Network C, chaired by the Netherlands, develops indicators on the features and processes of schooling.
Twenty-five countries, including the United States, participate in Network C. A representative from UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) also participates.
Traditionally, Network C has focused on developing indicators on teachers, such as teacher working time, total instructional time, teachers' salaries, gender and age composition, student-teacher ratio, and teachers' training and use of information communication technology (ICT).
Network C's major effort over the past few years was to develop the International Survey of Schools at the Upper Secondary Level (ISUSS). ISUSS will collect information regarding the learning environment and organization of schools at the upper secondary level. The survey addresses four key issues: (1) school policies and practices to enhance transition; (2) aspects of school functioning; (3) human resources; and (4) information communication technology (ICT). The first phase of the project (i.e., a classification study and survey design) was completed in March 2000. Now in the second phase, ISUSS had its main data collection in the Fall of 2001 and the Spring of 2002. Currently, 17 countries are participating in the survey. Network C will draw upon the results from ISUSS to develop indicators for Education at a Glance in 2003 and beyond.
The Network also is exploring ways to improve the current system-level indicators on teachers and discussing how to best use information from the school survey in the Program for International Student Assessment.
For more information about NCES' participation in Network C, please contact Kerry Gruber, National Center for Education Statistics.
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