scholarly journals Evidence-Based Policies in Education: Initiatives and Challenges in Europe

2020 ◽  
pp. 209653112092467
Author(s):  
Marta Pellegrini ◽  
Giuliano Vivanet
Keyword(s):  
Policy Decision ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Culture Of Evidence ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Remarkable Progress ◽  
Point Of Reference

Purpose: This article examines the state of progress of evidence-based educational policies in Europe and identifies organizations for the generation and dissemination of evidence. Further, it discusses some of the most relevant challenges facing the development of evidence-informed education policies in Europe. Design/Approach/Methods: This article analyzes official documents by the European Commission (EC) and other organizations. Literature in the field of evidence-based education worldwide is examined to identify the primary challenges and issues related to the development of a culture of evidence in Europe’s education sector. Findings: The EC has recently prioritized evidence-informed policy and practice in education, increasingly encouraging member states to utilize evidence in the policy decision-making process. According to official documents, this process began in 2006 and has since enjoyed remarkable progress through several initiatives intended to spread a culture of evidence in education. However, several challenges and issues remain regarding the promotion of evidence-informed policymaking. Originality/Value: Having prioritized evidence-informed policy and practice, the EC strongly encourages the adoption of evidence in the policymaking process. This article provides a point of reference regarding the initiatives already undertaken and the challenges facing evidence-based educational policies and policymaking in Europe.

Implementation of Decision Tree for Maintenance Policy Decision Making - A Case Study in Semiconductor Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 591-593 ◽  
pp. 704-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siew Hong Ding ◽  
Teing Tien Goh ◽  
Pei Sze Tan ◽  
Siew Ching Wee ◽  
Shahrul Kamaruddin
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Semiconductor Industry ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Maintenance Policy ◽  
Machine Performance ◽  
Policy Decision Making

Suitable maintenance policy implemented in particular machine able to improve the machine performance as well as the product quality. However, selecting a suitable maintenance policy is a vital and hard work because it has to be decided from analysis of various criteria including failure mechanism and resources limitation. Thus, decision tree is suggested in this paper to provide assistance for maintenance crew in conducting a systematic and efficient decision making process in determining the suitable maintenance policy. In the end of the paper, a case study in semiconductor industry is conducted to illustrate the practicability of developed decision tree.

scholarly journals Chile’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (CAVEI): Evidence-based recommendations for public policy decision-making on vaccines and immunization

Vaccine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (32) ◽  
pp. 4646-4650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannette Dabanch ◽  
Cecilia González ◽  
Jaime Cerda ◽  
Johanna Acevedo ◽  
Mario Calvo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Advisory Committee ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Decision Making

scholarly journals Missing in Analysis: Women in Foreign Policy–Making

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-141
Author(s):  
Karen E Smith
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Foreign Policy Analysis ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Policy Decision Making

Abstract Foreign policy analysis (FPA) opens the “black box” of the state and provides explanations of how and why foreign policy decisions are made, which puts individuals and groups (from committees to ministries) at the center of analysis. Yet the sex of the decision-maker and the gendered nature of the decision-making process have generally been left out of the picture. FPA has not addressed questions regarding the influence of women in foreign policy decision-making processes or the effects of gender norms on decision-making; indeed, FPA appears to be almost entirely gender-free. This article argues that “gendering” FPA is long overdue and that incorporating gender into FPA frameworks can provide a richer and more nuanced picture of foreign policy–making.

Simulating the Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process in the Undergraduate Classroom

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 401-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Loggins
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Real World ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Concrete World

A simulation of the foreign policy decision-making process, as described in this article, can assist an instructor in linking students' abstract understanding of complex political events, circumstances, and decision making to the real-world interplay of the multiple factors involved in decision making. It is this type of active learning that helps bring a student's abstract understanding into the concrete world. Instead of being passive learners relying on an instructor's knowledge, students are active participants in the learning process.

scholarly journals Legitimacy from Decision-Making Influence and Outcome Favourability: Results from General Population Survey Experiments

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 146-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sveinung Arnesen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Survey Experiments ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Micro Foundations

Democracies are typically considered more legitimate than other types of regimes because they allow the citizens to participate in the policy decision-making process. Others argue that the policy output matters most, and citizen influence plays a lesser role. This study presents two survey experiments on the micro foundations of these two sources of political legitimacy, thus contributing to an emerging literature that experimentally investigates the effects of democratic procedures in small-scale settings. Respondents who saw the decision going in their favour found the decision much more acceptable than the respondents who preferred another outcome. Conversely, decision-making influence generally did not serve as a legitimising factor among the respondents. This result supports the argument that citizens prefer a stealth democracy where they are minimally involved in democratic decision-making processes.

scholarly journals Integration of Demand for Landscape Amenities Protection to the Agri-Environmental policy

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Simona Kubíčková
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Government Intervention ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Efficient Allocation ◽  
Environmental Programs ◽  
Policy Decision Making

Efficient allocation of land between competing uses deserves attention, due both to market failure and government intervention failures. In order to devise efficient agro-environmental programs for the management of landscape amenities, it is important to understand individual’s preferences. The purpose of this paper is, on the basis of the identification of the basic requirements of policy decision-making process, to assess the possibilities of integration of demand for landscape amenities protection to the agri-environmental policy.

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