Thematic Research Report series

Thematic Research Reports

241 complete publications covering the years 2005 to 2026.

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241 publications in this series

ICEQC-R-2021-07September 10, 2021

Thematic Research Report

Data Protection and Human Oversight in Emerging Educational Technologies

A global standards interpretive study of necessity, learner data, accountable decisions and safe institutional use

An emerging education tool should not collect personal information or influence decisions merely because it can. Institutions should begin with a defined learner-facing purpose, lawful authority, necessity and less intrusive alternatives. Children’s best interests, evolving capacity and established education and privacy rights remain the governing baseline.

Research category: Standards Interpretation
Report archetype: Standards Interpretive Study
Geographic scope: Global

ICEQC-R-2021-04August 14, 2021

Thematic Research Report

Transparency, Equity and Learner Protection in Contracted Education Provision

A global standards interpretive study of public duty, contracting, equitable delivery and effective remedy

Contracting may arrange education delivery or support, but it does not transfer the public duty to secure access, quality, continuity and remedy. The authority should define the learner need, contracted function, competent decisions and interfaces with public institutions before selection. Rights conditions remain applicable regardless of provider form or emergency urgency.

Research category: Standards Interpretation
Report archetype: Standards Interpretive Study
Geographic scope: Global

ICEQC-R-2021-01January 26, 2021

Thematic Research Report

Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Education following the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation

A pre-adoption global standards baseline for automated educational decisions, rights and institutional accountability

The matrix title cannot be read literally at the evidence cutoff. The named UNESCO Recommendation was adopted later in 2021 and was not an available instrument on 26 January. This study therefore does not attribute requirements, institutional status or results to that later text. It establishes a contemporaneous governance baseline from rights, education, child-centred, UNESCO and European material then available.

Research category: Standards Interpretation
Report archetype: Standards Interpretive Study
Geographic scope: Global