GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The report presents the specialized comparative research exploring the state-of-art of Informatics/ICTs and ICT applications in other subjects in schools from South-East European region. After the analysis of the data collected the following conclusions and recommendations were made: Concerning the organization of the survey: • The countries from the South-East European region demonstrated a strong interest in the given comparative survey and participated responsibly in the questionnaire development, data collection and interpretation of the national results. • During all stages of the survey there was a lack of advanced tools for monitoring, ways for verifying reliability and authenticity of the data gathered, assurance of the homogenous data from different countries. • There is a need in providing similar comparative studies periodically in order to stimulate countries to develop and effectively implement a modern ICT education policy. Recommendations to the educational policy- and decision-makers: • To strengthen the national policies, action plans and ways of implementation in their variety and complexity, taking advantages of the approaches of the other countries of this project; • To track the process of changes in other European countries in the field of Informatics/ICT education and integration of ICTs into different subjects and to hold the line of drawing closer to European education; • To provide similar research at the national level regularly and to improve the situation; • To promote national curriculum for both Informatics/ICTs and for integration of ICTs in other subjects; • To support national curriculum with a variety of educational software; • To disseminate the best national and international practices in schools.
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