This article explores new nationalisms as part of the conflicting political interactions constituting the post-Cold war governance arrangements in higher education. Drawing on policy documents, archival sources and interviews and against the backdrop of a historical perspective on the university and the EU's role as an education actor, the article…

Culture seems to function as a central explanation when refugees and other migrants are framed as a risk and a challenge in European and national politics across the member states, including educational politics. Based on the case of Denmark during the 1970s, the article unfolds how education historically has been an arena for the internal…

This volume brings together the work of a wide range of scholars to explore the long and complex history of the relationships between churches and education. Christianity has always been involved in education, from the very earliest teaching of those about to be baptised, to present-day churches' involvement in schools and higher education.…

The neo-liberal move to depoliticise and deregulate governance of public sectors by transferring them to the technocratic and administrative marketplace management endangers the political and democratic processes at all levels. It influences education and educational leadership at their very core: the purpose of education is shifting from…

Understanding today's Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems requires a comprehension of the rise and development, i.e. of the foundations of topical VET. This book provides a comparative view of its development in Europe. The contributions of renowned authors give insight into conceptual questions, cases, and challenges in this field.

This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1896-97, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner of Education's Introduction and Part I covers the topics: (1) Education in Great Britain and Ireland; (2) Education in France; (3) Education in Denmark; (4) Education in Norway; (5) Education in Central…

The Commissioner of Education offers summary statistics and discussion on state school systems' enrollment, average daily attendance, school property, teachers, revenues, and expenditures. The commissioner also includes University College School, London; Master W.H. Widgery's report on the International Educational Congresses held during the Paris…