Drafting New Curricula in South-East Europe

Rozemijer, S. (ed.)

2002

About the book

It is now widely recognized that curriculum renewal is an important component in the reform and in improving the quality of education. Indeed, the thematic reviews of education conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2000–2001) in the countries of South-East Europe, within the framework of the Stability Pact Task Force on Education and Youth, highlight the importance of curricular change in educational reforms that have been planned or are underway.
Addressing issues of curricular review and reform, however, have been delayed in countries affected by armed conflict over the past decade. As a result, lack of expertise in this area now constitutes an important obstacle to educational reform in many countries of the region. In such a context, developing a common understanding of educational reform through dialogue and sharing of experience—based on both regional processes of reform, as well as on examples drawn from other regions of the world—is an important contribution to building or reinforcing the regional capacity for curriculum change.