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Autore |
Jones R. J. |
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Titolo |
Educating for an open society : higher education reform in Central and Eastern Europe as a catalyst for the emergence of a sustainable democratic market economy / / Richard H. Jones |
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The Hague : , : WRR, Scientific Council for Government Policy, , 2000 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxx pages) : tables; digital file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Higher - Europe, Eastern - Evaluation |
Education, Higher - Europe, Central - Evaluation |
Education, Higher - European Union countries |
Educational statistics - Europe |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 1. Central and Eastern Europe and the challenge of EU accession -- 2. The unending prologue - national and international agendas for higher education reform -- 3. Education for democratic citizenship -- 4. Reforming the structure of the higher education sector -- 5. University autonomy -- 6. Problems and innovations in higher education -- 7. Mobility and cooperation -- 8. Reforming higher education curricula in the post-communist era -- 9. Higher education and lifelong learning -- 10. General conclusions -- Annex: selected statistical indicators -- Literature |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This study surveys the progress in reforming the system of higher education in Central and Eastern European countries. Such a reformed system plays a pivotal role in the sustainability of their transformation, by delivering the professional knowledge required in a modern society, and by contributing to developing attitudes conducive to an open, democratic society... This study has been written for the project 'Enlargement of the EU to Central and Eastern Europe', which the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) is currently undertaking. It offers background material to answering the central questions of this project: to what extent will the accession cause |
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problems for the proper functioning of the Union, and, hence, to what extent will reform of the existing institutions be necessary to maintain their effectiveness, legitimacy and cohesion?" -- Preface. |
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