Distributed Evaluation and Planning in Schools (DEAPS)

AB Destekli Diğer Projeler, 2017 - 2020

This toolkit is an outcome of a project entitled Making Meaning of Distributed Evaluation and Planning in

Schools (DEAPS). The purpose of the project was to enhance the effectiveness of the School Self Evaluation

(SSE)process that will have a more significant impact on school improvement by involving all stakeholders,

including those who are traditionally marginalised and underrepresented. This participatory model of SSE,

while conceptually robust, carries with it many practical challenges, in particular, that of multiple stakeholder

involvement. Through this toolkit, school leaders will be provided with the tools to implement models for

school evaluation that allow for greater engagement with key stakeholding groups – such as parents, students,

teachers and management bodies – at all stages of the quality assurance process.

This toolkit is based on a systematic literature review and findings derived from a series of Case Studies of

schools in four European countries (Belgium, Ireland, Portugal and Turkey). Details can be found on the project

website https://www.deaps.net/ intended to contribute to a unique and innovative insight into school

evaluation by assisting schools to move beyond ‘self-evaluation’ to ‘distributed evaluation’ as the latter

involves a commitment to enhancing the capacity of a range of groups to take part in the evaluation process.

This toolkit aims to provide guidelines, criteria, strategies and instruments to school leaders, teachers and

sectoral support agencies on the inclusion of students, parents / Board of Management in the DEAP process

to do it in an effective way. It also aims to promote the European dimensions of School self-evaluation and

Improvement planning.

The partner organisations that developed the toolkit are from Belgium (the University of Antwerp), Ireland

(EQI - DCU Institute of Education), Portugal (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu) and Turkey (Ankara University).

• The University of Antwerp (UAN) is an internationally oriented research university characterised by

its high standards in education, internationally competitive research and entrepreneurial approach.

• EQI – The Centre for Evaluation Quality and Inspection at Dublin City University (DCU) Is a

multidisciplinary research group examining the impact of evaluation and inspection in education and

related fields, and is a designated University Research Centre.

• The Polytechnic Institute of Viseu through its School of Education works in close collaboration with

schools and other educational partners.

• Ankara Univerity has carried out projects regarding teacher qualifications and inspectorate

performance management. The university holds the Centre for Assessment and Evaluation Application

and Research and Centre for Exam Management (CEM).

Committed to transnational usage, the toolkit is available in the four partner languages (English, Dutch,

Portuguese and Turkish). The toolkit is also integrated into a MOOC that is available at

https://www.deaps.net/.