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Dialogic, in collaboration with Oberon, is conducting research on team qualifications within the 10-14 education sector.
Initiatives for 10-14 education have emerged to facilitate a smooth transition between primary education ("po") and secondary education ("vo"). Students following this educational path only make a definitive choice for vmbo, havo, or vwo at the age of 14. In our current system, teachers are trained for either primary or secondary education. To teach students aged 10 to 14, teachers formally require dual qualifications, and in some cases, double staffing of teachers is necessary. To address this undesirable situation, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) started the experiment on team qualifications from the 2020-2021 school year: this implies that the team providing 10-14 education collectively possesses the necessary qualifications, without each individual teacher needing them. Within the team, teachers and their qualifications complement each other. Schools are eligible for team qualifications if they offer 10-14 education and apply for team qualifications.
The Ministry of OCW has commissioned Dialogic and Oberon to conduct research on the team qualifications experiment for 10-14 education. The research focuses on the establishment of team qualifications, results and goal achievement, and the effects of the experiment. Based on the findings, recommendations will be made regarding future legislation and regulations. Dialogic and Oberon's approach combines in-depth and broad approaches. The in-depth approach involves up to sixteen participants in the experiment being followed over time. These initiatives participate in a baseline measurement, interim measurement, and final measurement. We conduct interviews or surveys with school management, school boards, teachers, students, and parents. Additionally, there is a less intensive broad approach to follow the other initiatives participating in the experiment. The research concludes with a workshop involving representatives of the initiatives to validate the findings and provide input for the recommendations.
Throughout the process, interim reports will be submitted to the client three times: in January 2021, September 2021, and September 2022. The final report will be delivered in October 2023.
Download the first interim report here.
Interested in learning more about this research? Contact Tessa Groot Beumer.