Interactive Map
The STRIDE project, focused on addressing educational inequalities, is developing an innovative tool to enhance understanding of systemic disparities in educational outcomes. Work Package 4 (WP4) of the project centers on creating an interactive map depicting the significant factors in policy development and student achievement that foster or hamper equity, inclusion, training, and educational achievements over time. The interactive map visualizes key factors influencing educational inequalities across Europe. The map is designed to integrate data from policy analyses, meta-analyses, and large-scale educational assessments that aim to present a comprehensive overview of the factors contributing to inequalities in education and learning outcomes of 29 European countries through longitudinal data from previous work packages (WP2 and WP3). The map identifies the policies, practices, and socio-economic contexts to foster equity, inclusion, and resilience in education systems and promote collaboration among researchers, educators, and other stakeholders.
STRIDE’s research adopts a staged approach and incorporates several innovative methodologies. The analysis of longitudinal trends in policies and educational achievement inequalities involves multiple layers of investigation. At the system level, this includes policy document analysis on cross-sectoral initiatives (WP2), mapping and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies examining past and current policy measures and interventions (WP2), and the re-analysis of large-scale educational assessment data (WP3). The findings from these efforts are integrated into an interactive map (WP4), highlighting key factors identified through the mapping process.
The map seeks to visualize educational inequalities and their progression over time, inform policy development by providing data on the effectiveness of educational reforms, and engage stakeholders by offering a shared platform for exploring data and trends across multiple dimensions of inequality (refer to a visual mock-up of the map’s frontend in Figure 1).
Figure 1: Visual mock-up of STRIDE map’s frontend
At national and European levels, stakeholders will be engaged through online and offline consultations to refine the indicators and overall structure of the map. Feedback from these consultations integrates into a revised version, which consortium members reviewed during the first progress meeting.
The interactive map is based on feedback from consortium members, independent advisory groups, and external experts to ensure that it meets the intended objectives of STRIDE and addresses the needs of diverse stakeholders. By illustrating longitudinal trends in educational inequalities alongside the outcomes of policy initiatives, the map serves as a foundation for analysing how reforms influence student achievement and equity. It will allow users to examine the effects of specific policies, as well as various dimensions of inequality, including socio-economic background, gender, and migration status.
Furthermore, the map will serve as a foundation for future research and policymaking by highlighting gaps in current knowledge and identifying areas for intervention.
