Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
	Greece
Role : Partner
Website : http://www.iacm.forth.gr
Contact: Yorgis Androulakis This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The research concerns of the Educational Research and Evaluation (ERE) Group of FORTH/IACM is in area of educational innovation. The focus is in research for modelling purposes and the understanding of the emerging pedagogical/training trends in Europe. The underlying concern is the identification of pedagogical methods which with the support of technological tools can foster effectiveness in learning and consequently  improvement of work conditions. This is achieved through the design and implementation of awareness development activities with the actors of educational community, the carrying out of applied research and the conduct of educational programme evaluations. Areas of previous experience of the ERE Group include: Technology assessment, Design, implementation and evaluation of teachers training schemes, Formulation of policy recommendation on ICT usage in learning environments, Large scale quantitative and qualitative research of socio-cultural nature, In-depth research in regulatory frameworks (ICT focused) and micro-pedagogic arrangements, Formative, summative, ex-ante and post-ante evaluation studies, Dissemination and exploitation of project results, Design, administration and maintenance of web sites. The ERE Group has long experience in international cooperation. Recently work has been conducted to deepen understanding on various parameters of e-learning (e.g. work-based learning, effectiveness of learning environments).

The ERE Group has a wide experience in the field of European projects, mostly in topics related to Adult Education and elder population issues. Besides of being partners in various projects, they have coordinated projects for more than 20 years, what makes them an ideal partner due to their experience in presence in networks and international associations.

Involvement in the project:

FORTH coordinates WP4 - Validation of the Holistic Methodology. It also participates actively in WP2 (conceptualization), by recollecting and recording relevant practices, in WP3 (where it validates the developed methodology with internal experts), in WP4 (where it validates the methodology in its region) and WP 5, where it is in charge dissemination on regional level.