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Reconstructing Democracy and Citizenship Education
Author | : Beata Krzywosz-Rynkiewicz |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2022-07-18 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1000614336 |
This book compares the current status of democracy in selected Eastern European countries. The focus is on young people’s attitudes towards and experiences of democracy, including active political engagement. In many of these countries, democracy has been hard-won and may well need to be defended again in the future. The contributors collectively reflect on young adults exercising their civic rights and how they can influence the political system at both formal and informal levels. The chapters present different issues that arise in unique contexts but overall reflect the changing status of democracy and its effects on young people’s citizenship activity and education. The volume compares perspectives of three groups of Eastern European countries with different traditions and past histories of democracy and citizenship: Central European countries (Poland, Czech, Hungary); Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia); and post-soviet republics (Ukraine, Moldova). These countries differ in the status given to democracy, citizenship action traditions and education. At the same time, many countries have experienced recent turbulence related to democracy and different kinds of actions by young people. Comparing them leads to conclusions about omissions made in current citizenship education provision and what needs to be done for a better understanding of the needs of citizenship education in these difficult times. This volume will be of interest to students and scholars in citizenship and civic education, sociology, political science and Eastern European Studies.
Educational Policies of the Countries in Transition
Author | : Cezar Bîrzea |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
This report discusses the emergence of a new geopolitical reality, that of countries in transition. Although the expression usually refers to former Communist countries, a closer analysis shows that transition is, in fact, a universal historical phenomenon. As used here, countries in transition must evidence the following factors: (1) the starting-point or initial state of transition; (2) the destination or the objectives pursued; and (3) the actual content of transition, i.e. the derived transformations. In-depth analyses are presented to provide greater understanding of the education policies of the countries in transition. The social, political, and psychological contexts of the education reforms are established to facilitate that understanding. The report is divided into two parts. Part 1, "Reforms, crises and transitions in Central and Eastern Europe," covers the following topics: (1) "Towards a general theory of transition" (including transition as a transformation of the social and political system, as a state of anomie, as an historical trend, and as a process of societal learning); (2) "The transition from dictatorship to democracy: models, myths and realities"; and (3) "The reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: unity in diversity." Part 2, "Transition as an educational project," speaks to the following issues: (1) "Ideological changes and educational consequences"; (2) "Strategies and priorities: four case studies" (including Hungary, Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Romania); and (3) "The education legislation of transition" (including rectification measures, modernization measures, and restructuring measures). An extensive bibliography concludes the report. (EH)
Democracy, Socialization and Conflicting Loyalties in East and West
Author | : Henk Dekker |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 467 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1349140597 |
The 22 essays in this volume discuss contemporary trends in democratization, nationalism, political socialization, authoritarianism, and other topics such as conflicting loyalties in Europe and the US. Since there are seven different countries represented among the authors who have contributed to this volume, they have produced a unique, international, comparative and cross-national research perspective on significant issues in contemporary politics, socialization, and education. This book provides an interesting collection of empirical research findings and scholarly syntheses of quantitative and qualitative research efforts. Major emphasis in these studies is on the impact of socialization forces and political socialization of youth from various sources. Some research studies are quasi-longitudinal, treating different regions in Europe, and emphasizing significant themes such as racism, intolerance, xenophobia, the European Union, and democratic political philosophy and citizenship.
Democracy and Media in Central and Eastern Europe 25 Years on
Author | : Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska |
Publisher | : Studies in Communication and Politics |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : 9783631654088 |
This book is a collection of essays about democracy and relations between media and politics in Central and Eastern Europe, a topic which has been much discussed in a variety of publications and during international and national conferences. The papers analyze the models of media systems, journalistic autonomy and the state of media freedom.
Educating for Democracy in a Changing World
Author | : Stephen M. Fain |
Publisher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780820470665 |
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Education and the Values Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe
Author | : Val Dean Rust |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Fundamental educational reform is one of the central elements of the social transformation taking place in the former socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. In this volume selected experts and eye witnesses of the radical change taking place in the region provide detailed and graphic presentation of the problems and controversies surrounding reform. They explore how the educational systems have responded to the collapse, and they explain the source of new models, ideas, and values on the part of educational policy makers, researchers and teachers. A focus of attention is the values crisis among the youth. The authors explore the values the socialist systems attempted to convey, the manner in which the youth have responded to the collapse, and the possible sources of new values and ideals.
Pamphlet Series
Author | : Central and Eastern European Planning Board |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Reconstruction (1939-1951) |
ISBN | : |
All-European Study on Education for Democratic Citizenship Policies
Author | : Cezar Bîrzea |
Publisher | : Council of Europe |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9287156085 |
The All-European Study gives a systematic description of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) policies in the Council of Europe member states. Research was conducted in 2002 at national level, involving national EDC co-ordinators, practitioners and other stakeholders. In 2003 a group of experts produced five regional studies that were submitted for consultation to national authorities in member states with a final feedback given at the EDC Policy Seminar held in Strasbourg in September of the same year. The study contains recommendations and examples of good practice in EDC policy implem.
Comparing Post-Socialist Transformations
Author | : Maia Chankseliani |
Publisher | : Symposium Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2018-11-05 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1910744034 |
This volume revisits the book edited by David Phillips and Michael Kaser in 1992, entitled Education and Economic Change in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (https://doi.org/10.15730/books.42). Two and a half decades later, this volume reflects on how post-socialist countries have engaged with what Phillips & Kaser called ‘the flush of educational freedom’. Spanning diverse geopolitical settings that range from Southeast and Central Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia, the chapters in this volume offer analyses of education policies and practices that the countries in this region have pursued since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This book explores three interrelated questions. First, it seeks to capture complex reconfigurations of education purposes during post-socialist transformations, noting the emergence of neoliberal education imaginaries in post-socialist spaces and their effects on policy discussions about education quality and equity across the region. Second, it examines the ongoing tensions inherent in post-socialist transformations, suggesting that beneath the surface of dominant neoliberal narratives there are always powerful countercurrents – ranging from the persisting socialist legacies to other alternative conceptualizations of education futures – highlighting the diverse trajectories of post-socialist education transformations. And finally, the book engages with the question of ‘comparison’, prompting both the contributing authors and readers to reflect on how research on post-socialist education transformations can contribute to rethinking comparative methods in education across space and time.