From Sites of Occupation to Symbols of Multiculturalism: Reconceptualizing Minority Education in Post-Soviet Latvia

by Silova, Iveta

• ISBN13: 9781593114619
• ISBN10: 1593114613
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	viii
List of Acronyms	ix
Foreword	xi
Gita Steiner-Khamsi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction: Between the (Soviet) Past and a (Western) Future: Education Reform During Post-Soviet Transformation Processes	1	(24)
1. Legacies of the Past: The Historical Context of Education Reform	25	(24)
2. Recreating European "Space" in Latvian Education	49	(36)
3. The New Meanings of Minority Education: Global Pressures, Local Politics, and Conceptual Disputes	85	(24)
4. Institutionalizing Integration in Education Policy and Practice: Rebellion Under the Radar	109	(36)
5. Education Reform at a Crossroads: Broken Promises, Lost Opportunities	145	(20)
Conclusion: Reconciling International Pressures with Domestic politics: The "National Problem" Re-Conceptualized	165	(11)
Chronology of Events	176	(15)
Bibliography	191	(14)
Appendicitis
A. Research Design and Methodology	205	(16)
B. Changes in the Ethnic Composition of Latvia's Population (1935-2000)	221	(2)
C. International Long-Term Migration in Latvia (1951-1999)	223	(2)
D. Reference Types Cited in Education and Culture (1989-1999)	225	(2)
E. Human Rights Conventions Ratified by EU Candidate Countries (September 2000)	227	(2)
F. Number of Students by Language of Instruction (1990-2000)	229	(2)
Index	231