Constructing Learning Outcomes

This open access book challenges dominant understandings of learning outcomes and educational (under)achievement and examines the quality and construction of learning outcomes across Europe. Educational achievement is considered central to economic development and social inclusion, yet its measuring...

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description This open access book challenges dominant understandings of learning outcomes and educational (under)achievement and examines the quality and construction of learning outcomes across Europe. Educational achievement is considered central to economic development and social inclusion, yet its measuring is not a straightforward task, as the controversial discussion on defining learning outcomes show. Rather, they result from a complex process of constructing learning outcomes and entails manifold intersecting factors and actors. This volume argues that gaining an in-depth understanding of educational achievement requires re-thinking and re-conceptualising learning outcomes and their construction processes in a holistic and context-sensitive manner. Organized along three thematic parts, the chapters in this volume challenge dominant understandings of learning outcomes and educational achievement in research and offer a reconceptualization of learning outcomes by drawing on three major theoretical perspectives, Life course, Intersectionality, and Spatial justice, thus bringing together different disciplinary approaches in a dynamic manner. Importantly, the book does not only offer new approaches and rethinking of learning outcomes, but also a critical reappraisal of the methodological frameworks used to research them, offering new tools for not only overcoming some of the major shortcomings and problems of the currently dominating approaches, but also tapping on the potential of participatory methodologies to facilitate the formulation and implementation of more effective, context-sensitive, and evidence-based policies. Drawing empirical evidence from a European research project, the volume offers novel approaches to conceptualising, understanding, and researching learning outcomes and educational achievement that can promote inclusiveness of education. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Horizon Europe.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1756802026-04-20T08:11:58Z Constructing Learning Outcomes Tikkanen, Jenni Amaral, Marcelo Parreira do Järvinen, Tero Alves, Natália Educational achievement Learning outcomes Underachievement Social inclusion Economic development Measurement Inclusive education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education This open access book challenges dominant understandings of learning outcomes and educational (under)achievement and examines the quality and construction of learning outcomes across Europe. Educational achievement is considered central to economic development and social inclusion, yet its measuring is not a straightforward task, as the controversial discussion on defining learning outcomes show. Rather, they result from a complex process of constructing learning outcomes and entails manifold intersecting factors and actors. This volume argues that gaining an in-depth understanding of educational achievement requires re-thinking and re-conceptualising learning outcomes and their construction processes in a holistic and context-sensitive manner. Organized along three thematic parts, the chapters in this volume challenge dominant understandings of learning outcomes and educational achievement in research and offer a reconceptualization of learning outcomes by drawing on three major theoretical perspectives, Life course, Intersectionality, and Spatial justice, thus bringing together different disciplinary approaches in a dynamic manner. Importantly, the book does not only offer new approaches and rethinking of learning outcomes, but also a critical reappraisal of the methodological frameworks used to research them, offering new tools for not only overcoming some of the major shortcomings and problems of the currently dominating approaches, but also tapping on the potential of participatory methodologies to facilitate the formulation and implementation of more effective, context-sensitive, and evidence-based policies. Drawing empirical evidence from a European research project, the volume offers novel approaches to conceptualising, understanding, and researching learning outcomes and educational achievement that can promote inclusiveness of education. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Horizon Europe. 2026-04-20T08:11:58Z 2026-04-20T08:11:58Z 2026-04-16T09:52:17Z 2025 book ONIX_20260415T184305_9781350445925_17 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112322 9781350445925 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175680 eng open access Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Bloomsbury Academic b7fec79e-c133-4cb3-9544-88060a4d4e06 9781350445925 Bloomsbury Academic 272 London open access
spellingShingle Educational achievement
Learning outcomes
Underachievement
Social inclusion
Economic development
Measurement
Inclusive education
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education
Constructing Learning Outcomes
title Constructing Learning Outcomes
title_full Constructing Learning Outcomes
title_fullStr Constructing Learning Outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Constructing Learning Outcomes
title_short Constructing Learning Outcomes
title_sort constructing learning outcomes
topic Educational achievement
Learning outcomes
Underachievement
Social inclusion
Economic development
Measurement
Inclusive education
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education
topic_facet Educational achievement
Learning outcomes
Underachievement
Social inclusion
Economic development
Measurement
Inclusive education
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNK Educational administration and organization
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education
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