Educational Development in Central and Eastern Europe
Trends, Perspectives, and Barriers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7770575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Pachociński (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 6-25 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1056-4934 • E-ISSN: 1944-7086 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2753/eue1056-493429036 |
| OpenAlex | W2282552186 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The paper presents a critical analysis of the systems of education in the Middle and East European (MEE) countries that face several major challenges. The school under the previous system was primarily designed to produce loyal and obedient servants. Now these qualities are hardly significant or relevant to the countries that are restructuring their societies into democratic ones and introducing a market economy. The school in the new context is meant to contribute to shaping a new mentality in young people based on democratic ideals. A range of key issues of the current school reform has been identified and some suggestions have been made about elements of a strategy of change. The author discusses the following topics: (1) the nature of change; (2) differences in education under communism and capitalism; (3) major changes in education: (a) expanding secondary general education, (b) restructuring vocational and technical postprimary education, (c) stopping early specialization, (d) designing new curricula, (e) curriculum profiles for vocational and technical education, (f) reorientation in teaching skills, (g) saving funds as a prerequisite of the school reform, (h) accountability in education; (4) barriers for educational changes; (5) conclusions. The author is quite critical of the official strategy in some MEE countries neglecting retraining of teachers to new tasks due to shortage of funds available for education. In his view there is a risk that without careful preparation of teachers in particular, the pace of change will be too great, inviting disruption to the whole systems of education in the Middle and Eastern Europe
Accountability · Capitalism · Curriculum · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Pace · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Restructuring · Retraining · Sociology · Vocational education · Education in Diverse Contexts · Global Education Systems and Policies · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |