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The Education Systems of Europe

By Wolfgang Hörner , Hans Döbert (auth.) , HANS DÖBERT , BOTHO VON KOPP , WOLFGANG MITTER (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2007
ISBN
978-1-4020-4868-5, 978-1-4020-4874-6
DOI
10.1007/1-4020-4874-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11664546 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
879\887
Time added
2013-10-20 05:25:02
general; Comparative Education; Educational PolicySocial Sciences

Description

This book is the first to present an analytical description of the education systems of all European countries, following common guidelines. These conceptual guidelines consider various criteria concerning presumptions as to the quality of a good education system. One of the book’s central aims is to explore the paradoxical character of education, i.e. the relationship between universal values and the search for a national identity. It looks at the dynamics of the developments in the ‘new’ Eastern European countries compared to those of ‘older’ Western European countries. It then goes on to discover a common pattern of European education and compares it to that of education systems outside Europe, making it relevant reading to educators around the world. The handbook provides many suggestions for further study.

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