Peer Review as external evaluation in vocational training and adult education: definition, experiences and recommendations for use

• Authors: Maria Gutknecht-Gmeiner

Title variants

PL

Ocena środowiskowa (koleżeńska) jako metoda zewnętrznej ewaluacji edukacji i szkoleń zawodowych osób dorosłych: definicja, doświadczenia i rekomendacje

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The last 10 to 15 years have seen the development and establishment of external evaluation for different educational sectors in many European countries. These exter-nal evaluation schemes can take on different forms: In general education and initial VET, the most widespread are state-mandated inspections (sometimes also called re-views, external evaluations etc.), in continuing VET and adult education external certi-fication and accreditation procedures are common. An additional methodology that has taken on some momentum through the development and dissemination of a com-mon European methodology in the past years is Peer Review. Though Peer Review was initially adapted to initial vocational education and training, further transfer and use in continuing VET, adult education and even guidance and counselling have proved promising. This article will give a definition of Peer Review – also in compari-son to the other forms of external evaluation mentioned – and shortly outline expe-riences gleaned from (pilot) implementation both on transnational and national levels. Based on theoretical arguments and the results of practical experimentation some con-clusions on the use of Peer Review in education and training will be drawn.

PL

Artykuł prezentuje znaną i uznaną metodę ewaluacji w instytucjach szkolnictwa wyższego – peer review (ocena koleżeńska) jako nowatorską i obiecującą metodę ewaluacji zewnętrznej w sektorze edukacji szkoleń zawodowych.

Keywords

EN

quality; external evaluation; peer review; vocational education and training; adult education

PL

jakość; ewaluacja zewnętrzna; peer review; edukacja i szkolenia zawodowe edukacja dorosłych

• Publisher: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji, Radom
• Journal: Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 1(80)
• Pages: 84-91

Dates

printed

2013-03-15

Contributors

author

Maria Gutknecht-Gmeiner

• IMPULSE – Evaluation and Organisation Development, Austria

References

• Gutknecht-Gmeiner M. (2008), Externe Evaluierung durch Peer Review. Qu-alitätssicherung und -entwicklung in der beruflichen Erstausbildung, Dissertation Un-iversität Klagenfurt 2006, [VS Research], Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
• Gutknecht-Gmeiner M. (2010), Peer Review Impact Analysis Report. Analysis of 14 tran-snational European Peer Reviews carried out in eight European countries 2006-2009. Fi-nal Report, LdV TOI Project “Peer Review Impact”, Vienna.
• Gutknecht-Gmeiner M. (ed.) (2009), European Peer Review Reader, Vienna.
• Gutknecht-Gmeiner M., Lassnigg L., Stöger E., de Ridder W., Strahm P., Strahm E. Koski, Leena; Stalker, Bill; Hollstein, Rick; Allulli, Giorgio; Kristensen, Ole Bech (2007), Euro-pean Peer Review Manual for initial VET. Vienna, June 2007.
• Nisbet J. (1990), Rapporteur’s Report, In: The evaluation of educational programmes: methods, uses and benefits: report of the educational research workshop held in North Be-rwick (Scotland), 22-25 November 1988, Scottish Council for Research in Education (Hg.), [= European Meetings on Educational Research, Part 1, vol. 24], Amsterdam: Swets & Ze-itlinger.

Identifiers

ISSN

1507-6563