This report is the result of the participation of hundreds of students, families, school educators, and researchers who dedicated their time and energy to investigating the critical role that families and communities play in ensuring students and schools can flourish. It is a culmination of over two years of collaborative research and hundreds of…

This collection of short papers is an outcome of the third conference on virtual exchange in higher education hosted by the Pedagogical University in Krakow in April 2018. Following the focus of the conference on virtual exchange in service of social inclusion and global citizenship, the papers collected in this volume offer first-hand insights…

This book contains eight case studies that describe the state of vocational, technical, and general education in eight Unesco countries, and the progress toward integration of the three types of education in the countries. Countries examined are Australia, Austria, Brazil, Finland, Hungary, Pakistan, Spain, and the United States. The final chapter…

In Hungary, the National Settlement Network Development Plan determines, to a great extent, the long-range organizational framework of public education and cultural affairs. In the capital, the educational center might easily become the pedagogical, cultural, communal, and sports center of the residential district. In the provinces, the basic…

Addresses need to solve global problems through international cooperation and education's role in meeting these challenges. Examines possibilities for global education in Hungary, and by extension, Eastern Europe, in light of recent liberalization still inhibited by traditional habits. Suggests building cooperative networks and establishing summer…

Discusses general problems of educational pluralism in the nations of central and eastern Europe. Asserts that, contrary to many western Europeans, the nations of central and eastern Europe are very different from one another in politics, economics, and education. Reviews developments in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. (CFR)