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Western European Education, 1985
Among the topics for which West German youth feel particular concern are the destruction of the natural environment and personal relations, war, high military expenditures, poverty in developing countries, unemployment, problems of minorities, and the deterioration of educational opportunities. Remedies are suggested. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Dissent, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCassara, Beverly B. – Change, 1978
Similarities between the status of academic women in West Berlin and the U.S. are discussed. Consideration is given to university structure, roles having status and prestige, retrenchment in hiring, discriminatory attitudes, aspiration, and administrative opportunities. (LBH)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, College Faculty, Comparative Education, Cultural Context
Peer reviewedFriedrich, Walter – European Education, 1991
Presents results of surveys of apprentices, young workers, and students in former East Germany from 1970 through 1989. Includes data on attitudes toward religion, Marxism/Leninism, the Soviet Union, East and West Germany, and the media. Reports tremendous attitude changes in almost all categories assessed from 1970 to 1989, with those changes…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Beliefs, Communism, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSchweitzer, Friederich – Journal of Moral Education, 1989
Addresses the issue of educating German youth about Auschwitz. Questions whether students feel guilty as opposed to feeling responsible for Auschwitz, and if so, is it reasonable for succeeding generations to assume guilt for the acts of previous generations. (GG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Moltmann, Gunter – 1977
The document presents the text of a speech comparing American and German attitudes toward history, followed by a discussion of issues raised in the speech by conference participants. The first part of the speech identifies aspects of American and German history which are of importance to citizens of each country. American history is characterized…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Background
Download full textTeichler, Ulrich; And Others – 1976
An explanation of the change that has taken place in the aims and purposes of educational policy of industralized societies as the relationship between the education and the occupation systems has changed over the course of the transformation of elite education into a mass phenomenon is the objective of this paper. Analysis and discussion is based…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Developed Nations, Education, Educational Policy
Ackermann, Heike – 1988
Educational policy in West Germany determines the goals and functions of the nation's educational system and focuses the system to meet society's demands. The educational system includes the public schools, vocational training, continuing education, and the universities and aims to prepare people for responsible citizenship. West Germany's reform…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Economic Factors, Economic Progress, Educational Change
