Development Directions of Education Systems

Pre-requisites:

Course objectives: The purpose of this course is to train students to understand the nature and function of the development of school systems in European countries and prerequisites for integrating the education system in Serbia into a common European educational space.

Course description:

Learning Outcomes: • identify and analyze key determinants and features of education systems and tendencies in their development in European countries; • understand preconditions and trends within national reforms in education based on evaluation of the education quality; • understand the relevance of educational policy as a precondition for education system development and social advancement.

Development Directions of Education Systems

Pre-requisites:

Course objectives: The purpose of this course is to train students to understand the nature and function of the development of school systems in European countries and prerequisites for integrating the education system in Serbia into a common European educational space.

Course description:

Learning Outcomes: • identify and analyze key determinants and features of education systems and tendencies in their development in European countries; • understand preconditions and trends within national reforms in education based on evaluation of the education quality; • understand the relevance of educational policy as a precondition for education system development and social advancement.

Literature/Reading:

• Spasenović, V. (2009): Tendencije i pravci razvoja školskih sistema evropskih zemalja, u N. Potkonjak (ur.): Zbornik radova: Buduća škola, I deo (78-93). Beograd: SAO
• Spasenović, V. (2013): Školski sistemi iz komparativne perspektive. Beograd: Institut za pedagogiju i andragogiju Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu.
• Sahlberg, P. (2007): Secondary education in OECD countries: common challenges, differing solutions. Torino: ETF. http://www.etf.europa.eu/pubmgmt.nsf/(getAttachment)/42B03A3A788112DAC12573850034415B/$File/NOTE78HD6G.pdf
• Fild, S. i sar. (2010): Nema više neuspešnih: deset koraka do jednakopravnosti u obrazovanju. Paris: OECD; Ministarstvo prosvete RS (13-60).
• Kulić, R. (2011): Komparativna pedagogija : teorija, sistemi, reforme. Beograd: Svet knjige; Banja Luka: Filozofski fakultet (247-320).
• Eurydice (2013). Eurypedia - The European Encyclopedia on National Education Systems, from World Wide Web http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/eurybase_en.php.
• Focus on Higher Education in Europe 2010: The Impact of the Bologna Process (2010). Brussels: Eurydice. Dostupno na: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/122EN.pdf.
• Kärkkäinen, K. (2012). Bringing About Curriculum Innovations: Implicit Approaches in the OECD Area. http://search.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocumentpdf/?cote=EDU/WKP(2012)19&docLanguage=En
• Key competences for lifelong learning: European reference Framework (2007). http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/publ/pdf/ll-learning/keycomp_en.pdf