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WP2's preliminary report will incorporate findings from the ongoing Mind the Gap project, and will provide state-of-the-art knowledge of IBST/E and its effectiveness. An international policy policy workshop will be held within the first nine months of theproject to bring together the key players in European science education and teacher education. WP2 will also be responsible for input to a major conference, probably in conjunction with the ECIP launch event, in late 2010. These activities will be designed to create a community of policymakers and academics which will beresponsive both to research findings and to teachers' practical situations. The work will be performed by a researcher based at UIO, under the direction of Prof.Doris Jorde with the assistance of Prof.Kirsti Klette. Additionally, key players may be interviewed by the assistant or by national partners to clarify areas of particularimportance. The impact of WP2 will be achieved through the broad reach of the consortium, which provides the most authoritative network of science and teacher educators in Europe. It will also work through existing research networks, such as EERA, ASE and ESERA.
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