Changing Educational Landscapes Educational Policies, Schooling Systems and Higher Education - a comparative perspective

Analyzing educational landscapes – the fundamental values, principles and institutions of the sector – is a highly complex and demanding task for any researcher. Like shifting desert sands, these aspects of education are in a constant state of flux, changing according to the unpredictable economic,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mattheou, Dimitris (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Knowledge: Epistemological and Ideological Shifts
  • Changing Educational Landscapes: An Introduction
  • The Owl of Athena: Reflective Encounters with the Greeks on Pedagogical Eros and the Paideia of the Soul (Psyche)
  • Implications of the New Social Characteristics of Knowledge Production
  • University Reform in Greece: A Shift from Intrinsic to Extrinsic Values
  • Universities and Pricing on Higher Education Markets
  • Access and Transitions
  • Providing Access to Education: Intercultural and Knowledge Issues in the Curriculum
  • Access and Transitions in Education
  • Educational Inequalities in Greece, Sweden and the United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis of the Origins
  • Old and New Solidarities
  • Public Education, Migration, and Integration Policies in France
  • The Inclusion of Invisible Minorities in the EU Member States: The Case of Greek Jews in Greece
  • Learning and Teaching, Quality and Assessment
  • Education Quality: Research Priorities and Approaches in the Global Era
  • Pupil Assessment in a Historical Perspective: Contribution to the Contemporary Debate
  • Recent Trends in Early Childhood Curriculum: The Case of Greek and English National Curricula
  • Pre-service Teachers’ Intercultural Competence: Japan and Finland
  • Redefining Space
  • Internationalising Higher Education: Debates and Changes in Europe
  • Nation-State, Diaspora and Comparative Education: The Place of Place in Comparative Education
  • The Role of the Nation-State Reconsidered
  • Coda