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Peer reviewedHaywood, Roy – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1986
The history and demise of the following two educational agencies are discussed: the Schools Council for Curriculum and Examinations of England and Wales and the National Council for Innovation in Education of Norway. (RM)
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Education, Curriculum, Decentralization
Peer reviewedGundem, Bjorg B. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Reviews educational history and curriculum development in Norway from the eighteenth century to the present. Describes the development and implementation of centralized curriculum administration. Discusses and analyzes recent trends toward decentralized control and local efforts in curriculum development. (CFR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational History
Peer reviewedBresler, Liora – Arts Education Policy Review, 1997
Introduces articles from a symposium about arts education in three Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark). Explains that the articles portray the relevant contexts for arts education, including the prevailing movements in arts education over the past century, general contents of the educational system, and the values and traditions…
Descriptors: Art Education, Conferences, Cultural Awareness, Educational History
Paulston, Rolland G. – 1980
The book presents 13 articles which examine objectives, practices, sociocultural influences, and limitations of folk high schools in Northern Europe and North America from 1800 to the 1970s. Folk high schools are residential education institutions for young adults which are based upon heightening individual consciousness and commitment to a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Cultural Education, Educational Assessment
Harney, Klaus, Ed.; Heikkinen, Anja, Ed.; Rahn, Sylvia, Ed.; Schemmann, Michael, Ed. – 2002
These 17 articles on different subjects of the broader theme "lifelong learning" represent the latest results of the discussions of the Vocational Education and Culture Research Network. An introduction (Klaus Harney et al.) provides summaries of the contents. The articles are "The Global and International Discourse of Lifelong…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
