Pre-announcement of International conference

"Improving education : Evidence from secondary analysis of international studies"

Stockholm, 30 November – 1 December 2009

In order to develop the knowledge about results from large scale international assessments, (like PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS) the European Commission, the Swedish Research Council and the National Agency for Education will arrange an international conference in Stockholm the 30th November and 1st December 2009.

The Conference will bring together researchers who have worked on secondary analyses of international surveys on skills and competences to present key results and findings in areas most pertinent for policy making. The Commission, the Swedish Research Council and the National Agency for Education are eager to ensure that the conference will be a broad research conference taking into account available research results from a broad range of international sources.

The title of the conference is "Improving education : Evidence from secondary analysis of international studies". The conference will concentrate on the following themes : (see also the enclosed detailed draft programme) :

Introduction 
Key note speeches 
Parallel sessions : 
1.The impact of teachers and teaching on students achievements 2.The role of motivation/attitudes/peer effects to learning and impact on school achievement 
3. How out of school factors influence student achievements 

4. Gender differences in achievements

 
5. Educational gaps between immigrant and native students in Europe. 

 6. School and education system effects on student achievements.
7.School resources, school composition, school management school leadership 8. Survey structures and country comparisons

 
9. ICT – the effect on education  
Round table discussions
Conclusions 

<<Programme-Conference Stockholm 30 Nov-1 Dec 09.pdf>>
You do not need to register for the conference now, a formal invitation will be sent in the beginning of September with information on how to register for the conference. 

Yours sincerely,

Anders HINGEL       Elisabet NIHLFORS
Head of Unit       Secretary General, Educational Sciences
European Commission - Directorate General for Education and Culture  Swedish Research Council    

EAC A4 - Analysis and studies