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CICE Policy Brief vol. 1 - Inclusive Education

This project was initiated in 2012 collaborating with UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Bureau of Education (UNESCO Bangkok) and a network of Asian researchers on inclusive education was formulated to conduct this research project. The network was consisted of young scholars and fellows who were researching inclusive education in Japan and other Asia Pacific countries. The first period of the research project was led by Waseda University, and then CICE, Hiroshima University took over the initiative for the second period. The members continued the research works throughout the two periods.

European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education: Methodology Report – Updated 2018

A Methodology Report has been prepared to put the European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) work into a clear context. It presents the relevant information about what has been done, how and why within the EASIE activities. It describes the methodology applied to the data collection exercise conducted in 2018 (covering the 2016/2017 school year). This is the second version of the EASIE Methodology Report. The first version describes the 2014 and 2016 data collection exercises (covering the 2012/2013 and 2014/2015 school years, respectively).

Supporting Inclusive School Leadership: Policy review

Attention to the topic of school leadership has grown in recent years as research has shown the key role played by school leaders and their influence on learner outcomes. In the context of increasing school autonomy in many countries, this role’s profile and complexity have increased, as has recognition of the need for support. This document summarises recent international and European-level policy documents that are relevant to school leadership.

Supporting Inclusive School Leadership: Literature Review

This literature review aims to examine the available international and European literature (post-2012 and key literature published earlier) in order to: identify key concepts underpinning policy and practice for inclusive school leadership; agree operational definitions of key terms and concepts to be used during the project. The literature review, as well as a parallel policy review, also underpins the development of a conceptual framework for examining and exploring inclusive school leadership, and a review and ‘mapping’ of country policy that impacts on school leadership.

Financing Policies for Inclusive Education Systems: Project Conceptual Framework

The Conceptual Framework aims to: -synthesise the research knowledge base in relation to financing inclusive education, drawing on past work with European countries by the Agency, as well as wider European and international sources; -identify European policy-makers’ priorities for examining financing policies and mechanisms; -identify factors that policy-makers consider to constitute innovation in policy development; -provide an analytical framework for the agreed project methodology that will be trialled and evaluated in terms of its potential for examining policy issues, developments and

Financing Policies for Inclusive Education Systems: Policy Guidance Framework

The FPIES Policy Guidance Framework focuses upon the what and why of financing inclusive education systems that apply across all member country situations. The how and when of funding are issues that must be identified, discussed and considered within specific country contexts. The Financing Policy Self-Review Tool incorporated within this document can serve as a possible starting point for self-reflection that supports such discussions in countries.

Financing Policies for Inclusive Education Systems: Financing Policy Self-Review Tool

This self-review tool has been developed developed in the framework of the Financing Policies for Inclusive Education Systems (FPIES) project, and is part of the FPIES Policy Guidance Framework. The tool is designed to be used by policy-makers responsible for developing and implementing policies for inclusive education at national, regional and/or local levels. The tool has the clear intention of supporting reflection on financing policies for inclusive education with decision-makers working in different social sectors – education, health, welfare, etc.

Raising the achievement of all learners in inclusive education: Follow-up study

This paper outlines a short programme of work designed to follow up on the Agency’s Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education (Raising Achievement – RA) project, which ran from 2014 to 2017. It describes the purpose of the follow-up study, outlines the methodology used and describes the main changes to policy and practice that can be attributed to the project in full or in part, directly or indirectly. Finally, it highlights key learning points from this work for different stakeholder groups in the RA project.

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