The Educational and Social Studies Institute, established from the European Foundation Society and Education, is specialized in conducting educational studies of a legal, political, economic and sociological nature, in order to provide a think-tank and analysis service for public institutions, organizations and bodies at a local and international level.
The main objective of the Institute is to provide ideas that help education and training managers and promoters in the decision-making process, on a basis grounded in social research; in analysis of current policies and educational models; in the guidelines and recommendations issued by the institutions of the European Union; and in the demands put forwards by the public and by the associations that represent them.
The Institute's area of action is also defined by its objective to act as a forum, with the aim of allowing educational administrations and the civil society to relate with each other in the field of education; and by its intention to actively take part in socio-educational debate and dialogue.
Mercedes Esteban. Director. Educational and Social Studies Institute
The high-priority fields of work and scientific research that the Institute undertakes contribute to offering a general overview of education from a multidisciplinary perspective, organized from the different departments, which at present converge both in the design of European educational policies and systems, and in the social debate regarding the principles and values that define democratic citizenship.
Socioeducational research represents the basis and purpose of the European Foundation Society and Education's activity. Through its Centres and areas of analysis, it pursues its foundational objectives by means the offer in training, which it presents and renews every year, by means of its publications and the advice it provides to bodies and organizations. The Project Management Department provides the technical-administrative assistance necessary for implementing, monitoring, coordinating and evaluating the work.
Headquarter of the Foundation. Madrid
- Planning and preparing research projects
- Implementing specific training programs
- Calling Seminars, Discussions, Conferences and Congresses
- Publications, work documents and annual reports
- Creating virtual networks at an International level to exchange experiences and coordinate research activities with European bodies
- Organizing a documentation service on specific matters relating to the right to education and the various issues that currently represent the focus of social interest
Organised in the University of Antwerp on the 20 and 21 of November, 2009, proposing as a subject for analysis Public-Private Partnership in Education: the economic value of education, competition in education and the limits of commercialisation of education, a complex issue in the framework of national and international legislative regulation.
“It’s an honor for me be here today and I’m grateful to the ELA Association for their kind invitation to take part in this international conference.After a general overview of the compatibility of education and market, I will present the legal regulation regarding education in Spain and the main features of our higher education system”. READ +
Rafael Caballero
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
European Foundation Society and Education
In educational management and administration, a priority is the objective of improving the quality of teaching. The evolution of teaching indicators and their effects on school performance are combined with the requirements of the public and efficiency in managing economic resources.
The series of proposals drawn up by the Institute, which endeavour to adapt to the specific characteristics of each Educational Administration, follow a line of analysis focusing on integral and systemic advice for improving the policies and instruments of assessment.
At European level, the Bologne process has led to the creation of action groups and think-tanks focusing on the role of Higher Education. The project XXI STUDIA, set up following the proposals made by the European Commission, lays the way for an ambitious consideration of the challenges presented by modernising Higher Education.
The European Foundation Society and Education, with corporate and financial support from the División Global Santander Universidades, is addressing the development of a common work programme to study, structure and channel political, civic, social and business concerns on university matters.
