International Cooperation as a Learning Infrastructure for Educational Inspection: The Contribution of SICI
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This paper examines how international cooperation supports educational inspection through the work of the Standing International Conference of Inspectorates (SICI). Drawing on a decade of organisational evidence including strategic plans, business reports, National Coordinator Forum records, workshop evaluations, collaborative project outputs, and member survey responses, the analysis traces SICI’s evolution.
The findings show that SICI strengthens professional judgement, organisational learning and advice through reflective comparison rather than harmonisation. Learning is generated through connected mechanisms: continuous professional dialogue, thematic workshops, collaborative projects, job shadowing and systematic communication channels.
Impact is cumulative and indirect. It can develop as insights travel from individuals into organisational practice and, where conditions allow, into system‑level debate.
Overall, the paper argues that SICI supports its members in navigating complexity with greater clarity and confidence while preserving national autonomy.
References
Standing International Conference of Inspectorates. (s/f). BIBESOIN – Better Inspection for Better Social Inclusion. https://sici-inspectorates.org/what-we-do/collaboration/bibesoin/
Standing International Conference of Inspectorates. (s/f). TESSIE – Toolkit for Evaluating and Stimulating Social Inclusion and Equity. https://www.sici-inspectorates.eu/what-we-do/collaboration/projects/
Standing International Conference of Inspectorates. (s/f). STESSIE – System-Level Conditions for Stimulating Social Inclusion and Equity. https://www.sici-inspectorates.eu/what-we-do/collaboration/projects/
Standing International Conference of Inspectorates. (s/f). Civic values and skills: Comparative project. https://www.sici-inspectorates.eu/what-we-do/collaboration/projects/
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Educational inspection; international cooperation; comparative learning; professional judgement; professional learning; learning infrastructure; collaborative projects; system improvementLicense
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