Educational Research And Innovation Education Governance In Action Lessons From Case Studies

Governing multi-level education systems requires governance models that balance responsiveness to local diversity with the ability to ensure national objectives.

- Foreword and Acknowledgements - Executive Summary - Effective education governance and reform - The complex interaction between knowledge and governance - Case studies of governing complex education systems - Priority setting, steering and policy learning in education - Ensuring accountability in education - Capacity building for education reform - When trust breaks down in education systems - Smarter education governance

What models of governance are effective in complex education systems? In all systems an increasing number of stakeholders are involved in designing, delivering and monitoring education.

This report serves as the background report to the third Global Education Industry Summit which was held on 25-26 September 2017 in Luxembourg.

Inspired by the ground-breaking 2001 Schooling for Tomorrow scenarios, this book provides a set of scenarios on the future of schooling, showing not a single path into the future, but many. Using these scenarios can help us identify the opportunities and challenges that these futures could hold for schooling and education more broadly. We can then use those ideas to help us better prepare and act now.

Across the OECD, enormous effort and investment has been made to reinforce the quality, production and use of education research in policy and practice. Despite this, using research in education remains a challenge for many countries and systems.

In today's dynamic and rapidly evolving world, evidence-informed decision-making has emerged as a cornerstone in guiding effective education policy and practice. In particular, creating a culture of research engagement is often highlighted as a key ingredient to strengthening the impact of research. However, it is not always clear how that works in practice.

This report takes stock of processes that promote the systematic use of evidence in decision making in Austria’s education system. It builds on an online survey among over 6500 decision makers, drawing on responses from executives in the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research; regional education directorates; school supervision and school leaders.