Bert P.M. Creemers, Faculty of Behaviour and Social Sciences, University of Groningen , The ,
Leonidas Kyriakides, Department of Education, University of Cyprus, , ; John Chi Kin Lee, Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , ; Daniel Muijs, University of Manchester, , ; Charles Teddlie, Louisiana State University , College of Education, ,

Agenda:

1) Minutes of last year

2) Ways of establishing research cooperation

3) Organising MORE sessions, workshops and symposium at conferences (e.g., ICSEI, EARLI, AERA)

4) Exchanging information on related conferences and other research activities

5) Organisational issues (e.g., relation with board, newsletter)

6) Anything else?

Aims of the Network:

We would like to create a forum within ICSEI of academics interested in research methodology within the area of educational effectiveness. This forum would provide opportunities to the members of ICSEI for:

  • exchanging ideas and new techniques for research and evaluation,
  • discussing problems encountered in educational effectiveness research and identifying possible solutions,
  • presenting results of empirical studies in educational effectiveness,
  • contributing to the establishment of a data-bank of research instruments used in educational effectiveness studies,
  • identifying new research methods for issues unique to educational effectiveness, and
  • developing research proposals for studies in educational effectiveness, especially international comparative studies.

 

Activities within the Network:

Members of the network would have access to the restricted part of ICSEI's website and would be able to get information about the research interests of the members of the network and how to contact other members. The network will also provide possibilities for members to pose questions and reactions to research issues and encourage discussion among the members about methodological issues within educational effectiveness research. Members of the network would be encouraged to submit proposals for paper presentations and symposia during the ICSEI's annual conferences. The network would also organise symposia on specific methodological issues raised by its members during ICSEI conferences. An annual meeting of the network would take place during each ICSEI conference for members to exchange ideas about the operation of the network and to discuss future activities. Finally, we would consider the possibility of organising training sessions/seminars under ICSEI to Ph.D. students and other interested researchers on advanced quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research in educational effectiveness.

4P Network for Policy makers and administrators

 

Anton Florek, Virtual Staff College , Gerard van den Hoven, APS  and Frank van Hout, APS