The Unification of German Education - 9781138544949

Name: The Unification of German Education - 9781138544949
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Unification of German EducationAuthor(s): Val D. Rust, Diane Rust\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138544949, 978-1138544949\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1995. This study of the integration of East and West German education following the collapse of the German Democratic Republic in 1989 focuses on policy formation and implementation during this period of great social and political turbulence. It is the result of a research project undertaken shortly after the unification. The authors lived in East Germany for a full year, looking carefully at individual schools, vocational training centers, teacher colleges, and universities. \n\nThe book considers questions of how education policy is successfully formulated, conditions in which that policy is implemented and the consequences of the implemented educational reform. The first chapters present the context and history of German education and the later cha.