Mission statement
What we do:
SIG 18 is a global, multidisciplinary forum on educational effectiveness and improvement across all settings and methods.
Key topics:
Frameworks and theories of high-quality teaching and schooling
Measuring teaching quality from multiple perspectives
Linking effectiveness with improvement
Intervention-based improvement of teaching and schools
Measurement for complex educational processes
Evaluating schools and systems
School development over time
Activities:
Biennial SIG 18 conference + JURE pre-conference
Symposia at EARLI, AERA, ICSEI, ECER
Special issues, edited books and innovative discussion formats
Coordinators
Prof. dr. Jerich Faddar
Jerich Faddar serves as SIG coordinator and is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit of Brussel (VUB), Belgium.
dr. Hannah Bijlsma
Hannah Bijlsma is the SIG co-coordinator and is postdoctoral researcher at Radboud University, the Netherlands.
dr. Tosca Daltoė
Tosca Daltoė serves as SIG JURE coordinator and is affiliated with the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Becoming a Member of EARLI SIG 18
If you would like to join EARLI SIG 18 (Educational Effectiveness), first become an EARLI member via the EARLI website. During registration, or later in your member profile, select SIG 18 as one of your Special Interest Groups (additional SIG fees may apply depending on your membership type). Once added, you will be included in SIG 18 communications, can participate in SIG events and conferences, and (if you are early-career) you can also join JURE to access extra mentoring and networking opportunities.