Hanna Siarova

PPMI

This policy brief has been developed within the framework of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101004392 (PIONEERED). The main objective of RIA PIONEERED is to determine research-informed policy measures and identify pioneering policies and practices to mitigate inequalities in access to,...

This research was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development. The study explores social challenges and policy responses in EU cities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It demonstrates that the pandemic has placed additional pressures on vulnerable groups and the institutions that work to support them. It finds th...

The European Green Deal and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight that education, including re-/up-skilling, is crucial in order to transition to environmental sustainability. Education has an essential role to play by supporting citizens in developing the competences needed to live responsibly, change consumption models, design solutio...

The study explores which EU countries managed to improve their students’ performance and equity in PISA from 2000 to 2018. Using a mixed approach, it explores which factors can be associated with the positive trends observed in seven EU countries, and which policy reforms may have contributed to these improvements.

Education for sustainable development (ESD) and global citizenship education (GCED) are crucial to ensure sustainable development that meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Since teachers play a key role in imparting ESD and GCED, UNESCO and Education International (EI...

In the context of today’s uncertainty, endangered environment, growing inequalities and the complexity of our societies, education and assessment play a central role in preparing children for the opportunities and the challenges of the future. This foresight study offers a probable scenario of the evolution of assessment of learning outcomes in pri...

Linguistic diversity – including languages from outside Europe – is one of the great strengths of the European Union. To foster the potential of linguistic diversity to support multilingual competences and help overcome its possible challenges, innovative policies and practices in language teaching must be implemented across classrooms, schools, re...

This report reviews research evidence from all 28 EU Member States to identify how the training and development of ECEC workers can be tailored to improve the quality of the services available for children below primary-school age in EU Member States. Among other findings, it concludes that interventions in professional development that are integra...

European societies are faced with emerging threats relating to the spread of disinformation and pseudo-science. In this context, fostering scientific literacy can provide people with tools to navigate and critically address the vast amounts of information exchanged in public debate, and support democratic processes. Building on a review of academic...

The success of learners in school and in life is highly dependent on the capacity of education systems to address their diverse needs, and to keep pace with rapid societal and economic changes. To achieve this, education systems must become more flexible and dynamic, employing innovative approaches to learning and teaching, reconsidering the tradit...

This article presents the findings of an analysis of the effects of CPD initiatives on the quality of the pedagogical practices of ECEC practitioners. It is part of a larger study commissioned by Eurofound and jointly conducted by VBJK, IOE and PPMI (Eurofound, 2015). In order to draw policy-relevant information that might support decision makers i...

While multilingualism and diversity have always been an integral part of Europe, they have also become important characteristics of many national education systems during the past two decades. The linguistic diversity of modern classrooms is shaped by 1) the presence of historical non-dominant language groups, which are being revitalised; 2) The gr...

While the implementation of the key competence framework has been on the agenda of all Member States, policies and practices for the assessment of these competences have yet to be fully implemented in EU countries’ efforts to integrate competence-based education into school curricula. Assessing key competences and transversal skills is a challengin...

Even though the diversity found in European societies is not a new phenomenon, its nature is rapidly changing. Europe is becoming increasingly diverse due to intra-European mobility, international migration and globalisation. These societal changes affect the educational landscape and organisation, and create both new opportunities and challenges f...

Education policy needs to cater for diversity and enable all citizens to succeed in education and to develop their full potential according to their specific needs and irrespective of their backgrounds. However, in reality, educational inequalities are a key challenge to education systems across the EU, often linked to socioeconomic disadvantage, l...

The focus of this report is on the impact of the working conditions and continuous professional development (CPD) of the workforce in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC) on the quality of the services provided and, in particular, on the outcomes for children. The report reviews research evidence from all 28 EU Member States, incl...

N° EAC/17/2012 Study on the effective use of early childhood education and care in preventing early school leaving The Study on the effective use of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in preventing early school leaving (ESL) aimed to collect evidence on how equitable and high-quality early child education and care can influence the performan...

Urban sprawl is recognized to have strong negative impacts on environmental, social and economic aspects. The expansion of the urban areas has important effects on energy and water consumption, air and water pollution, human health problems, soil and land consumption and degradation, as economic and Paulo Pereira, Algirdas Monkevičius, Hanna Siarov...