Improving Education Opportunities Through Networked Systems: Findings From a Longitudinal Study in Switzerland

• In Event: 41.058 - Community Schools and Education Networks in Support of Educational Opportunity

Abstract

This proposal reports on the theoretical underpinnings and first findings from a five-year longitudinal study (2013-2018) on networked systems in Switzerland. The aim is to assess which conditions lead to a higher functional quality of cooperation between agents in the education sector as well as to assess the possible impact of networked systems on the educational contexts they are located in. The theoretical framework for the study is derived from Helmut Fend’s and Andreas Helmke's opportunity-use model which characterizes aspects between teaching and learning in a classroom. This model was to allow for a more detailed analysis of the context of formal and non-formal educational settings. This proposal is based on the findings from the first three years of research.

Authors

• Stephan Gerhard Huber, University of Teacher Education Zug

• Pierre Tulowitzki, Ludwigsburg University of Education

• Marius Schwander, University of Teacher Education Zug