Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education – An Exploration of Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Indicators

All countries need to track the implementation of new educational policies and legislation. The justifications and pressures for mapping such developments are very clear at international, European and national levels.

MIPIE project information flyer

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Teacher Education for Inclusion – Key policy messages

All Agency country representatives highlighted the topic of Teacher Education for Inclusion (TE4I) as a top priority. The Agency project started in 2009 and ended with a final project conference in February 2012. All information from the project activities is available on the TE4I web area.

This policy paper gives an overview of the project conclusions and recommendations. It highlights how the project recommendations may also contribute to other European Union and international policy priorities.

TE4I Project Recommendations linked to Sources of Evidence

The project final report makes recommendations presented in two parts. The first set of recommendations directly relate to teacher education and are, therefore, directed mainly towards professionals working in this area. A second set of recommendations is directed towards policy makers who will need to provide a coherent policy framework for managing the wider, systemic change necessary to impact on teacher education for inclusion.

Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education

Policy-makers working in inclusive education need to know what qualitative and quantitative information to collect and the best methods of doing this in order to map the implementation of policies for inclusive education. The goal for the MIPIE project is to provide them with clear proposals on agreed signposts to track progress towards educational inclusion.