SOCRATES 2000 Evaluation Study (1999-2000)
Type of project/activity:
The final evaluation of the first phase of the EU SOCRATES Programme (1995-1999).
The EIESP was responsible for the evaluation of COMENIUS, LINGUA, OPEN AND
DISTANCE LEARNING and ADULT EDUCATION.
Objectives:
The objective of this evaluation study was to assess the outcomes, results
and impacts of the first phase of the SOCRATES Programme. The major aims were:
Background:
The study was commissioned as the external evaluation of this programme, which
had a budget of over 930 million Euros and which, by 1999, provided funding
for education Co-operation projects, educational activities, mobility, staff
training, foreign language development, information exchange and development,
etc. addressing education systems at all levels, institutions, staff and students
in 30 European countries.
Partners:
The evaluation team was led by the Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Berufs-und
Hochschulforschung of the University of Kassel. The international team also
included the Gesellschaft für Empirische Studien (DE), the Centre for
Higher Education Policy Studies of the University of Twente (NL), the European
Forum on Education Administration and a team of organisations and experts
from nine countries.
Main activities:
The evaluation was a comprehensive examination of the programme, including
an analysis of policies and management aspects, the range of educational activities
supported and their results. It was intended that this evaluation could contribute
to formulating future revisions of the SOCRATES Programme. The University
of Kassel and GES undertook the evaluation of ERASMUS, as well as the overall
co-ordination of the study and the transversal aspects. The EIESP undertook
the evaluation of the COMENIUS, LINGUA, OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING and ADULT
EDUCATION actions. Specific activities organised by the EIESP included quantitative
database analyses, postal surveys of projects and teachers, interviews of
key national actors, workshops, etc.
Clients:
The evaluation was commissioned by the Directorate General Education and Culture
of the European Commission to close the first funding phase of the programme.
Expected outcomes, reports/documents:
The outcomes of the evaluation were presented to the SOCRATES Committee for
discussion in October 2000 and the Final Report was submitted to DG Education
and Culture in November 2000 and is available on the web site
For more information, please contact
Jean Gordon gordon@dauphine.fr
