Institute of Education Sciences

1. Institute for Educational Sciences
Research
Curriculum
Dissemination
Training
Consultancy

2. Institute for Educational Sciences
ISE’s profile?
• coordinated by the Ministry of
Education, autonomous in its activity
• national public institute for research
and development in education
• (i.e. The impact of reform measures on
the school units,
• Indicators of the Romanian education
system)

3. Main area of activities
IES is structured in five departments:
• Education policy,
• Curriculum,
• Theory of Education,
• Educational Counselling and Management,
• Youth Studies

4. Curriculum
Areas of expertise:
• curriculum,
• teaching strategies,
• learning theories,
• curricular areas,
• textbooks,
• non-formal curriculum,
• elearning, ICT in education

5. Education Policy
Areas of expertise:
• educational system evaluation,
• human resources development,
• disadvantaged groups education,
• education in rural areas
– (i.e. The vocational insertion of the high-school and
post-high-school graduates
– Evaluation of the excellency school units
– Education in risky areas: educational strategies and
alternatives)

6. Theory of Education
Areas of expertise:
• education fundaments,
• fundaments of educational reform,
• comparative studies of educational
systems,
• adult education
– (i.e. Computer based program of career
counselling
– Computer based vocational guidance system
)

7. Educational Counselling and Management
Areas of expertise:
• career counselling and guidance,
• IT in career counselling,
• adult counselling,
• ethics and standards for vocational
guidance
– (I.e. Compendium of career guidance
methods
– Ethical code and standards for career
counseling)

8. Partners ISE
UNESCO UNEVOC, CEDEFOP,
REFERNET, European
Commission, European
Council, OECD, UNICEF,
other international actors
Schools, UniversitiesMEN, ISJ, CCD

9. Experience in international partnerships
• European Union / Council of Europe
• UNICEF
• World Bank
• ETF
• World Learning

10. Experience in international partnerships
• Education for Democratic Citizenship
• Democratic Citizenship through Non-formal learning
• All-European study on Participation in Education and Training
• South-East Europe Education Co-operation Network (SEE ECN /
www.see-educoop.net)
• National Strategy of Human Resources Development for
Preprimary Education Project
• ESTEEM (www.pix.it/public/esteem/index.htm)

11. Experience in international partnerships
• PLOTEUS - Portal for Learning Opportunities
throughout the European Space
(http://europa.eu.int/ploteus/portal)
• Guide for the world of occupations
(http://www.go.ise.ro/)
• European Experiences with ICT in Careers
Guidance with Adults
(http://www.guidanceforum.net/)
• ICT Skills for guidance counselors
(http://www.ictskills.org/)

12. Experience in the development and delivery of
training programs and curricula
• IES has three complementary roles:
• Some IES staff is involved in different training
activities organised by other organisations as
experts

13. Training experience
• Program for Reform of the Preuniversitary
Education financed by the World Bank had two
main training directions:
- curriculum division
- management division
• ZEP - Program (Priority Education Areas)
teacher training on didactics and management
• Training Program on Value Education

14. Training experience
IES in partnership with
• - NCC (National Council for Curriculum) run a
training program regarding the new national
curriculum for about 4000 teaching staff
between 1999 – 2001
• - TSH (Teaching Staff House) training program
on curriculum
• - CEDU (NGO – Centre Education 2000+)
training program on curriculum

15. www.ise.ro

16. Thank you!
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