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Hadjioannou, Xenia; Tsiplakou, Stavroula; Kappler, Matthias – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2011
The aim of this monograph is to provide a detailed account of language policy and language planning in Cyprus. Using both historical and synchronic data and adopting a mixed-methods approach (archival research, ethnographic tools and insights from sociolinguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis), this study attempts to trace the origins and the…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Nationalism, National Standards
Dieronitou, Irene – Online Submission, 2010
This paper aims to examine and discuss the controversies consequent upon the recently announced educational reform in Cyprus, in an era of considerable political transformations. The encouragement of a strategic planning based on managerial strategies coincides with the governmental demand for the island's reunification. The rectification of the…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Ethics
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Tsiakkiros, Andreas; Pashiardis, Petros – International Journal of Educational Management, 2002
Explores to what extent the business practice of strategic planning can be applied to the educational system in Cyprus. Offers a strategic analysis and plan for the country's educational system. (EV)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning
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Yiakoumetti, Androula – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2007
The issue of dialect and education and, in particular, the issue of which code to use as the medium of instruction has generated much heated debate in bidialectal societies. This debate is reflected in the literature on language policy in education which is divided into three main areas: (i) the use of the standard variety as medium of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Written Language, Dialects, Language Planning
Tsiakkiros, Andreas – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2005
The main aim of this article is to examine the application of the concept of continuous development to the Cyprus Educational System. First, the concept of continuous development, the necessary conditions for its existence, the policies of the organization, and the responsibilities of those involved are discussed. Afterwards, the identification of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Responsibility, Administrator Role
Corset, Pierre – 1982
Part of a major project of the Council for Cultural Cooperation, the project described was specifically designed to identify the aims of, the main approaches to, and problems encountered when teaching secondary school students how to use mass media, and to make proposals on how mass media education can be effectively delivered. Following a brief…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Activities, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
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Menon, Marie Eliophotou – Higher Education Policy, 1997
Examines reasons for high demand for higher education in Cyprus. Research confirms conventional assumptions about forces affecting demand, but includes students' motivations as a significant factor. Suggestions for matching higher education policy with market demands include better labor market information for secondary school students; promotion…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Policy