WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2290/96 by Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP to the Commission. Assessment of the quality of non-higher education
Date: 1996-07-30
Institutions: DUEHRKOP DUEHRKOP, European Parliament
Subjects: exchange of information, higher education, project evaluation, proposal (EU)













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2290/96 by Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP to the Commission. Assessment of the quality of non-higher education  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0124 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2290/96 by Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (PSE) to the Commission (30 July 1996)Subject: Assessment of the quality of non-higher educationIn its working document SEC(96) 675 the Commission sets out its criteria for assessing the quality of non-higher education.Can the Commission detail the activities it has carried out or intends to carry out to improve the interchange of information and experience among the Member States in connection with assessing the quality of non-higher education?By what date will the results of the two studies commissioned by the Commission in order to draw up an inventory of assessment mechanisms used by the Member States be made available?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (12 September 1996)The working document of 22 April 1996 was prepared as a briefing note for the Education Council of 6 May 1996. The Commission's approach to quality assessment in non-higher education and more specifically its intention to launch pilot projects in this domain were cordially welcomed by the ministers, who once again underscored the need to strengthen cooperation at European level in this crucial sector.As indicated in paragraph 3.2 of this document, various activities connected with the preparation of the pilot projects were initiated in 1995. These activities were continued and reinforced in 1996, notably in the framework of action III.3.1 of the Socrates programme.On 27 March 1996 the Commission published a second call for proposals for the implementation of this action, with 30 June 1996 as the deadline ((OJ C 90, 27.3.96. )). This invitation puts the priority on evaluation of the quality of school education. The proposals submitted to the Commission are currently being selected. Besides supporting the organisation of various conferences and exchanges of experts in the assessment field, the Commission intends to finance studies which will focus specifically on auto-evaluation and external evaluation of educational establishments.In September 1996, on the basis of the results of the preparatory work, the Commission will present concrete proposals to the Education Committee and the Socrates Committee concerning the implementation of pilot projects as of the beginning of 1997. These pilot projects will for the first time involve local players, such as inspectors, teachers and pupils.More particulars on the preparatory work done in the framework of action III.3.1. from 1995 onwards have been directly transmitted by the Commission to the Honourable Member and the Secretariat General of the Parliament.The two studies which the Commission commissioned in 1995 in the context of action III.3.1 run for two years (the purpose of the first study is to survey piloting mechanisms at national level, while the second looks at assessment of the pupils' achievements). They cover the 18 countries participating in the programme. The interim reports will be available towards end-1996 and the final reports towards end-1997. The Commission will of course transmit the final reports to Parliament.