Education in the European Union Post-2003 Member States [Paperback]

The volume provides a comprehensive reference resource for education in the countries that joined the European Union between the signing of the Treaty of Nice to the present time: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Many of these countries have previously been under the influence of the Soviet Union and are moving through transitional phases towards more western models. The chapters in this volume, written by regional experts, examine the educational heritage of these countries and how these education systems evolved in response to changing national needs, European agreements including the Treaty of Nice and The Bologna Process, and international evaluations such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The chapters on Cyprus and Malta show the very special circumstances of these two Mediterranean islands and the international influences that have underpinned their developments in education.

Series Editor's PrefaceColin Brock, Durham University, UK
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Educational Change and Transformation in South and Central European Countries: A Regional OverviewTrevor Corner, University of Bedfordshire, UK
1. Bulgaria: An OverviewKiril Bankov, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
2. Croatia: An Overview of Educational Reforms, 1950-2014Vlatka Domovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia, andVlastaVizek Vidovic, Institute for Social Research, Croatia
3. Cyprus: Exploring Educational Reform 2004-2014Eleftherios Klerides and Stavroula Philippou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
4. The Czech Republic: 25 Years of Educational Transformation and Growing Inequalities, 1989-2014David Greger, Charles University, Czech Republic
5. Estonia: An Overview, 1970-2014Doyle Stevick, University of South Carolina, USA
6. Hungary: Vl“+