Educational Systems Around The World

Editors: Hörner, W., Döbert, H., Reuter, L.R., von Kopp, B. (Eds.)
Identifies common patterns of European education, compared to education systems worldwide
Incorporates statistical data, analysis and descriptions of education systems in all European countries
Emphasizes educational trends in the tension between continuity and change​
Combines an analytical framework with substantial reliable information, permitting comparisons of problems

This book synthesizes the latest findings on neuroplasticity and learning, drawing on rich phenomenological research carried out with teachers, psychologists, parents and students from around the world to examine the implications for current teaching and for the advancement of learning methods. Building on the author’s previous work in this area, the volume considers in depth the function of feelings and emotions in neuroplastic cognition, and provides an analysis of curriculum debates and assessment systems in the light of neuroplasticity.

For years, students in the United States have lagged behind students in many other countries on such measures of achievement as the PISA and TIMSS assessments. In an increasingly globalized world, such a gap is worrisome. Armed with statistics, examples, and cautionary tales from Scandinavia to Japan, James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu have written a book that can help educators better prepare students and close that gap.

by Jaan Valsiner (Editor), Giuseppina Marsico (Editor), Nandita Chaudhary (Editor), Tatsuya Sato (Editor), Virginia Dazzani (Editor)
Seeks to further a new turn in cultural psychology
Contributions focus on psychology as the science of human ways of being
13th Volume in the Annals of Theoretical Psychology