A Clash of Transitions: Towards a Learning Society

ISBN-13: 9780820474762 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 271 str.

Olga Strietska-Ilina

Opis

In March 2000, at the European Council meeting in Lisbon, the European Union heads of states set an ambitious goal -to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world.- Such a goal requires major reforms of the societies and economies of the EU member states. This book explores the effects of these reforms on the eight Central and Eastern European countries that entered the EU in May 2004. Since 1989, these countries have been going through a major transformation to the market economy and democratic society. A Clash of Transitions attempts to answer how the societies and people can cope with multiple transitions. This volume is useful for courses on education, Central and Eastern Europe and European studies."

Spis treści

Contents: Olga Strietska-Ilina: Introduction - Olga Strietska-Ilina: A Clash of Transitions. Towards a Learning Society - Göran Therborn: The World's Trader, the World's Lawyer: Europe and Global Processes - Liliana Voicu: Is a "Learning Society" a Credible Concept in Central and Eastern European Countries? A Literature Review - Manfred Tessaring: Human Capital and Benefits of Education and Training. European Challenges and Strategies towards a Learning Society - Juraj Vantuch: Lisbon Process and a Knowledge Europe: A Policy Perspective of Central and Eastern European Countries - Adela-Luminita Rogojinaru: Learning Challenges for Social Inclusion in Transition Economies - Ronald G. Sultana: Guiding Learners in the Learning Society: The Situation in Nine Central and East European Countries - Burkart Sellin: Vocational Education and Lifelong Learning in Tomorrow's Europe.

O autorze

The Author: Olga Strietska-Ilina is a historian, sociologist, and political scientist. After starting her career teaching at the Central European University in Prague, she was Director of the National Observatory for Employment and Training in the Czech Republic for several years. She has published extensively in the field of education and training, employment and the labour market, social exclusion, cultural minorities, nationalism, and European affairs.