Problems and Prospects in European Education - Orivel, Francois

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Résumé :
Written by scholars and professionals from such organizations as the Council of Europe and the European Community, this volume provides a comprehensive examination of education throughout Europe. The particularities of national educational systems are of necessity within its purview, but overall organization of the volume reflects such thematic and regional concerns as the impact of social and economic integration on education, the modification of educational structures and curricula following the demise of communism in Eastern Europe, degree equivalency, the financing of educational change, privatization, the impact of migration and immigration, national concerns, intercultural education, and multiculturalism.

The volume's experts discuss European education's common heritage and the distinct national traditions it preserves. They deal with the interpretations of European education systems put forward in the shape of educational theories or reform-oriented programs, policies, and ideologies, as well as with the social actors, forces, and movements that have fuelled reform. The book's chapters also address the challenges European education has to face as a consequence of processes of change occurring at multiple levels: at the levels of cultural values, socio-political reconstruction, intercultural migration, supra-national integration, and ongoing global interconnection....

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Introduction
The Structures of European Education
Systems of Public Administration: Patterns of School Legislation and Management by Herman Avenarius and Theo Liket
The Teaching Profession in Europe: Historical and Sociological Analysis by Ant?nio N?voa
Educational Studies in Europe by J?rgen Schriewer
Systemic Growth and Expansion
Equality of Opportunity Policies: Expansion of European School Systems Since the Second World War by Bernd Zymek
The Economics of Education: Incentives, Control of Costs, Allocation of Resources by Francois Orivel
The Impact of Family Socialization Processes and Educational Strategies on the Adaptation and Academic Success of Students by Marie Duru-Bellat and Agn?s Van Zanten
Gender Issues in European Education Today by Margaret B. Sutherland
European Education in an Area of Global Change
The Heritage of Socialism and Perestroika: Transformation Processes in Central and Eastern European Education by J?rgen Wichmann and Val D. Rust
Schools, Separatism, and Assimilation: The Education of Others in Europe by Elizabeth Sherman Swing
Developing the European Dimension in Education: The Roles of the European Union and the Council of Europe by Raymond Ryba
Bibliography
Index