Viewpoints

Izazovi i preporuke za unapređenje nivoa matematičkih vještina među mladima i odraslima putem implementacije „uspješnih obrazovnih aktivnosti”

Koliko bi naše zajednice bile drugačije da su svi mladi ljudi angažovani u preuzimanju vodstva u donošenju promjena?

U medijskim naslovima dominiraju izazovi koje klimatska kriza i prateća neizvjesnost donose u naš svakodnevni život.

In this article, Dr Mary Roche shares her personal journey on how she discovered action research and how it has enriched her career as a teacher and academic.

The Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector in Italy is currently undergoing an important reform, moving from a split to an integrated system.

There is little point keeping young people in school if their school environment is unsafe and can even harm their mental health and well-being. Similarly, there is little point ensuring educational goals are met if, upon finishing school, young people lack basic skills and key competences. Cosmin Nada comments on the attitude shift that underlies the European Commission’s Pathways to School Success initiative.

Over the past few weeks, around 5 million Ukrainians have crossed the border into the European Union. While Ukraine’s Ministry of Education has done a stellar job of setting up online learning for all secondary school pupils, there are still other hurdles to overcome. Mialy Dermish from the SIRIUS Network reflects on social and linguistic inclusion for Ukrainian students and their pathway to educational success.

Blended learning in schools today usually means the use of digital technology to supplement traditional methods of teaching and learning. Martyn Rawson explains that Steiner Waldorf education understands blended learning in a broader sense – one that starts from direct, bodily experience and progresses to the use of digital media.

The pandemic has inspired much reflection on distance learning and the use of digital tools in Europe. INDIRE researcher Giuseppina Cannella explores Italy’s new digital landscape and the changed role of the local community and cultural spaces.

‘Frankly, when I first saw the title of the EU’s recent proposal for a Recommendation on learning for environmental sustainability, I wondered: “Why focus on environmental sustainability – isn’t that missing the point of sustainability?” Sustainability cannot be achieved by only looking at the environment, the economy, society or culture: we need to consider all these dimensions and how they interact.’ Professor Arjen Wals outlines the transformation that education should undergo to deal with the planet’s existential threats.