The Scientific and Policy Advisory Board (SPAB) was not part of the consortium officially, but its scientific and policy-oriented input for strategic decisions was highly valuable on a consultative level. The SPAB comprised renowned scientists and national and supranational policy-oriented stakeholders chosen to complement the consortium's expertise, adding additional countries beyond the case study countries to cover even more European aspects and to maximise impact and benefits of the project.
Thus, the SPAB consisted of four scientific experts with specific expertise in comparative research and quantitative and/or qualitative methodology, political stakeholders with a strong links to national and supranational policies, and stakeholders, for example, in the area of teacher training.
Cordula Artelt
Department of Educational Research, University of Bamberg (Germany) & Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories/National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) (Germany)
Wassilios Baros
Institute of Education, University of Salzburg (Austria)
Daniele Checchi
Department of Economics, University of Milano (Italy) & Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) (Luxembourg)
Ellu Saar
School of Governance, Law and Society, University of Tallinn (Estonia)
Xenia Roth
Department Early Childhood Education; Ministry of Education; Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)
Mats Johnsson
European Teacher Education Network, vzw (ETEN) (Belgium)
Ekaterina Efimenko
European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE)
Kathrin Kraft
Servicepoint KitaEltern Hessen (NGO for Parent Participation in Education) (Germany)