Education in Eastern Europe and Eurasia

Education in Eastern Europe and Eurasia provides an essential reference resource to education development and key education issues in the region. Academics and researchers working closely in the field cover education and educational development in Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Israel. Each chapter provides an overview of the development of education in the particular country, focusing on contemporary education policies and some of the problems these countries face in implementing educational reform. The book also covers the social and political issues which impact on the education system and schooling and governments' responses to recent local, regional and global events.

Nadiya Ivanenko is Associate Professor of Comparative Linguistics and Deputy Dean in the Department of Foreign Languages at Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine.

Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock
1. Introduction and Regional Overview, Nadiya Ivanenko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine)
Part I: Eastern Europe
2. Belarus: Music Education, Vadzim Yakaniuk (Belarus State Academy of Music, Belarus)
3. Moldova: Challenges and Opportunities, Elizabeth Worden (American University Washington D.C., USA)
4. Russia: An Overview, Mikhail Lyamzin (Moscow State Linguistic University, Russia)
5. Russia: Musicology Education, Vladimir Orlov (Saint Petersburg State University, Russia)
6. Russia: Distance Learning, Alexander Andreev (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia)
7. Turkey: Education and Social Change – Inquiries into Curriculum Reform, Arnd-Michael Nohl (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany) and Nazli Somel, (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany)
8. Turkey: A Critical Perspective on Educational Leadership and Reform, Ozgur Bolat (Bahcesehir University, Turkey)
9. Turkey: One Tablet per Child – An In-Depth Study of a Fatih Project, Ayse Kok (Bogazici University, Turkey)
10. Ukraine: Issues in Educational Development, Margaryta Danilko (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine)
11. Ukraine: Pedagogy of Freedom as an Alternative to Traditional Education, Alla Rastrygina (Kirovograd State Pedagogical University, Ukraine)
Part II: Eurasia
12. Armenia: Changes, Challenges and Priorities, Terra Sprague (University of Bristol, UK) and Christina Sargsyan (International Centre for Human Development, Armenia)
13.Azerbaijan: The Role of Teachers in Education Reform, Iveta Silova (Lehigh University, USA), Elmina Kazimzade (Lehigh University, USA) and Yuliya Karimova (European Azerbaijan School, Azerbaijan)
14. Georgia: Education System Maketization Post-1991, Maia Chankseliani (University of Oxford, UK)
15.Israel: Socio-Historical Context and Current Issues, Yaacov Iram (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
16. Israel: Holocaust Education, Nitza Davidovitch (Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel)
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