Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI)

What might education systems and institutions look like in the future? What can we learn about possible future options from current trends? How are patterns of teaching and learning changing in the face of scientific advances, new technologies and diverse student populations? And how do we know what the effects of education are? These are just some of the questions tackled by OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation in its multidisciplinary activities. 

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The International Conference on Connecting How we Learn to Educational Practice and Policy, Paris, OECD, 23-24 January 2012

13-Jan-2012

This OECD Conference will enable an international group of scientists from many disciplines to share their findings and ideas in an interactive forum that includes educational practitioners and policy-makers with a goal to encourage widespread innovation that integrates international discoveries and educational practices and inventive policy changes.

Enter the OECD youth video competition 2012 - OECD Global Youth Competition 2012: Education and skills - what do you think?

10-Jan-2012

What are the big issues in education today? Learning the right skills to get a job,
bridging the 'digital divide', tackling inequality in access to education and training, inspiring creativity and innovation ... or something else?
Make a short video (3 minutes max.) and tell us what you think!

Find out more about the prize and how to enter

Education and Social Progress

24-Nov-2011

This new CERI project Education and Social Progress (EPS) is conceived to analyse the role cognitive and non-cognitive skills play in fostering measures of well-being and social progress in OECD countries and  identify how skills that matter can be better developed in formal, non-formal and informal learning environments including family, school and the community.

New CERI brochure is available

21-Nov-2011

The new brochure highlights current CERI work on educational research for 2011-12 and covers the following projects in progress: Governing Complex Education Systems, Innovation Strategy for Education and Training, Education and Social Progress, Innovative Learning Environments, and Innovative Teaching for Effective Learning.

Effective Governance from the Centre: First GCES Thematic Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 21-22 November 2011

06-Oct-2011

The first thematic conference in a series of three for the OECD/CERI project Governing Complex Educational Systems will be held 21-22 November 2011 in The Hague, Netherlands. The focus is on the role of central government in complex, multilevel systems of governance.

The International Conference on Innovative Learning Environments (ILE), Banff, Canada, 10-12 October 2011

07-Oct-2011

The OECD/Alberta Canada conference is the most ambitious event to date in the CERI’s work on Innovative Learning Environments. It draws upon earlier work on learning research and addresses in detail the on-going “innovative cases” analysis and the new work focused on the key issues of “implementation and change”.

Read more: www.oecd.org/edu/learningenvironments/banff

CERI Conference visit reports

28-Jun-2011

CERI analysts and experts are invited all over the world to participate in conferences and to present their work. This section highlights reports back from some of the most interesting missions.

A Changing Landscape: University hotspots for science and technology

20-Sep-2011

Where are all the hot spots for science education? You might guess the United States, where many of the esteemed Ivy Leagues call home. Indeed, 40 of the world’s top universities are in the US, excelling in a wide range of disciplines. Nevertheless, if you take a deeper look at the education landscape a more diverse picture emerges.

Innovative Teaching for Effective Learning

27-May-2011

This new CERI project Innovative Teaching for Effective Learning (ITEL) is conceived as a future-oriented and innovation-focused contribution to OECD’s work on teachers and teaching. It focuses on the pedagogical knowledge base and competences of teachers and how they should be redefined to be in line with recent developments in understanding effective learning.

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