1. what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
Mapping evaluation:
what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
ETSWG, Jan 2003
Agenda item VII.1
document ETS12.2
Marta Beck
World Systems

2. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
Reminder:
mapping table should help us to understand:
the national educational system
and
allocation of programmes to the ISCED levels

3. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
Understanding the mapping tables is important:
for us (providers and first users of national data in the European context) and all users of the UOE statistics - to see e.g. the differences between countries
for colleagues who are working on other social statistics projects and need the ISCED classification for their variables on education (LFS, ECHP, TUS…)

4. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
1. Technical remarks

5. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?

6. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
Propositions:
To highlight compulsory education:
Information on age of compulsory education could be added above the table:
Age of compulsory education: 6-14 years
“compulsory education” could be indicated in the notes

7. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
Propositions:
Programmes could be numbered by two-level numbering:
0.1 (ISCED 0)
...
1.1 (ISCED 1)
2.1 (ISCED 2) (2.1 for programme ISCED 2A, for 2B…
3.1 (ISCED 3) (3.1 for programme ISCED 3A, … 3.5 for 3B… etc.)
4.1 (ISCED 4)
5.1 (ISCED 5)
6.1 (ISCED 6)

8. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
2. Allocation of programmes to the ISCED level

9. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
3. Problem of coverage of the mapping table (no UOE data!)
Two aims:
to present the complete educational system and
to harmonise presentation of the mapping tables

10. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
Please don’t forget to include:
Adult education (basic skills programmes, second chance programmes)
Special education
Artistic education
Educational programmes administered by other ministries, e.g. military/police schools
Programmes organised by religious groups
Foreign/international schools

11. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
Areas where definitional work is still needed:
Foreign languages courses
Distance learning
Courses of short duration
How should these programmes be included in the mapping table?

12. Mapping evaluation: what can we do to improve the mapping tables?
You are kindly asked to reply to our "mapping evaluation questionnaire" which will be sent to you in the next weeks.
Thank you very much for your collaboration!