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Education News and Publications
New Quarterly Tackles Education Reform
A new print journal funded through an ESP RE:FINE grant, the Education and Development Journal covers education reform issues in Southeastern Europe. Developed by an experts' consortium from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro, the quarterly journal’s main objectives are to promote educational reform and encourage the implementation of modern pedagogical methods within the context of European educational reforms.
The journal has four thematic blocs-education reform in Southeastern Europe, education and the economy, innovations in education, and accomplishments in education-and will be published in English, Bosnian, Serbian, and other languages of the former Yugoslavia.
The journal's mission is to create a background for the kind of regional communication that is essential for the successful stabilization of educational reforms, which in turn can create incentives for the further economic development and transition process of the Balkan states. The Education and Development Journal also seeks to offer opportunities for the professional exchange of ideas, opinions, and experiences among academics, educational institutions, and experts throughout the region.
Two editions have been published in 2005, covering the themes of “Budgeting and Financing Education in Southeastern Europe” and “Higher Education in the Region Before the Conference in Bergen.”
For further information about the Education and Development Journal or to obtain a copy, contact: or-redakcija@bos.org.yu
Distance Learning Course Covers International Education Policy
The Education Support Program and Columbia University's Teachers College will offer a third joint post-graduate course in international education policy studies. The
course-which will be conducted in English-will be structured to allow students to produce a sub-sector analysis on a particular issue of the course participant's choosing,
ranging from governance and decentralization, to transparency and corruption and equity and access in the education sector. With a start date of early September 2005, the
course is designed primarily for education staff of the Soros Foundations, education specialists from OSI-related policy centers, and OSI spin-off NGOs and their partner
institutions.
Virtual class sessions, virtual modules, and discussion board forums will be complemented by a multi-day face-to-face seminar held in New York. Students will get
acquainted with the most recent debates in educational reform. In addition, they will collect existing analytical work on their chosen topic including statistical material,
education sector reviews, and country education strategy plans that are available in the participating countries.
The application deadline is July 8, 2005. Further information about the course, including application materials, will be available soon at http://www.soros.org/initiatives/esp.
Project Support
Open Society Education News is sponsored by the
OSI Education Support
Program. The ESP aims to facilitate change
in education and national policy development in line with the Soros
foundations network's mission of promoting open society. To
submit news to Open Society Education News, contact the project
manager and editor, Andrew Gardner.
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