Invited Presentation to European Commission and Slovak EU Presidency

European Commission and Slovak EU Presidency Meeting of Directors-General for Schools across Europe 

Dr. Paul Downes gave a two and a half hour workshop on Structural Indicators for Inclusive Systems in and around Schools to Directors-General for Schools from Education Ministries across all EU member states at the European Commission and Slovak EU Presidency Meeting of Directors-General for Schools on December 13-14th, 2016. 

The workshop was based on the findings of the forthcoming report for the European Commission that he has led: Downes, P., Nairz-Wirth, E., Rusinaite, V. (2017). Structural Indicators for Developing Inclusive Systems in and around Schools in Europe.  Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 

Dr. Downes also presented the workshop findings to the plenary session at the meeting. Paul Downes is Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre in DCU's Institute of Education and a member of the School of Human Development.