Periodic Reporting for period 1 - HESPRI (Elevating Higher Education public policies: an empowering SPRIngboard)
Berichtszeitraum: 2023-01-01 bis 2024-12-31
• WP1 researchers completed the methodological framework for the comparative analysis of higher education systems, based on research exchanges and a dedicated workshop. The comparative analysis itself resulted in a complex report on nine national higher education systems, and the HESPRI team exchanged on the progress in approaching transversal topics and methodology adjustments during a common thematic workshop.
• WP2 researchers completed the list of innovative quality indicators for higher education, and conducted qualitative data collection (interviews) in several national/institutional contexts, in order to test and develop the renewed quality indicators. An international conference was organized in the first year of implementation.
• WP3 researchers focused primarily on preparing and conducting the fieldwork, establishing pilot groups, and organizing an international workshop. The team developed (and translated in national languages) all research tools, and conducted the main part of the data collection (questionnaires and interviews). The research progress and the next steps have been extensively presented and discussed during an international workshop.
• WP4 researchers finalized the systematic review on gamified flipped classroom in higher education and a corresponding institutional case study, conducted and published a study on digital citizenship among university students, and engaged in cross-institutional exchanges on open science practices in universities. The small-scale experimental study on the use of virtual reality was designed, and is planned to be finalized by the end of the third year of implementation. Two workshops (one international and one national) were organized in the first exchange period.
HESPRI consortium achieved as planned the milestones (Consortium and Partnership Agreement and Kick-off Meeting), as well as Data Management Plan V1 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8101761) and Communication and Dissemination Plan (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8101836).