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In view of the different national education systems of modern Europe comparable features of diversity can be observed, as well as a wide range of similarities, e.g. compulsory school attendance, the horizontally structured school system or core subjects. "In the current period education systems are affected by growing influence of global changes, concerning both their internal processes and their positions in the perceptions by the society." The author points out that since this trend is marked by strong dynamism, exact predictions on times to come are very difficult; thus his "predictions at the beginning of the 21st century" are made "on the provison that they need to be revised even in the near future." The author's considerations are focused on the following criteria which mirror trends to be observed in all European education systems: Educational sovereignty; opening of schools; curriculum development; intercultural socialisation and education; teaching profession and teacher education. In an exemplary excursion into the comparative domain Europe as educational space in its own right is compared to the United States, Australia and Canada. The author concludes with remarks on the global dimension of European education. (DIPF/Orig./Kie.).

Nationale Bildungssysteme sind höchst unterschiedlich konstruiert. Die Verfasser stellen zunächst die Schulsysteme dreier EU-Staaten vor ( Deutschland, Dänemark, Luxemburg), wobei sowohl allgemein- als auch berufsbildendes Schulwesen berücksichtigt werden. Sie geben dann einen Überblick über vorliegende Instrumente, die in der vergleichenden Bildungsforschung zur Bestimmung des höchsten erreichten Bildungsniveaus angewandt werden (Anzahl der Schuljahre, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), CASMIN Educational Classification, Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik Educational Classification) und zeigen, welche Fehlermöglichkeiten sich bei der Verwendung dieser Instrumente eröffnen. Als Alternative wird eine Matrix mit zehn Kategorien entwickelt, die Bildungsabschlüsse des allgemein- und des berufsbildenden Schulwesens umfasst und den internationalen Vergleich des "höchsten erreichten Bildungsabschlusses" erlaubt: die Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik/Warner-Matrix of Education. (ICE)

In their introduction to the handbook "The educational systems of Europe" which comprises country studies of all European education systems the authors explain the underlying methodological concept. They comment on the purpose and the comparative functions of the book and on the common structure of the country studies. Their remarks also include geographical considerations, the problem of selecting authors and the role of statistics. (DIPF/Kie.).

The paper aims to reveal some relevant issues about Europeanisation of higher education in the area of administrative sciences in Romania. Europeanisation as global process in the European space is supported and promoted through a specific legislative framework as well as relevant institutional mechanisms. Since 2005, by applying the provisions of Bologna Declaration, the whole configuration of the Romanian higher education has significantly changed. Based on comprehensive empirical researches, the paper approaches and describes both "the Europeanism degree" for the content of the educational process in bachelor, master, doctoral studies in administrative sciences and the social perception of the phenomena and processes deriving from and influencing the Romanian public administration reform, training needs for each academic cycle, graduates' insertion in the labour market. The data and interpretations provide the basis of a comparative analysis of higher education in the area of administrative sciences in NISPAcee members as well as the opportunity for further development of researches and regional debates on this topic.

Since the first Baltic nations joined the European Union, debates about reorganizing post-Soviet republics have grown increasingly heated. How do citizens in the Baltic and South Caucasian states cope with EU expansion and the feeling of existing simultaneously “inside” and “outside” Europe? Based on ethnographies and archival work, Representations on the Margins of Europe offers new insights into shifts in the national identity, cultural geography, and symbolic boundaries. This exploration of local responses to Europe’s new hegemony will appeal to anyone interested in anthropology, history, and politics. Der Kurs hin zur Europäischen Union führte in den baltischen und südkaukasischen Staaten zu dramatischen Veränderungen. In diesem Band wird untersucht, wie die Menschen die Umwälzungen verarbeiteten und wie sich Zugehörigkeit oder Nichtzugehörigkeit zu Europa im alltäglichen Leben bemerkbar machen. Nicht zuletzt werden die Auswirkungen auf die jeweiligen nationalen und lokalen Identitäten und die Ursachen des neuen Nationalismus und Neoliberalismus in Eurasien erläutert.

Article about alternative interpretations of the concept of "competition" as the adaptive behavior of market participants. The author substantiates the thesis of the identity of market adaptation and market competition rather than rivalry.

An article about the dialectical laws of the genesis of social organization and
social systems. The author suggests using a new classification of social relations for the methodological study of the evolution of social systems. The work is based on the methodology of general systems theory and the theory of I.R. Prigogine.

The article is about the specifics of a new form of social control - the global social control. The author analyzes the development of global institutions, their formation as subjects of social control. Particular attention is paid to the characteristic of features of global social control in different spheres of social life.

The article is about the specificity of social control as an element of social management. The author indicates that social control is carried out within the subject-object relations. The author gives a detailed description of the participants of social relationships in social management and control. Particular attention is paid to analysis of the essential features acquired during interaction by participants of social relationships.

Article about the causes, patterns, trends and drivers of the printed media market in
the Russian Federation. The authors analyze the investment processes associated with the formation of the Russian market of periodicals. Much attention is paid to the effects of the penetration of the Russian market of foreign print media and publishing technology.

When one considers the results of social scientific surveys, secularisation in Germany seems to be a more or less linear process of erosion of what is traditionally named religiosity. The percentage of citizens who affirm that they are "religious", believe in God or otherworldly beings, hope for life after death or participate regularly in the praxis of a religious community has been – by and large – steadily declining for decades. This decline has occurred over the succeeding generations: The younger the generation, the fewer "religious" people in it. But the process of secularisation is apparent not only in this persistent quantitative shrinkage from generation to generation. Above all it also manifests itself – this is the thesis of the article – in the transformation of the habitus formations and contents of faith of the generations.
The essence of ongoing secularisation naturally is reflected most clearly in its contemporary state of development which is represented in the youngest adult generation. Therefore the analysis of this generation is particularly interesting for the sociology of religion. But the article does not confine to analyze this generation. After indicating some basic premises of the sociology of generations and the notion of secularisation presupposed in this paper, the succession of generations in Germany is outlined hypothetically, from the so-called generation of '68 to the youngest adult generation, concluding with some remarks about the progress of secularisation.

This study of the education system of Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the handbook "The education systems of Europe" which presents an analytical description of the education systems of all European countries, following common guidelines. The study begins with the historical and socio-cultural background of the educational system of Bosnia-Herzegovina which is followed by the description of the organizational and administrative context of the current education system. The next step is the functioning of the current education system, beginning with a structural overview and followed by an analysis of the different levels of the education system, including, as a separate chapter, post-secondary and tertiary education. The country study ends with an analysis of current problems and discussions, and opens perspectives for further development. A diagram illustrating the structural scheme of the educational system of Bosnia-Herzegovina is part of this article. (DIPF/Orig./Kie.).

The context of this research is the study of the processes whereby the effectiveness of training and lifelong learning policies are improved. This covers, in particular, the area of research into the policy-making procedure adopted by the regional governments. Regional policy-making is the outcome of formalised standards and procedures, and does not depend on legal, contextual or cultural variables, or combinations thereof, which differ considerably from context to context.

Despite the momentous social and economic change of recent decades, patterns of social stratification have proven to be remarkably stable. In this volume, an expert team analyses the current state of social stratification research from a comparative, international perspective. The volume presents theoretical knowledge as well as empirical evidence on questions such as intergenerational social mobility; inequalities of educational opportunity, gender and ethnicity; and the role of education in the labour market. Soziale Ungleichheit ist ein klassisches Themenfeld der Soziologie. In diesem Band geben renommierte Autoren einen Überblick über aktuelle Themen der sozialen Ungleichheitsforschung im erweiterten Europa und in den USA. Themen sind soziale Mobilität, Bildungs- und Arbeitsmarktchancen, Geschlechter- und ethnische Ungleichheiten sowie die Beziehung von Familie und Erwerbstätigkeit.