The article deals with the comparative analysis of the issues of the economic sector specialists' professional training at higher education institutions of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine. The essence of the concept of "economic sector specialists' professional training" has been revealed. The component structure of the economic…

The initial response to COVID-19 exposed widespread racism and Sinophobia across the world, which contributed to a rethinking of equality and diversity in Higher Education (HE) and beyond. Within Modern Languages, much attention has been placed on decolonising the curriculum. The death of George Floyd in 2020 further contributed to an increased…

Civic and citizenship education is a component of the school curriculum in all nation states. The form it takes, its purposes and the way in which it is implemented differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The pressures of globalization in recent times have meant that citizenship has increasingly come to be seen in global terms brought about by…

This paper presents a comparative curricular inquiry of teacher education programs of Chinese as a foreign language in China and Australia. While there is an increasing demand for qualified Chinese language teachers both within China and Western countries, pre-service teacher training is regarded as one of the major factors in impeding success in…

Papers from the proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society were submitted in two volumes. Volume 1 contains papers submitted at the conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 14-17, 2016. Volume 2 contains papers submitted at the 4th International Partner Conference of the International Research Centre…

A comparative analysis of preparatory programs for educational administrators in Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand is presented in this paper. The purposes of the paper are to describe similarities and differences in educational administration programs, to compare selected characteristics of programs in these countries with programs in…

The syllabus for Education 672, an introductory course on adult education at Ohio State University, opens by listing the five basic courses and describing course objectives (knowledge, skill in thinking, and development of interests and social attitudes). Subsequent sections explain the use of term papers and field visits and outline textbook and…

Describes methods and conclusions of an in-depth evaluation of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project for International Understanding. The report includes suggestions for improving course content, teaching methods, and instructional materials. Improvements in program quality, international coordination, information dissemination, and expansion into…

This paper addresses the role of history education in developing a shared sense of identity in modern democracies. It does so by presenting findings from research into children's ideas about history in the United States and Northern Ireland, two settings that share important political and social characteristics with Canada and other pluralist…