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Education in non-EU countries in Western and Southern Europe / edited by Terra Sprague.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Education around the worldPublication details: London : Bloomsbury Academic, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (xi, 294 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781472592514
  • 1472592514
  • 9781474243230
  • 1474243231
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Education in non-EU countries in Western and Southern Europe.DDC classification:
  • 370 23
LOC classification:
  • LA622 .E38185 2016
Other classification:
  • EDU043000 | EDU024000
  • EDU024000.
Online resources:
Contents:
Series Editor's Preface / Colin Brock -- Introduction : An Overview of Contrasts and Similarities of education in non-EU countries in Western and Southern Europe / Terra Sprague -- 1. Iceland : educational structure and development / J�on Torfi J�onasson and Gunnhildur �Oskarsd�ottir -- 2. Norway : Formal Education and its Role in Education and Development / Tone Skinningsrud and Birgit Brock-Utne -- 3. Norway : New Approaches to Governance and Leadership / Jorunn M�ller -- 4. Switzerland : Between the Federal Structure and Global Challenges / Matthis Behrens -- 5. Switzerland : Teacher Education / Lucien Criblez -- 6. Albania : An Overview / Meg P. Gardinier -- 7. Bosnia and Herzegovina : The Impact of an Unreformed System / Valery Perry and Matthew T. Becker -- 8. Kosovo : An Overview / Dukagjin Pupovci -- 9. Macedonia : Reforms of the Education System / Ana Mickovska-Raleva -- 10. Montenegro : An Overview with focus on Higher Education / Veselin Vukoti�c -- 11. Serbia : an overview / Ana Pe�sikan -- 12. Serbia : Higher Education at the Crossroads / Stamenka Uvali�c-Trumbi�c -- 13. Micro-States in Western and Southern Europe Outside the European Union / Colin Brock.
Summary: "Education in Non-EU Countries in Western and Southern Europe is a critical reference guide to the development of education in Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland and the Vatican City. The chapters, written by regional experts, provide detailed studies of educational systems, which are considered in the light of the broader international trends and developments. Key themes include educational reform and the quality of education, educational change processes in post-socialist transition, the Europeanization of higher education, and the unique challenges of educational provision faced by microstates. Including guides to available online datasets, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 11, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series Editor's Preface / Colin Brock -- Introduction : An Overview of Contrasts and Similarities of education in non-EU countries in Western and Southern Europe / Terra Sprague -- 1. Iceland : educational structure and development / J�on Torfi J�onasson and Gunnhildur �Oskarsd�ottir -- 2. Norway : Formal Education and its Role in Education and Development / Tone Skinningsrud and Birgit Brock-Utne -- 3. Norway : New Approaches to Governance and Leadership / Jorunn M�ller -- 4. Switzerland : Between the Federal Structure and Global Challenges / Matthis Behrens -- 5. Switzerland : Teacher Education / Lucien Criblez -- 6. Albania : An Overview / Meg P. Gardinier -- 7. Bosnia and Herzegovina : The Impact of an Unreformed System / Valery Perry and Matthew T. Becker -- 8. Kosovo : An Overview / Dukagjin Pupovci -- 9. Macedonia : Reforms of the Education System / Ana Mickovska-Raleva -- 10. Montenegro : An Overview with focus on Higher Education / Veselin Vukoti�c -- 11. Serbia : an overview / Ana Pe�sikan -- 12. Serbia : Higher Education at the Crossroads / Stamenka Uvali�c-Trumbi�c -- 13. Micro-States in Western and Southern Europe Outside the European Union / Colin Brock.

"Education in Non-EU Countries in Western and Southern Europe is a critical reference guide to the development of education in Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland and the Vatican City. The chapters, written by regional experts, provide detailed studies of educational systems, which are considered in the light of the broader international trends and developments. Key themes include educational reform and the quality of education, educational change processes in post-socialist transition, the Europeanization of higher education, and the unique challenges of educational provision faced by microstates. Including guides to available online datasets, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers"-- Provided by publisher.

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