Evidence-based policy in Erasmus+
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How to map surveys on Erasmus+ Reflection on the Warsaw seminar from the Polish Eurydice Unit perspective
By Magdalena Górowska-Fells and Michał Chojnacki The seminar was focused on the analysis of the impact of Erasmus+, in particular on research and applied methodologies. Eurydice1 supports Erasmus+ with provision of evidence-based information and data on education systems as part of the programme (Key Action 3). This gives Eurydice researchers many opportunities to support their colleagues working on research and analysis of the programme with provision of information collected in reports and databases. However, the Warsaw seminar created a unique possibility of direct involvement in discussions on the topic of the impact of Erasmus+. It has always been apparent that the programme influences education systems via projects and mobility, but this time there was a chance to follow this impact in detail.
Michał Chojnacki, since 1997 has worked in the Polish Eurydice Unit, currently in the Foundation for the Development of the Education System. He is responsible for statistics and Polish versions of publications. He also works for the Foreign Languages at School magazine. Magdalena Górowska-Fells
Seminar discussions The Warsaw seminar was the perfect opportunity to see what types of surveys have been carried out on the impact of Erasmus+ and in which countries. The participants learned about surveys implemented, their methodology and results, but also about those which are being implemented now or are planned in the near future. As persons working for the Eurydice network, which collects information and data about education systems in Europe, we followed both survey presentations and discussions with great interest. It was fascinating to see what happens in Erasmus+, both in terms of survey results and recommendations that are expected to follow research. During discussions a clear need for cooperation was noted in terms of carrying out research, such
holds a Master’s degree awarded by the Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw. She has worked at, among others, the University of Warsaw and the EC Tempus Office in Brussels. Since 2000 she has been employed in the Polish Eurydice Unit, Foundation for the Development of the Education System, whose activities she has been coordinating since January 2013.
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The Eurydice network supports and facilitates European cooperation in the field of lifelong learning by providing information on education systems and policies in 38 countries and by producing studies on issues common to European education systems. It consists of: 42 national units based in 38 countries participating in the Erasmus+ programme (28 Member States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey) and a coordinating unit based in the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in Brussels. Since 1980, the Eurydice network has been one of the strategic mechanisms established by the European Commission and Member States to support European cooperation in the field of education. Since 2014, Eurydice has been included in Erasmus+, Key Action 3 (Support for policy reform).
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