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Reconstructing Education : East German Schools after Unification / Rosalind M. O. Pritchard.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: International Educational Studies ; 2Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [1998]Copyright date: 1998Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781800733954
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370/.943/1 21
LOC classification:
  • LA772 .P74 1998
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 The Fall of the Wall -- Chapter 2 Reforming the School Structures -- Chapter 3 School Life and Learning -- Chapter 4 Religious Education, Church Schools and Ethics -- Chapter 5 Training for the World of Work -- Chapter 6 Renewing the Teaching Profession and Higher Education -- Chapter 7 In Retrospect -- Appendix I: Articles on Education and Higher Education and Research from the Unification Treaty -- Appendix II: A Questionnaire Used to Evaluate Teachers for Political Soundness -- Glossary -- References -- Index
Summary: After the unification of Germany had first been greeted with euphoria on both sides of the Wall, it did not take long for disillusion to set in when it became obvious that structures, mentality, values and outlook were very different in the Old and New Bundesländer. Moreover, whereas during the initial phase the East Germans were hoping just for a reform of their existing systems, they were soon disappointed and had to accept the fact that a fusion was out of the question; instead, East German structures were expected to assimilate to those of West Germany which led to the accusation of the latter's "colonization" of East Germany. The restructuring of the education system played a crucial role in the transformation of East Germany; consequently, enormous sums were pumped into East German schools and the training of teachers. This is the first study in any language that closely examines the process re-education and addresses such vital questions as whether the reforms were educationally sound, to what degree they meshed with local circumstances, what measures were taken to fill the vacuum in moral and social values that was left by the discrediting of Marxism-Leninism, and what happened to the notion of "equality", the key principle of a socialist society. Contrasting the old and the new regime in the East, the author addresses these and many more critical issues. Numerous case studies and substantial interview material richly illustrate the author's arguments.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 The Fall of the Wall -- Chapter 2 Reforming the School Structures -- Chapter 3 School Life and Learning -- Chapter 4 Religious Education, Church Schools and Ethics -- Chapter 5 Training for the World of Work -- Chapter 6 Renewing the Teaching Profession and Higher Education -- Chapter 7 In Retrospect -- Appendix I: Articles on Education and Higher Education and Research from the Unification Treaty -- Appendix II: A Questionnaire Used to Evaluate Teachers for Political Soundness -- Glossary -- References -- Index

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After the unification of Germany had first been greeted with euphoria on both sides of the Wall, it did not take long for disillusion to set in when it became obvious that structures, mentality, values and outlook were very different in the Old and New Bundesländer. Moreover, whereas during the initial phase the East Germans were hoping just for a reform of their existing systems, they were soon disappointed and had to accept the fact that a fusion was out of the question; instead, East German structures were expected to assimilate to those of West Germany which led to the accusation of the latter's "colonization" of East Germany. The restructuring of the education system played a crucial role in the transformation of East Germany; consequently, enormous sums were pumped into East German schools and the training of teachers. This is the first study in any language that closely examines the process re-education and addresses such vital questions as whether the reforms were educationally sound, to what degree they meshed with local circumstances, what measures were taken to fill the vacuum in moral and social values that was left by the discrediting of Marxism-Leninism, and what happened to the notion of "equality", the key principle of a socialist society. Contrasting the old and the new regime in the East, the author addresses these and many more critical issues. Numerous case studies and substantial interview material richly illustrate the author's arguments.

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In English.

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