Revue de presse du CERI

A collection of press citings on CERI work and articles in the press written by CERI Analysts.

Entretien avec Stephan Vincent Lancrin dans Le Monde du 14 Janvier 2006: "Demain, un modèle unique pour former les élites mondiales"

Schuller, T, Constructing International Policy Research: the role of OECD/CERI, European Educational Research Journal, Vol 4, Number 3, 2005.

ABSTRACT: This article discusses how the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) addresses the task of conducting international policy research. The article begins with a descriptive account of CERI’s work, including the way member countries shape the research agenda. Several issues which relate to how research evidence is compiled within an international context are addressed. First, why the supposed priority area of lifelong learning is only weakly supported by systematic research is considered. The author raises the question of how we are to judge the quality and impact of international research work, especially where it is policy-related. He suggests that an increasing focus on the outcomes of education raises questions about causality in a policy research context. This leads to some brief consideration of evaluation of research, and of the country as a unit of methodological analysis. Finally, he asks what might be meant by learning from international experience.

Olson, L., Classroom Assessments Stir Growing Global Interest, Many nations promote efforts to gauge learning and inform instruction,  Education Week, Vol. 25, Issue 06, Page 8.

 ABSTRACT: Accountability based on state-test results has dominated U.S. policy discussions. But around the globe, educators are beginning to pay more attention to the assessments teachers use in classrooms on a daily basis as a powerful lever for raising student achievement.
“Formative assessment—the frequent, interactive assessments of student understanding and progress to identify learning needs and shape teaching—has become a prominent issue in education reform,” notes a report released earlier this year by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a coalition of 30 countries that works to address common economic, social, and environmental challenges.

Mitchell, J, Inclusion boosts all pupils, Times Educational Supplement,  04 November 2005
Children with special needs who attend mainstream schools are likely to achieve more and live more fulfilling lives, according to speakers at a major international conference organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.