Description
Book Synopsis Up to now European unification has primarily been considered a matter of political and economic concern. Very little attention has been paid to education and training, although many resolutions of various treaties, especially regarding the labor market, would remain ineffectual without any synchronization of the various systems of education and training. Moreover, if popular support for political and economic integration is to be secured, the citizens of Europe, in Delors' words, must "genuinely have the feeling that they are involved in this joint adventure (Europe)," whichwill be achieved only through a better understanding of each other's history and also an awareness of common European history and common cultural traditions. This volume presents a selection of papers given at a recent meeting, attended by representatives from about thirty European countries who had come together to take stock after Maastricht and to develop new perspectives for a future European educational system.
Table of Contents Chapter 1. State of Research in the Economy of Education: a General Overview and the French Situation
F. Orivel
Chapter 2. Hungarian Adolescents of the Nineties: Ideals,Beliefs, Expectations
A. Karpati
Chapter 3. Tendencies Toward Pluralization in Society and the Pedagogical Control of Risk
F. Heyting
Chapter 4. Democratization and Europeanization: Challenges to the Spanish Education System since 1970
G. Ossenbach-Sauter
Chapter 5. School Reform Between Dictatorships: Pedagogic and Politics during the Early Years in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany
G. Giessler
Chapter 6. Youth at Risk: Attitudes and Value Concepts among Youths in Europe at a time of Social Change
H. Merkens
Chapter 7. School Effectiveness: Its Challenge for the Future
P. Mortimore
Chapter 8. The New Generational Contract: From Private Education to Social Services
T. Rauschenbach
Chapter 9. Education and Training for Europe?
D.Lenzen
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
