teacher policies: state of the art and trends in the european union and central asia

Central Asian Education Platform

CAEPEuropeAid/131004/C/SER/RSCR - European Union Programme for Central Asia

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Teacher Policies:

State of the Art and Trends in the European Union and Central Asia

Astana, 13 - 14 February 2013



Objective of the study

Deliver resource materials for regional and national expert forums

Design recommendations for a high level policy dialogue between the EU and Central Asia and between Central Asian countries on teacher policies

- With a special focus on the definition of the teacher’s role in a fast changing society



Focus of the study

Teachers’ role in society Teachers’ role in the education system Teachers’ qualification systems and competence

profiles Teachers’ initial training Teachers’ continuing professional development Recruitment and retainment of teachers



Focus area and criteria for study

Example: Teachers’ initial training

According to which critieria to we look at teachers’ initial training?

Institutions offering the training Admission to training Duration of training Training contents (subject knowledge) Training contents (didactics) Practicum assignments and mentoring



Results of the study

An analysis of the state of art of teacher policies in each of the five Central Asian countries

An analysis of common approaches to teacher policies in the European Union

An analytical overview of EU initiatives in this field An analysis of teacher policies and best practices in two

selected EU countries



Research methodology

Areas of research: Six focus areas Geographical scope:

EU recommendations Teacher policies in Austria and France Teacher policies in Central Asia

Sources of information (see next slide)



Sources of information

Desk research Field research State and non-state institutions EC Delegations in Central Asian countries Project managers of EU-funded projects in CA countries



Recommendations

Recommendations for a policy dialgue between the EU and CA countries and the CA countries will be based on

Identified strengths, weaknesses and challenges for teacher policies in the EU and CA in the field of teacher policies

EU initiatives in CA in this field and identified gaps EU recommendations in teacher policies and best practices

from two EU countries Perceptions of teaching and learning in a knowlege society



The purpose of the recommendations is to

Facilitate a policy dialogue on

the improvement of teacher policies in Central Asian countries

future technical assistance of the EU for CA possible approaches to interaction and mutual learning

between the EU and CA and between CA countries



Presentation and dissemination of results

A regional workshop in CA on the technical expert level to discuss the results and make further recommendations

National expert and stakeholder meetings of CA countries to prepare a high-level policy EU-CA policy dialogue.

A meeting for a regional high-level policy dialogue Publication and distribution of results to stakeholders



Timeline

Presentation of the concept of the study in Astana (February 2013)

Data collection Regional workshop in CA on the technical expert level to discuss

the results and make further recommendations National expert and stakeholder meetings of CA countries to

prepare a high-level policy EU-CA policy dialogue A meeting for a regional high-level policy dialogue Publication and distribution of results to stakeholders



Management structure

External expert conducts study

CAEP is the official counterpart of all institutions

All communication with partners is handled by CAEP



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