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Growing European Access to Quality
Global Education
Improving the Quality & Reach of Global Education
Global Education Conference,
13th April 2015 – Vilnius, Lithuania.
Eddie O’Loughlin,
Coordinator GENE.
GE Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania
Summary
 Introduction to GENE
 Progress - Major GE Events / Initiatives in Europe
 General Developments / Trends in GE
 Practical Example of Learning from Comparative
Experience – Peer Review Process…
Eddie O’Loughlin, GENE
GENE – an introduction
 GENE - Global Education Network Europe
 GENE is the network of Ministries and Agencies with
national responsibility for Global Education in Europe.
 Our aim is to work towards the day when all
Europeans have access to quality Global Education.
 What do we do? We share Policy Learning!
Eddie O’Loughlin, GENE
GENE
 Started in 2001 with 6 bodies sharing learning
 Now over 40 Ministries and Agencies & EC
 32 Roundtables
 Peer Reviews
 Internat. Symposiums and Seminars
 Bi-lateral & Common Initiatives
Vilnius GE Conference, April 2015
GENE Roundtables
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Vienna (March 2015)
Brussels (October 2014);
Espoo Finland – side-meeting (May 2014)
Brussels (October 2013);
Dublin (May 2013);
The Hague (Autumn 2012);
Warsaw (Spring 2012).
Eddie O’Loughlin, GENE
Progress in Global Education?
Growing Cooperation and Policy Learning at a
European level over the last decade
Major GE Events / Initiatives
 Maastricht Congress (2002)
 Learning for a Global Society (London confer. 2003)
 European Conference on PA & DE (Brussels, 2005)
 Conference on European DE (Helsinki, 2006)
 EC DEAR Study (2010)
Major GE Events/Initiatives
 Espoo Symposium on GE in Curriculum Change (2011)
 Lisbon GE Congress (2012)
 GENE Hague Symposium on GE (2012)
 Espoo Symposium on Education of Global Citizens
(2014)
Developments / Trends
 Growing Cooperation and Coordination at European
level
 Strengthened European Policy Frameworks
 Growth in National Support Structures
 Growth in geographic spread of GE in Europe
 Growth in Quality National Strategies
Developments / Trends
 Moves towards greater Conceptual Clarity
 Funding?
 Greater Emphasis on Monitoring and Evaluation
 Growing Interest in Research and Academic work
 Strengthened GE in development of and reform of
curricula
In Particular …..
Growing Movement of GE from an add-on,
to being more central.
Espoo Finland Conclusions (2011)
1. “Education must put Global Education at the
heart of learning, if it is to be considered quality
education.”
Source: The Espoo Finland Conclusions on Global Education in
Curriculum Change.
Comparative Policy Learning
The European Global Education
Peer Review Process.
Peer Reviews
 European Global Education Peer Review
Process
 It is a Practical Mechanism for Supporting and
Sharing Learning in Global Education.
GENE Peer Review Process
KEY FEATURES:
Aim: To improve and increase Global Education in
European countries.
Process: Peer Support and Learning Mechanism –
“critical friends”.
Key Output -National Report: Overview of the
national situation and highlights good practice,
makes recommendations.
Peer Review National Processes
 Cyprus (2004)- Pilot Review
 Finland (2004);
 the Netherlands (2005);
 Austria (2006);
 Czech Republic (2008);
 Norway (2009/2010);
 Poland (2009/2010);
 Slovakia (Launched February 2014);
 Portugal (Launch, 3rd Oct; and 28th October 2014).
 Ireland – 2015
Peer Review Portugal National
Report
 Launch in the National Parliament (Oct 2014)
 MPs, Parliamentary Committees; MFA, MOE, CSOs
etc
Examples of Observations &
Recommendations
 National Strategy – develop?
 Clarify Ministry/Agency Roles;
 Teacher Education integration;
 Integration of GE into Curriculum Reform;
 Role of NGOs – clarify;
 Strengthen Funding;
 Conceptual Clarity – build on..
In Conclusion: Sharing Approaches That
Work Going Forward
 Need to continue strengthening Cooperation,
Coordination and Sharing of Policy Learning on GE in
Europe;
 Need to Build on these Approaches which Work;
 A lot has been progressed in the last decade by sharing
policy learning, a lot more can be achieved over the
next 10 years.
Thank You!
Copies of all GENE reports mentioned are available at:
www.gene.eu
Contact:
[email protected]
Maastricht Declaration
Global Education is education that opens people’s eyes & minds to the
realities of the world, and awakens them to bring about a world of
greater justice, equity & human rights for all.
GE is understood to encompass Development Education, Human Rights
Education, Education for Sustainability, Education for Peace & Conflict
Prevention and Intercultural Education; being the global dimensions of
Education for Citizenship.
Maastricht Declaration on Global Education in Europe (2002).
National Strategy Development
 A Key Focus for GENE -
 Sharing Policy Learning on Quality National
Strategy Development
In Common?
Strong emphasis on need for:
 Learning from International Experience.
 Quality.
 Official Institutional Support
Critical Questions!
 Why? Is there a need for a Strategy?
 Who is leading the Strategy process?
 Where are the stakeholders at now?
 Does it have official institutional support?
 Is there a common understanding of DEAR concepts?
 Is it learning from international experience and practice?
Critical Questions
 How Participative is it?
 Is adequate time being allowed?
 Is capacity building needed and where?
 Is it result and quality orientated, With monitoring
and evaluation?