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Background |
OECD economies have experienced a rapid transformation from industrial to knowledge-based systems. As a result, education is sometimes perceived as losing the race with technology and the soaring skills demand of 21st century economies and the many social changes of contemporary globalised societies. At the same time, significant reform is often difficult, in part because actual teaching and learning are far removed from direct policy influence and in part because education systems have become increasingly complex. The evidence qualifies the image of education as being inherently innovation-averse with innovation certainly not yet systemic and often happening only in isolated pockets.
This conference brought together cutting-edge work and leading players to discuss the core concerns facing leaders and policy-makers with regard to innovation, governance and reform in education. It deepened understanding of the transversal themes of systemic complexity, fostering trust, and promising approaches to accountability and evaluation in contexts of innovation that might help forge new policy directions.
Within OECD/CERI, there is a very rich body of analysis and expert networks to draw on. The following four bodies of analysis were brought together:
In addition to these different strands of CERI analyses, the conference drew on OECD work and expertise from outside CERI, and indeed outside education altogether. It thus related to other streams such as education policy-making and strategies for skills development, and joined up to key findings from other parts of the Organisation.
The objectives were to |
To address these questions, the conference allowed for the active exchange of all participants in a series of plenary and smaller seminar sessions.
Keynote Speakers |
Documents |
Presentations |
Session 1: Welcome and Opening
Session 3.a Key Transversal Themes: Knowledge-intensive Governance, Innovation and Change
Session 3.b Key Transversal Themes: The Challenge of Complexity: Rethinking Relationships and Approaches
Session 4. Innovation in a Global Context: A Keynote Address
Session 3.c Key Transversal Themes: The Digital Revolution? Impact on Educational Innovation, Reform and Governance
Session 3.d Key Transversal Themes: 21st Century Pedagogies: Making Change Happen
Session 5.a Innovation Strategy for Education and Training (IS) – Fostering an Innovation Eco-system
Session 5.b Innovative Teaching for Effective Learning (ITEL) – Changing Classrooms, Changing Teacher Knowledge
Session 5.d Governing Complex Education Systems (GCES) – Modern Governance Challenges
Session 6.a Major Trends
Session 6.b The Role of “Big Data”
Session 7. Main Messages and Conclusions
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