Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia, Featured, Transitions Online
Learning Curve: Education stories from Central & Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Transitions has released a collection of some of most recent articles on education from around the region.
Featured, Georgia, Preschool
Georgia’s Free, Albeit Non-Existent, Preschools
A move intended to make preschool available to all could have the opposite effect.
Croatia, Featured, Levels of Education, Minority Education, Preschool, Roma
Fits and Starts
A high-profile court case, angry parents at the schoolroom door, and quiet, persistent efforts tell the story of Roma integration in Croatia’s schools.
Featured, Privatisation, Secondary Education
Studying private tutoring in Cambodia
This Life Cambodia (TLC) is a not-for-profit, non-government community development organisation that was established in Siem Reap in Cambodia in 2007. TLC employs over 24 people, 23 of whom are Cambodian.
Featured, OSI-ESP News, Primary Education, Serbia
Serbia: Empowering Parental Participation in Education Continues
The Open Society Foundation Serbia launched the initiative `The Parents Have a Say Too` in 2010 in partnership with the Open Society Education Support Program, the Center for Interactive Pedagogy (CIP) and the Science and Technological Development of the Ministry of Education in Serbia. Our goal was to promote more active and substantive parents’ participation in [...]
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OSI-ESP News, Russia
Posted on 08 April 2013 Comments (0)ESP Publishes Report on Teacher Activism in Russian Regions
The Open Society Education Support Program (OSF-ESP) began to publish the ESP Working Paper series in 2010 and so far have published 44 issues. Continue Reading »
OSI-ESP News, Romania, Southeastern Europe
Posted on 02 April 2013 Comments (0)Quality assurance in basic education in southeastern Europe
Within the framework of the global research project “Varieties of Governance: Effective Public Service Delivery”, undertaken under the umbrella of the Global Development Network, ten researchers in South-Eastern Europe examined the governance setup of educational systems in the region with the purpose to explain why educational outcomes have remained persistently low, and how they can [...] Continue Reading »
Privatisation
Posted on 10 March 2013 Comments (0)Call for Expressions of Interest for Investigating Dimensions of the Privatization of Public Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Privatization of Education Research Initiative (PERI) is pleased to announce a Call for Expressions of Interest for Investigating Dimensions of the Privatisation of Public Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Continue Reading »
Macedonia, Minority Education, Primary Education, Roma, Secondary Education, Transitions Online
Posted on 04 March 2013 Comments (0)In Macedonia, Dividends on Efforts to Keep Roma in School
Progress is slow but steady as the government puts an overdue emphasis on Roma advancement. Continue Reading »
Africa
Posted on 03 March 2013 Comments (0)Call for consultant(s) Management of transition phase of Civil Society Education Fund
Short description The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is seeking one or more consultants to manage the closure of the current phase of the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF), and the launch of the next phase. The CSEF provides funding, builds capacity and facilitates cross-country learning for 55 national civil society coalitions engaging in education [...] Continue Reading »
Czech Republic, Primary Education
Posted on 01 March 2013 Comments (0)Internet literacy for Czech elementary schools: Teachers welcome help – Google and ELAI offer a solution
Based on surveys and studies, companies wish to support the development of Internet literacy of teachers and pupils. Continue Reading »
Higher Education, Secondary Education, Serbia
Posted on 27 February 2013 Comments (0)Ethnic Studies
The education system in the Presevo Valley reflects the complex ethno-politics of southern Serbia, and the wider Balkans. Continue Reading »
Czech Republic, Hungary, Minority Education, Roma
Posted on 19 February 2013 Comments (0)Fighting overrepresentation may not be enough
On 13 November 2007 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in the case of the D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic that Romani children were (indirectly) discriminated in education, and as a result of which they were overrepresented in special schools established for children with mental disabilities. Five years, two months and [...] Continue Reading »
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Georgia, OSI-ESP News
Posted on 18 February 2013 Comments (0)Caucasus Network for Children (CNC) established to works for better education of children in the Caucasus region
On January 19 2013, fifteen civil society organizations from four Caucasus countries working on the issues of access to education for marginalized and excluded children have founded the Caucasus Network for Children (CNC). Continue Reading »
Corruption, Higher Education
Posted on 17 February 2013 Comments (0)Fighting corruption in education – understanding the “bad men”
Wang Anshi, a progressive Chinese statesman of the Song Dynasty (11th century AD), believed that the causes of corruption are “bad laws and bad men”. For a while, Mr. Wang was quite successful in improving the laws of his time. He failed, however, with the “bad men” who, shortly before his death, reversed his reforms [...] Continue Reading »
Croatia, Gender Issues, Primary Education, Religious Education, Secondary Education, Southeastern Europe, Transitions Online
Posted on 15 February 2013 Comments (0)To the Mattresses
The Catholic Church has launched one of the fiercest anti-government campaigns in Croatia's history over a new sex education initiative. Continue Reading »
Topics
Posted on 13 February 2013 Comments (0)Palestine Writing Workshop
Eleven months ago I made a life-changing decision to transition from being a writer to working as a writer. It wasn’t quite so brave. I was pretty much forced to make the choice as I moved from one job to another, not finding satisfaction in anything I did, always knowing my work didn’t align with [...] Continue Reading »