Participation in kick-off meeting of the Horizon-2021 Project Scirearly – Policies and Practices based on Scientific Research for Reducing Underachievement and Early School Leaving in Europe.(HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01, Project: 101061288 — SCIREARLY).
Dr. Rosienne Camilleri and Dr. Charmaine Bonello attended the kick of meeting of the Project Scirearly in Bilbao Spain, 7- 8 November 2022. SCIREARLY aims to identify successful policies and practices proven by evidence-based research to reduce underachievement in basic skills. The project, coordinated by the University of Bilboa, takes an interdisciplinary approach, with mixed-methods design and a participatory and dialogic methodology to promote the co-creation of scientific knowledge among education stakeholders to ensure societal impact.
- Examine the determinants, including the influence of high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) in learning outcomes
- Measure and verify the impact of these determinants on vulnerable groups, identifying successful pathways to overcome it
- Map and replicate most successful practices in addressing low achievement in basic skills
- Develop a framework and an instrument for diagnosis and enhancing the quality of ECEC to leverage quality learning outcomes for primary and secondary pupils
- Analyse and propose transferable and scalable political measures that have proven to reduce ESL.