Building a Framework for Educational Practice and Institutional Reform in the EBPM Era: How to Create a Framework for Supporting Change in Public Schools

Abstract

This article presents a summary of a symposium that aimed to bridge the gap between educational practice and educational policies and systems. The symposium focused on creating a framework for supporting change in public schools, with a particular emphasis on the project titled “Development of an Organizational and Curriculum Model for Public Schools as a Foundation for ESD Practice.” The project aimed to connect intrinsic teacher practices with school organizational and curricular reforms, involving collaboration between municipalities, universities, and young researchers. The symposium included reports on school reforms in participating municipalities, discussions on logic models, and reflections on the effectiveness of the project framework. The discussions highlighted the benefits of the framework in promoting sustainable school reform and the challenges associated with implementing logic models. The article concludes by suggesting that educational practitioners and researchers should adopt a perspective and mindset approach and shift from a linear to a complex system framework for teacher learning. It emphasizes the importance of open and integrated knowledge in revitalizing schools and universities, ultimately contributing to the development of effective educational policies.