Implementing European Union Education and Training Policy

by Phillips, David; Ertl, Hubert

• ISBN13: 9781402012921
• ISBN10: 1402012926
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The imminent enlargement of the European Union, as well as the EU's ambitious aim to become the world's most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy represent significant challenges for research in the area of EU policies in education and training. In particular, investigations into the unresolved tensions between national traditions in education and the EU's striving for European standards and comparability of educational systems are required to ensure the successful development of future EU policies in these fields. Against this background, this study presents a collaborative effort by researchers from different European countries, all working on questions of European integration in the field of education and training. The various views mirror the perceptions and values that shape the discussion of such terms as harmonisation, recognition, convergence and subsidiarity in the educational sphere. The selection of papers provides insights into surprising similarities and important differences in the approaches of different Member States regarding the interpretation and implementation of EU education and training policies. This book summarises the results of a European research project conducted within the EU-funded network PRESTiGE (Problems of Educational Standardisation and Transition in a Global Environment). The network involves teams at six European universities: Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, Lisbon, Dijon and Oxford.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction--The PRESTiGE Network: Contexts for Research in EU Education and Training Policies	p. 1
The European Union and Education and Training: An Overview of Policies and Initiatives	p. 13
Educating Europe: An Analysis of EU Educational Policies	p. 41
Interpreting EU Education and Training Policy: Thoughts from the English Perspective	p. 73
Tensions Between the European and the Nordic Dimension in Education, with Particular Reference to Sweden	p. 87
A Comparative Study of the European Dimension in Education in England, Scotland, and Wales	p. 117
The European Dimension and the National Curriculum for England	p. 143
European Policies and Transition Processes: The Influence of EU Training Programmes in Eastern Germany	p. 161
The Impact of EU Education and Training Policies in Sweden	p. 189
EU Programmes in Education and Training: Development and Implementation in Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom	p. 213
Standardisation and Differentiation in the Levels of Diplomas in Higher Education Systems in Europe	p. 265
Higher Education Student Mobility and the Interpretation of European Union Educational Policies in France	p. 277
Conclusions: Standardisation and Expansion in EU Education and Training Policy: Prospects and Problems	p. 305
Chronology of Education and Training Policy Within the European Union	p. 319
Notes on Contributors	p. 331
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