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Direct linkAnn-Kathrin Hoffmann Ed.; Marc Fabian Buck Ed. – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2024
The second of two volumes dedicated to this little-explored topic continues to gather international perspectives to critically assess how Waldorf education has been perceived and discussed in both public and academic arenas. Both books thereby challenge the historic concept of Waldorf education as an international movement championing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reputation, Progressive Education, Educational Trends
Ann-Kathrin Hoffmann Ed.; Marc Fabian Buck Ed. – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2024
The first of two volumes dedicated to this little-explored topic, this volume gathers international perspectives to critically assess how Waldorf education has been perceived and discussed in both public and academic arenas. The book thereby challenges the historical concept of Waldorf education as an international movement championing…
Descriptors: Reputation, Educational History, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy
Blair, Elizabeth E., Ed.; Miller, Rebecca B., Ed.; Tieken, Mara Casey, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2009
This book examines the complex and varied relations between educational institutions and societies at war. Drawn from the pages of the "Harvard Educational Review," the essays provide multiple perspectives on how educational institutions support and oppose wartime efforts. As the editors of the volume note, the book reveals how people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Institutional Role, Role of Education
Holmberg, Carl, Ed.; Wojtowicz, Wit J., Ed. – 1990
A description of the Polish school-system and current educational research at the University of Gdansk (Poland) are included in this document. Articles included focus on two perspectives: (1) the social context in which schooling takes place; and (2) a historical outlook of the Polish system of education. Articles in this volume include:…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Stambler, Moses – 1984
Materials presented in this document focus on the historical development of culture and politics and their effects on education in Poland. This document proposes that Polish education is affected by the societal pressures of socialization and change and that schools socialize children in the cultural and philosophical behavior patterns of a…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Wollons, Roberta, Ed. – 2000
This book is a study of the diffusion and transformation of the kindergarten around the turn of the twentieth century, concentrating most centrally on the power of local cultures to respond to and reformulate borrowed ideas. Eleven case studies represent western and nonwestern national histories, various religious traditions, and a range of…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Cultural Influences, Diffusion (Communication)
Shavit, Yossi, Ed.; Blossfeld, Hans-Peter, Ed. – 1993
This book encompasses a systematic, comparative study of change in educational stratification in 13 industrialized countries, exploring which societal conditions help reduce existing inequalities in educational opportunity. The contributors show that in most industrialized countries inequalities in educational opportunity among students from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
Download full textHult, Hakan, Ed. – 1994
This volume contains 12 papers on teacher training in Poland. Many reflect a special collaborative relationship between the Departments of Education at universities in Gdansk and Linkoping. The papers are: "Teacher Training-Between Atomism and Holism" (Joanna Rutkowiak); "Following-Applying-Seeking Inspiration as Possible Varieties…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Educational History
Moon, Bob, Ed.; Vlasceanu, Lazar, Ed.; Barrows, Leland Conley, Ed. – 2003
These 15 papers include: (1) "Current Models and New Developments in Teacher Education in Austria" (Michael Schratz and Paul Josef Resinger); (2) "Teacher Education in Canada: Renewing Scholarly, Pedagogical, and Organizational Practices" (Therese LaFerriere, Nancy Sheehan, and Tom Russell); (3) "Current Models and New…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy
