In this 2013 John Dewey Society Lecture I examine the history and the structure of the American system of higher education. I argue that the true hero of the story is the evolved "form" of the American university and that all the things we love about it, like free speech, are the side effects of a structure that arose for other purposes.…

The proper goal of an introductory logic course, teaching critical thinking, is best achieved by maintaining the principle of continuity between student experiences and the curriculum. To demonstrate this I explain Dewey's naturalistic approach to logic and the process of inquiry, one which presents the elements of traditional logic in the…

This essay aims to demonstrate the theoretical purchase offered by linking Dewey's educational theory with a rigorous account of dialectical development. Drawing on recent literature which emphasizes the continuing influence of Hegel on Dewey's thought throughout the latter's career, this essay reconstructs Dewey's argument regarding the…

There is an urgent need to address the social dimension of higher education more forcefully and coherently, particularly in view of the economic downturn across Europe. This is the conclusion of the new Eurydice report, which looks at national policies on access to higher education, funding and student support. The report, covering EU Member…

Education in European countries is subject to many competing demands which have an influence on the organisation and content of arts education. Increasing globalisation has brought both benefits and challenges, including those arising from increased international competition, migration and multiculturalism, advancements in technology and the…

This seventh edition of "Key Data on Education in Europe" retains its main special feature which is the combination of statistical data and qualitative information to describe the organisation and functioning of education systems in Europe. The present 2009 edition maintains the subject-based structure defined by the previous one but uses new…

Autonomous or individual study has indisputably become an objective of great importance for European education. Attempts to explain the reasons for this widespread interest. (Author/RK)

The Committee for General and Technical Education, acting on recommendation from the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Cooperation, began research on "experiments undertaken in Europe on unit/credit systems, modular courses and any other system likely to promote mobility and harmonize at European level the conditions for obtaining a…

Recalls the development of the International Textbook Institute whose main aim was to overcome prejudice and the outmoded values of the national state as contained in textbooks. Discusses the contributions of the Council of Europe and UNESCO in revising textbooks and suggests methods of textbook research. (Author/RK)

In order to promote the growth of mutual understanding and cooperation among the peoples of Europe as well as developing greater communicative skills for adults the Council for Cultural Cooperation has been working to help create on a European scale the conditions for effective language learning by adults. (Author/RK)

In order to construct a learning system that is capable of responding to very diverse individual requirements, author considered a methodological way of analysing the communicative needs and intentions of all potential foreign language learners. (Author/RK)

Article defined the threshold-level as the lowest level of general foreign-language ability to be recognized in the unit/credit system. It further attempted to answer the question of what the learner will need to do in a foreign language through an analysis of verbal behavior as a communicative activity. (Author/RK)

Considered the development of multi-media language courses, criteria for the formulation of the system as a whole and for each teaching module, and elements for media classification applied to a unit-credit system in modern languages. (Author/RK)

The main conclusions of this report are summarized in extracts from the three resolutions adopted by the Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education. (Author/RK)

Article presented a rapid sketch of some of the problems facing the European states as regards preschool education. (Author)