Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) E-mail(s) Nationality PhDr. Jana Donoghoe Huttova jhuttova@gmail.com Slovak Date of birth 02/05/1965 Work experience Dates April June 2014 Researcher for an EU funded study on Policies Promoting Innovative Pedagogies That Are Effective in Combating Low Achievement in Basic Skills Reviewing policy documents, reports and studies on innovative pedagogies aimed at combating low achievement in basic skills in Slovakia and carrying out additional desk research and literature review; conducting additional remote interviews; preparing country fiche report. Education Policy Development and Implementation Dates January 2012 present Steering Committee Member Sirius, Education Network on the Education of Children and Youth with Migrant Background; and Consultant for the Open Society Foundation, Education Support Program (ESP) Facilitating collaboration and information exchange among international organizations involved in the Sirius (mainly as collaborative partners); participating at the steering committee meetings and other events and activities of the Sirius network; facilitate ESP s direct involvement at the EU level policy debates on education of migrants, minorities and marginalized children; providing technical consultancy and advice to the Sirius strategic developments, in particular to issues of the network growth and sustainability; preparing literature review analysis report; and providing consultancy and advice to the Sirius activities on policy implementation (national round tables and thematic workshops) and policy recommendations. Education Policy Development and Implementation Dates August 2013 November 2013 External expert evaluator for the EU funded Study of the impact of Comenius Regio Reviewing project documents and carrying out additional desk research and literature review; conducting face to face and remote interviews with key persons involved in the EU funded project Pathways to Success on improving educational opportunities for exceptionally intellectually gifted children at pre-school age in Czech Republic and Slovakia; drafting case study reports; preparing summary reports based on the information gathered during the evaluation process. Evaluation, Early Childhood Education and Care Jana Huttova CV Page 1 of 6 For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu 1
Dates March 2013 May 2013 Expert evaluator for the European Commission Remote individual assessment and on-site evaluation of medium-scale research-focused collaborative project proposals for the call on early childhood education and care; preparing individual assessment reports; participating at the consensus meeting and panel in Brussels; preparing final assessment reports. Evaluation Dates February 2012 October 2012 Consultant Open Society Foundation Slovakia - Study on impact of school segregation Developing conceptual framework for the qualitative research on non economic impact of school segregation; in team with other researchers conducting qualitative research including fieldwork in selected Roma localities, focus group discussions, and interviews with key stakeholders; writing a report illustrating and explaining situation of Roma in schools, experiences of Roma in segregated and integrated schools, explaining factors behind segregation and impact on education trajectories of Roma children; and developing recommendations and references to examples of good practice from Slovakia, neighbouring countries, and/or from the European and international experience. The qualitative research complimented a quantitative study of the World Bank. Education Research Dates January 2011 June 2012 Consultant Key Expert for the EU Study on Educational Support for Newly Arrived Migrant Children Advice and consultancy to development of the methodological guidelines for the project; review of key outputs, including all the relevant project reports; and scientific guidance throughout the Implementation of the project. Country expert for the Czech Republic tasks included analysis of the situation in relation to integration of newly arrived migrant children; preparation of a country report, regarding the policy measures taken for educational support for newly arrived migrant students at ISCED levels 0-3. Policy Review Dates February 2011 December 2012 Consultant for the Open Society Fund Prague Providing consultancy to the OSF Prague in the implementation of the project on inclusive education, including assisting with strategy development, project planning, consulting on methodology and development of modules on Implementation of inclusive education at regional level. Dates February 2011 October 2011 Consultant Evaluator for the Open Society Foundation Slovakia Providing an independent external evaluation on how effectiveness of the Open Society Foundation s education programme initiative on multicultural education. The evaluation was to provide an analytical Jana Huttova CV Page 2 of 6 For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu 2
review of Slovak educational environment - its needs, opportunities, and limits- and how the foundation addresses the identified gaps through its programmatic strategies. Qualitative methods included interviews with key stakeholders from state institutions and non-governmental organisations and focus groups with teachers and other key school personnel. The evaluation assessed a broader impact of the Multicultural education initiative on inclusion in education and provided recommendations for the foundation on how to strengthen its future strategic planning for 2012 2013. Evaluation and Research Dates March 2007 March 2011 Consultant Senior Education Advisor for the Education Support Programme As a Senior Education Advisor for the Education Support Programme of the Open Society Foundation London on Education of Migrant, Minority and Marginalised Children in Europe project I was responsible for a conceptual work and a project development; researching and co-authoring the project s final report and a discussion paper for the ESP: Meeting the Mark?; building working partnerships with key actors among NGOs, governmental, the EU, multilateral and academic institutions, donor organizations, and liaising with stakeholders within and outside the Open Society Network; researching and co-authoring a policy guide on the EU policies on the education of migrant children. Dates November 2008 May 2009 Consultant OECD Policy Reviews on the Education of Migrant Children Expert participation in OECD policy review on education of migrant children. Participation at the OECD mission in Norway, including fact-finding and policy review visits to identify policy issues and providing country-specific policy suggestions. Co-writing the OECD policy review on the education of migrants Norway. Policy Review Dates July 2002 June 2006 Director: Education Support Programme Strategic development for the restructured Education Support Programme (ESP) of the OSI and the Education Soros Network; encouraging and facilitating partnership and cooperation