Schooling in modern European society : a report to the Academia Europaea
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Schooling in modern European society : a report to the Academia Europaea
Pergamon Press, 1992
1st ed
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Study commissioned by the Academia Europaea
Bibliography: p. 361-383
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Europe is undergoing rapid and profound social and political change, and time-honoured methods and practices are being challenged as a result. Nowhere is this challenge more pressing and relevant than in education, which is charged with the task of preparing future generations for the "New Europe". Everyone accepts that education should be for all, that it needs to be extended, and that "education for life" is a phrase with real significance, but how is education best provided? In February 1990 the Academia Europaea council decided to sponsor a study group on education in modern European society funded by the Swedish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. The report, in the form of this book, deals with many problem areas in European education; for example school quality, examinations, the teaching of foreign languages, and science education. It also analyses the role of the school as an institution in an increasingly complex technological and meritocratic society, and spells out the role of basic education in forming a European identity and consciousness.
Table of Contents
Foreword. Chairman's preface. The rise of the New Europe: the repercussions on school systems. Trends and basic concerns in school education: a retrospective view. Emerging issues in school education. Home and school relationships. New challenges for science education in Europe. The teaching of languages in Europe. The education of linguistic, cultural, and migrant minorities in Europe. School leaving examinations and the role of the school in preparing for higher education. The recruitment and training of teachers. The economic and financial aspects of education: prospects for the 1990s. Challenges and opportunities for basic school education. Statistical supplement. References. Index.
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