The virtual conference on inclusive education was held from July 1-12, 2019. It was open to all members of the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT Forum, an online community with more than 6100 members. The conference provided a platform for participants to share their knowledge and experiences about inclusive TVET in their countries. In addition, it sought to…

This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…

Lengthy abstracts in English are provided for each of the items listed in this bibliography of Polish materials on education. Contents are organized as follows: History of Education; Laws and Legislation; General Information on Education; Social and Educational Sciences; The Teacher's Profession; Schools and Institutions (by type or level); and…

Lengthy abstracts in English are provided for each of the items listed in this bibliography of documents on Polish education. Contents are organized as follows: 1) History of Education; 2) Laws and Legislation; 3) General Information on Education; 4) Social and Educational Sciences; 5) The Teacher's Profession; 6) School and Institutions, by type…

Eight papers presented at a September, 1985 forum concerned with the school to work transition of handicapped youth are presented. Papers were developed as part of a project, "Transitional Programming for Handicapped Youth: Interdisciplinary Leadership Preparation Program at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). An introductory…

This bibliography of Polish educational materials contains lengthy abstracts in English for each of the items listed. Contents are organized as follows: History of Education; Laws and Legislation; General Information on Education; Social and Educational Sciences; The Teacher's Profession; Schools and Institutions (by type or level); and an Index…

Lengthy English annotations of Polish educational materials published in 1971-1972 are listed in this bibliography. The following areas are covered: 1) history of education; 2) laws and legislation; 3) general information on education; 4) social and educational sciences; 5) teaching profession; 6) schools and institutions (preschool, primary,…

This document examines the transferability of distance learning qualifications within the 16 member states of the European Union and 18 Eastern European countries. Chapter 1 explains the document's structure, and chapter 2 presents basic information about the legal background regulating the recognition of academic and vocational qualifications in…

Volume I begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction of the 1908 report. Chapter I is on current topics and discusses education relations, including professor, teacher and student exchanges. International congresses are discussed, including the first international congress of mothers, parents' national education union, universal…

Recent research has identified trends in the training systems of 13 countries in Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa); the Arab States (Bahrain, Jordan); Asia (Australia, Fiji, Malaysia); Eastern Europe (Albania, Slovenia); Western Europe (Ireland, Portugal); and the Mediterranean region (Malta). The trends identified are legislation;…

Vocational education and training (VET) in 10 Central and Eastern European countries--Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia--was examined. The analysis focused on the following issues: socioeconomic context of VET reforms; VET at the start of reforms; the European Union Phare…

The role of social partner organizations in vocational education and training (VET) has been compared for Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. In these countries, a system of industrial relations comparable to those existing in western Europe is emerging gradually.…

This report outlines changes in training and education that have taken place in the 1960s and the first years of the 1970s in three countries of Eastern Europe--the German Democratic Republic, Poland, and the USSR. Compiled in the report is information from legal and assimilated texts, as well as from studies and reports, articles, and…

The vocational education and training (VET) reforms currently under way in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States are distinguished by the breadth, range, depth, and speed of the reforms proposed or already initiated. The European Union has assisted the reform process through its Phare and Tacis programs. The following have been…

Chapter XXI of volume 2 covers St. Louis Exposition presentations by U.S. colleges and universities, while Chapter XXII includes foreign countries' presentations. Subsequent chapters provide discussion and statistics on length of teachers' service; city school systems; universities, colleges, and technological schools; agricultural and mechanical…