Core Aff A irs - f L A nders, Be Core affairs L gium Flanders, Belgium ISBN 978 90 329 2306 8 Case studies basic education in Europe SLO • national institute for curriculum development SLO Piet Heinstraat 12 7511 JE Enschede Postbus 2041 7500 CA Enschede A comparative study into the motives, functions, T 053 484 08 40 resources, design and implementation of common F 053 430 76 92 aims and contents of basic education in Europe E
[email protected] www.slo.nl Colophon SLO Contents Author: SLO is the National institute for 1. Introduction: objectives of the study and research methods used 5 Christine De Coninck curriculum development in the 1.1 Research question 6 Netherlands. SLO was founded 1.2 Research design 7 Adviser: thirty years ago by the Dutch Roger Standaert government to give independent, 2. Research questions, the general questions aggravated to professional advice on, and the specific case 9 Editor: support for, curriculum innovation, Jos Letschert development, and implementation. 3. Survey of researchers and respondents involved in the case 11 In performing our tasks, we take 3.1 Researchers 11 Design and Production: into account the developments in AXIS Media-ontwerpers, Enschede society in general, both nationally 4. Context/Country/Features 13 and internationally, and in 4.1 Education as community matter 13 Order address: education in particular. SLO operates 4.2 Compulsory education 17 SLO in virtually all sectors of education, 4.3 Quality assurance 18 P.O.Box 2041 including primary education, 4.3.1 The Education Inspectorate 18 7500 Enschede secondary education, special 4.3.2 Attainment Levels 19 education, vocational education 4.3.3 Support 20 ISBN 978 90 329 2306 8 and teacher education, and covers 4.4 Primary Education 21 AN 7.4086.0054 all subject areas.