The Country System Mapping (CSM) activity was an in-depth information-gathering and analysis exercise open to all Agency member countries. CSM aimed to identify, map and analyse the key features of member countries’ education systems that impact upon the effective implementation of policy for inclusive education in practice.
This methodology report sets out the steps and procedures implemented during the CSM activity. It presents the conceptual rationale for CSM and describes the information collection process. It then describes the different information analysis activities, with details of the Mapping analysis and Thematic Analysis work. The report concludes with a description of how the Agency’s Thematic Country Cluster Activities build upon the CSM findings.