Change Forces in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: Education in Transition

✍ Scribed by E. Polyzoi

Year: 2003
Tongue: English
Leaves: 144
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The collapse of communism and the adoption of parliamentary democracy led to rapid and dramatic educational change in countries formerly under the control of the Soviet Union. Leaders of the affected countries acknowledged the need to develop educational systems during the rebuilding process and embraced this transformation in a short period of time. This has provided researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate educational change as a 'living laboratory'.In this book, the authors explore the complex nature of change in five former communist countries: Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and East Germany. The authors consider: Educational change as a process rather than as a event A comparison of such changes against a model for educational change developed by Michael Fullan for understanding large-scale educational reform* Analysis of issues at the national level where the original impetus for change has occurredWith contributors from countries affected by such changes, this book provides an insight into the process of educational change as a result of revolution rather than evolution.This book will be of great interest to academics and researchers of educational change and those involved with educational reform. It will also interest those looking at comparative education models and postgraduate students focussing their studies on issues of educational change and reform.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of illustrations and tables......Page 10
List of contributors......Page 12
Foreword by John P. Anchan......Page 14
Preface......Page 20
Acknowledgements......Page 22
Understanding large-scale reform......Page 24
The dynamic forces of change......Page 26
Selected case studies......Page 34
Harnessing the forces of change: educational transformation in Russia......Page 36
Forces affecting the implementation of educational change in the Czech Republic: a dynamic model......Page 57
Educational change and social transition in Hungary......Page 78
Reforming the Romanian system of education: the agenda ahead......Page 97
Educational transition in East Germany: between emancipation and adjustment......Page 117
Cross-case reflections......Page 132
The emergence of a conceptual framework......Page 134
Index......Page 140

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