The LINEup research project aims to create a new data source for educational research in Europe. Funded by the European Union, LINEup focuses on mapping existing longitudinal data on school education in selected countries. This data is intended to supplement the usual cross-sectional surveys and thus paint a more accurate picture of the European educational landscape. To this end, researchers from 13 institutions and six countries are working together. The Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) is contributing its many years of expertise in the provision of high-quality longitudinal data.
Systematically preparing existing data sets for research and developing guidelines for their use has several advantages: it improves the comparability of data and opens up new possibilities for research and for the development of evidence-based recommendations for policymakers and other stakeholders. The LINEup project funded by "Horizon Europe" is now tackling this goal, particularly for data sets on school education from Central and Southern European countries. Accordingly, the project partners include universities, colleges and research institutes from Greece, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany. LIfBi is involved in the project as a "National Authority" under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Cordula Artelt. It is contributing its many years of expertise in the provision of high-quality longitudinal data.
The project partners are pursuing three main objectives: Firstly, it aims to understand the factors that influence educational inequalities and, building on this, develop solutions to counteract them. Secondly, the combination of quantitative and qualitative data should support schools in developing targeted measures to support their students. Thirdly, LINEup aims to strengthen the evidence-based approach in European education, in particular through the use of longitudinal data.
LINEup comprises two main strands of work: firstly, an analysis of existing data to identify trends and patterns in educational inequalities. Secondly, a qualitative study that provides insights into the implementation of interventions to support students. The project focuses on the educational success of students aged 6 to 18 in primary and secondary schools. It examines how educational success is influenced by factors such as socio-economic background, migration background or school systems.
The LINEup project aims to make an important contribution to improving educational research and practice in Europe. The data collected should help not only researchers, but also political decision-makers and practitioners to develop targeted measures to improve education systems.
To the project page: https://www.lifbi.de/LINEup