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Citizenship Education at School in Europe, 2017. Eurydice Brief
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De Coster, Isabelle; Sigalas, Emmanuel – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2017
This Eurydice brief presents the main findings of the Eurydice report Citizenship Education at School in Europe -- 2017, published in October 2017 and produced under the auspices of the European Commission. Data is based on existing regulations and recommendations gathered by the Eurydice Network in 42 education systems, complemented by findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Citizenship Responsibility
Silencing Linguistic Diversity: The Extent, the Determinants and Consequences of the Monolingual Beliefs of Flemish Teachers
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Pulinx, Reinhilde; Van Avermaet, Piet; Agirdag, Orhan – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
This article aims to deepen our understanding of the dynamic interaction between language policies, school characteristics and teachers' beliefs about monolingualism. The study takes place in Flanders (Belgium), a region characterized by educational policies which are based on a stringent monolingual ideology. Based on a survey of 775 teachers…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Educational Policy, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Effective Approaches to Enhancing the Social Dimension of Higher Education
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Tupan-Wenno, Mary; Camilleri, Anthony Fisher; Fröhlich, Melanie; King, Sadie – Online Submission, 2016
Despite all intentions in the course of the Bologna Process and decades of investment into improving the social dimension, results in many national and international studies show that inequity remains stubbornly persistent, and that inequity based on socio-economic status, parental education, gender, country-of-origin, rural background and more…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
Exploring the Importance of Teachers' Institutional Structure on the Development of Teachers' Standards of Assessment in Belgium
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Stevens, Peter A. J. – Sociology of Education, 2007
While a large body of research has focused on the effects of teachers' educational standards and/or expectations of different types of pupils related to pupils' ability, race/ethnicity, gender, and/or social class, there has been much less research on how such standards/expectations are formed by teachers' institutional structure. Previous…
Descriptors: Models, Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics
Family Day Care Internationally: A Literature Review. Summary Report.
Deller, June – 1988
A summary report of a review of literature on the status of family day care in numerous countries around the world is provided. Materials were obtained from several databases, including ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center), Social SciSearch, Child Abuse and Neglect, Sociological Abstracts, Family Resources, and Third World Countries.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors, Family Day Care
The "Other Language": Language Planning in Belgium.
Valasek, Michele – 1990
The language planning activities undertaken by Belgium's government suggest that the goals of linguistic legislation have changed over time, reflecting the evolution and complex interplay of social, cultural, political, and economic characteristics. Initially, language legislation stemmed from the desire of Flemish militants to protect and promote…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dutch, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries