1. The development of the ICCS Encyclopaedia National Research Coordinators Meeting Madrid, February 2010

2. NRC Meeting Madrid February 2010 Scope of ICCS encyclopedia Based on –National Context Survey data –Other source documents (official statistics/documents, CIVED phase 1 publication) –National expert advice Structure –Introduction chapter –National chapters

3. NRC Meeting Madrid February 2010 Introduction chapter An overview of ICCS, it study concept and design An overview of educational systems and structures A comparison and typology of how CCE is implemented in different educational systems An outline of country profile information provided in subsequent national chapters

4. NRC Meeting Madrid February 2010 National chapters - 1 National chapter template to guide NRC contributions with suggested length Common structure for each national chapter –General background information on each country –Information on the educational system –Approach to and implementation of civic and citizenship education –Teachers and teacher education (in general and with regard to CCE) –Assessments and Quality Assurance (in general and with regard to CCE)

5. NRC Meeting Madrid February 2010 National chapters - 2 Much of the content can be based on information already supplied for National Context Survey Possible other source material –Existing TIMSS or PIRLS Encyclopaedia –Volume one of CIVED study (Torney- Purta, J., Schwille, J., & Amadeo, J.-A. (Eds.). (1999). Civic Education Across Countries: Twenty-Four National Case Studies for the IEA Civic Education Project. Delft: IEA.)

6. NRC Meeting Madrid February 2010 National chapters - 3 National centre staff as chapter authors NRCs should inform ISC about any problems that may arise

7. NRC Meeting Madrid February 2010 Example chapters The national centres of England and Spain produced draft national chapters as examples Both draft chapters were elaborated based on the template provided Example draft chapters should give NRCs an idea of what we hope to achieve for each country or educational system

8. NRC Meeting Madrid February 2010 Questions or comments?