Full Description
The volume provides a comprehensive reference resource for education in the countries that joined the European Union between the signing of the Treaty of Nice to the present time: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Many of these countries have previously been under the influence of the Soviet Union and are moving through transitional phases towards more western models. The chapters in this volume, written by regional experts, examine the educational heritage of these countries and how these education systems evolved in response to changing national needs, European agreements including the Treaty of Nice and The Bologna Process, and international evaluations such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The chapters on Cyprus and Malta show the very special circumstances of these two Mediterranean islands and the international influences that have underpinned their developments in education.
Contents
Series Editor's Preface Colin Brock, Durham University, UK
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Educational Change and Transformation in South and Central European Countries: A Regional Overview Trevor Corner, University of Bedfordshire, UK
1. Bulgaria: An Overview Kiril Bankov, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
2. Croatia: An Overview of Educational Reforms, 1950-2014 Vlatka Domovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia, and Vlasta Vizek Vidovic, Institute for Social Research, Croatia
3. Cyprus: Exploring Educational Reform 2004-2014 Eleftherios Klerides and Stavroula Philippou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
4. The Czech Republic: 25 Years of Educational Transformation and Growing Inequalities, 1989-2014 David Greger, Charles University, Czech Republic
5. Estonia: An Overview, 1970-2014 Doyle Stevick, University of South Carolina, USA
6. Hungary: Vocational Education and New Developments, 1990-2014 Andrea Laczik, University of Warwick, UK
7. Latvia: Education and Post-Socialist Transformations Iveta Silova, Lehigh College of Education, Pennsylvania, USA
8. Lithuania: Education Policy and Reforms, 1988-2014 Rimantas Zelvys, Vilnius University, Lithuania
9. Malta: An Overview of European Influences on Educational Reforms Carmel Borg and Peter Mayo, University of Malta, Malta
10. Poland: Education Transitions and the Emergence of European Influences, 1989-2014 Ryszard Kucha, University of Social Sciences in Lodz, Poland, and Ewa Frankiewicz, Opole University, Poland
11. Romania: Transitions to a European Framework, 2000-2014 Carmen Novac and Danut Dumitrascu, Lucien Blaga University, Romania
12. Slovakia: Issues in Pedagogy and Language Education, 1989-2014 Eva Tandlichová, Comenius University, Slovakia
13. Slovenia: An Overview Mojca Pecek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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