The Blue DOT 14 - Multidisciplinary Science & Evidence For Education

Learning Experiences while
Contributing to the ISEE
Assessment
JULIETTE DIEBOLD DE MELLIS, ISEEA INTERN
Juliette Diebold de Mellis is a Masters student in International Economics and
Development at Paris – Dauphine University. Her interests include education and
health for development, microeconomics and fencing. She will be supporting ISEE
Assessment till end of June 2021.
writers on the assigned chapters, as this work involves developing
and engaging in networks that include all levels of researchers
around the world, and includes scheduling and leading the meetings
where needed. I believe working in a diverse team has equipped
me with a broad set of skills for success both professionally and
academically—to be open-minded, proactive, collaborative, and
committed.
The practical experience I have gained working with my team
aligns closely with what I have learned in my PhD study. The work
has been a wonderful stepping-stone to launch my career. I am
particularly grateful that I am working in a research environment
built on trust, respect, and the energetic pursuit of the highest
standards, based on the freedom to explore and express our ideas.
Even more so, I appreciate that this work can continue in this
For me personally, it has been a lifechanging
opportunity as my first step out of
the ‘ivory tower’.
difficult time, in which the COVID-19 pandemic affects every
aspect of our lives. Together, we are confident in our achievements,
and excited to present the ISEE Assessment report to the world next
year. I believe it has the potential to encourage educators to rethink
education from many diverse perspectives. For me personally, it
has been a life-changing opportunity as my first step out
of the ‘ivory tower’.
While undertaking an
internship at the
UNESCO MGIEP, I
had the opportunity to
get involved in the ISEE Assessment. As
a development student, I feel very
close to subjects related to education
issues and thanks to the ISEE
Assessment, I had a unique chance
to develop my knowledge about it.
In particular, the multi-disciplinary
approach allowed me to understand
in a wider way how education should
be rethought in order to meet the
challenges of the 21st century and
the sustainable development goals.
By assisting the ISEE Assessment
Secretariat, I was assigned to work on
a large set of chapters, which made
me understand better the aim of
this evaluation. By taking a multidisciplinary
approach but also
a multi-perspective and a multicultural
one, involving the expertise
of a broad range of writers and
knowledge holders, I grasped the
complex way the ISEE Assessment
addresses education issues around
the world. Starting with the purpose of
education and the explanation of human
flourishing it assesses after the issues that
educational programmes and teachers
face in the world. I really appreciated
the contrast the assessment provides, for
instance, chapters on the role of education
in conflict areas or chapters on diversity
at school, underline the different states of
education but also make us understand
how education has evolved and what are
the next challenges of our century.
By taking a multidisciplinary
approach but
also a multi-perspective
and a multi-cultural one,
involving the expertise of
a broad range of writers
and knowledge holders,
I grasped the complex
way the ISEE Assessment
addresses education issues
around the world.
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