with donors and international organisations, particularly in CEE and CIS countries (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNESCO, USAID, Eurasia, UNDP etc.); building and strengthening regional and sub-regional networks of Soros Foundations, NGOs and policy centers; providing conceptual support and managerial oversight to ESP s major projects such as Roma Education Initiative, international comparative monitoring on key equity issues such as gender equity, early drop outs, private tutoring and several other reports and studies on open society education issues; managing and co-authoring rapid needs assessment study on education in Central Asia for the USAID, building a Central Asian Education Network (co-funded with the Asian Development Bank). Open Society Institute Europe: Education Support Programme (ESP) Dates January 2002 June 2002 Deputy Director: Education Support Programme Organisational strategic development and restructuring of the program. Jana Huttova CV Page 3 of 6 For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu 3
Open Society Institute Europe: Education Support Programme (ESP) Dates June 1999 December 2001 Assistant Director/Deputy Director (2001): Institute of Educational Policy Overseeing and providing support to development of national education strategies of Soros Foundations; developing capacity of education staff of Soros Foundations in strategy development, evaluation, policy development (including preparation of conferences, training seminars, in-country support and facilitating international technical assistance); developing education policy capacity at the Ministry, regional and local levels in the CEE and the former CIS (including summer school at the Central European University, long-distance courses with the Columbia University, facilitating exchange of expertise, cross-regional visits). Open Society Institute: Institute of Educational Policy (IEP) Dates February 1998 May 1999 Education Policy Fellow I was responsible for providing strategic and professional educational support to large-scale educational projects of Soros Foundations in number of CEE countries. My tasks included reviewing Soros Foundations education strategies and providing professional support in various areas of education policy, such as textbook policy development and teacher education and training in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Slovakia and Tajikistan. Open Society Institute: Institute of Educational Policy (IEP) Dates 1990-1998 Teacher Teacher of History and Slovak language. From 1993, I was actively involved in establishing the first International Baccalaureate (IB) school in Slovakia. Between1993-1998 I taught History in the IB program. 1996 1998 part time project manager for the school foundation. Gymnazium Jura Hronca, Novohradska, Bratislava, Slovakia Grammar Upper Secondary School Dates 1988-1990 Teacher Teacher of History and Slovak Language and Literature. From November 1989 I actively participated on democratic processes and school change, including preparation of a first free democratic election of school management, and development of a new school-based History curriculum. Stredne Odborne Uciliste Obchodne, Pavlovicova, Bratislava, Slovakia Vocational School Jana Huttova CV Page 4 of 6 For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu 4
Education and training Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Personal skills and competences Dates 1988-1989 PhDr. History Didactics Comenius University, Faculty of Liberal Arts Bratislava (Slovakia) Dates 1983-1988 BA - Cum Laude Slovak Language and History Comenius University, Faculty of Liberal Arts Bratislava (Slovakia) Mother tongue(s) Slovak Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user Czech C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user B1 Independent user Russian C2 Proficient user C1 Proficient user Independent User B2 Independent user B2 Independent User B1 German C1 Proficient user B2 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user A1 Basic user (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Additional information Other work and memberships 2006 today Member of an International Jury for the annual Best European Schoolbook Awards of the European Educational Publishers Group (EEPG) 2000 2006 Board member of the IARTEM (International Association on Research of Textbooks and Educational Materials) 1997-2000 Board Member of EUROCLIO (European Association of History Educators) 1995-1997 Co-author of new History Curriculum for Elementary Schools (lower secondary school) and History Curriculum for Gymnasiums (grammar upper secondary school) 1995-1998 Co-founder and the first president of Slovak History Teacher s Association (SAUD) 1994 1998 Member of a Slovak History Teaching Committee and a member of a History Textbook Evaluation Committee 1991 1994 Slovak representative at the Council of Europe conferences and meetings on History teaching Jana Huttova CV Page 5 of 6 For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu 5
Additional information Main Publications Huttova, J., Gyarfasova, O. and Sekulova, M. Segregacia alebo inkluzia: Volba pre skoly? (Segregation or Inclusion: Real choice for schools?). Open Foundation Slovakia, 2012. (preparation for print) Huttova, J. Multicultural Education in Slovakia. Evaluation of the Education Program Initiative. Evaluation Report for the Open Society Foundation Slovakia, 2011. Huttova, J., Kalaycioglu, E. and Molokotos-Liedermann, L. The Education of Migrant Children. An NGO Guide to EU Policies and Actions. Open Society Institute, 2010. Available at: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/articles_publications/publications/education-migrantchildren-20101130 Taguma, M., Shewbridge, C., Huttova, J. and Hoffmann N. OECD Reviews of Migrant Education, Norway. OECD, 2009. Available at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/43/9/43901573.pdf Huttova, J., McDonald, C. and Harper, C. Not Meeting the Mark: Education for Migrant, Minority and Marginalised Children in Europe. Discussion Paper for OSI, 2008. Available at: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp/articles_publications/publications/mark_20090416 Nogova, M. and Huttova, J. Process of Development and Testing of Textbook Evaluation Criteria in Slovakia, in Caught in the Web or Lost in the Textbook, IARTEM, IUFM de Basse-Normandie, Paris, 2006. Nogova, M. and Huttova, J. Education and Textbook Systems in the Slovak Republic, in Has Past Passed? Textbooks and Educational Media for the 21 st Century, Stockholm Institute of Education Press, SPU Bratislava, 2004. Huttova, J. A Concept Paper for the Central Asian Education Cooperation Network (2003). Proposal for Asian Development Bank - Open Society Institute Technical Assistance Grant. Huttova, J., Silova, I. and Voolma, H., in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: Challenges and Ways Forward. Rapid needs assessment for the USAID, 2002. Jana Huttova CV Page 6 of 6 For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu 6