Education Policy Outlook
The Education Policy Outlook is an analytical observatory that monitors the evolution of policy priorities and policy developments from early childhood education to adult education, mainly among OECD education systems, to provide a comparative understanding of how policies are evolving, and how they can be best implemented or improved over time.
Areas of Work
Our country-based work consists of:
Snapshots of initial responses to COVID-19
Other selected country-based analysis:
Taking stock of education reforms for access and quality in Türkiye
The Luxembourgish education system during the pandemic (From: Evaluation of Luxembourg's COVID-19 Response : Learning from the Crisis to Increase Resilience, 2022)
Sustaining a World Class System: Evolving Education for the 21st Century (From: Korea and the OECD: 25 Years and Beyond, 2021)
Blogs:
Our comparative work consists of flagship publications that deliver comparative insights into education policy trends and reform processes.
NEW! Education Policy Outlook 2022: Transforming Pathways for Lifelong Learners
Education Policy Outlook 2021: Shaping Responsive and Resilient Education in a Changing World
Lessons for Education from COVID-19
Blogs:
Balancing the urgent and the important is key to resilience in education (Andreas Schleicher)
Acting on lessons from COVID to bring about deeper change in education (Andreas Schleicher)
Our thematic research focuses on building a common understanding on education policy evaluation from the OECD perspective.
Policy evaluation:
Education policy evaluation: Surveying the OECD landscape
Policy implementation and evaluation: Learning from experience and evidence
Behavioural insights:
Behavioural economics and the COVID-induced education crisis
Blogs:
Strengthening student resilience during COVID through behavioural insights (Diana Toledo Figueroa)
Our stakeholder engagement comprises:
Education Policy Reform Diaogues
Policy Dialogues in Focus:
Policy dialogues in focus for Sweden - International insights for school funding reform
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Education Policy Outlook 2021
A framework for responsive and resilient education policy based on evidence and analysis from over 40 education systems
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