Educational Policies of the Countries in Transition.

Autor/in	Birzea, Cesar
Institution	Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France).
Titel	Educational Policies of the Countries in Transition.
Quelle	(1994), (88 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	92-871-2375-6
Schlagwörter	Change Strategies; Comparative Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Educational Change; Educational Innovation; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Principles; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Global Education; International Education; Multicultural Education; School Restructuring; Transitional Schools; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Romania; Slovakia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lösungsstrategie; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungsreform; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsprinzip; Ausland; Globales Lernen; Internationale Erziehung; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Tschechische Republik; Ungarn; Polen; Rumänien; Slowakei
Abstract	This report discusses the emergence of a new geopolitical reality, that of countries in transition. Although the expression usually refers to former Communist countries, a closer analysis shows that transition is, in fact, a universal historical phenomenon. As used here, countries in transition must evidence the following factors: (1) the starting-point or initial state of transition; (2) the destination or the objectives pursued; and (3) the actual content of transition, i.e. the derived transformations. In-depth analyses are presented to provide greater understanding of the education policies of the countries in transition. The social, political, and psychological contexts of the education reforms are established to facilitate that understanding. The report is divided into two parts. Part 1, "Reforms, crises and transitions in Central and Eastern Europe," covers the following topics: (1) "Towards a general theory of transition" (including transition as a transformation of the social and political system, as a state of anomie, as an historical trend, and as a process of societal learning); (2) "The transition from dictatorship to democracy: models, myths and realities"; and (3) "The reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: unity in diversity." Part 2, "Transition as an educational project," speaks to the following issues: (1) "Ideological changes and educational consequences"; (2) "Strategies and priorities: four case studies" (including Hungary, Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Romania); and (3) "The education legislation of transition" (including rectification measures, modernization measures, and restructuring measures). An extensive bibliography concludes the report. (EH)
Anmerkungen	Council of Europe, Publishing and Documentation Service, F-67075, Strasbourg, Cedex, France.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC