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Navigating Social Worlds in Central and East European Context

Authors
J. Dunajeva1, 2, *, K. Górak-Sosnowska3
1Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Political Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
2Public Policy and Management Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
3SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
*Corresponding author. Email: katya.dunajeva@ppmi.lt
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J. Dunajeva
Available Online 16 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-036-7_25How to use a DOI?
Keywords
culture of education; Central and Eastern Europe; frontal education; politicization of education
Abstract

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) occupies an ambiguous position in Europe. While many CEE countries had long joined the European Union, yet they are unceasingly perceived as lagging behind in terms of their democratic culture and liberal principles. In a sense, CEE has been in a permanent state of transition for over three decades, trying to “catch up” with the more advanced West. One area where this process manifests is education—a sector that has undergone significant changes in the recent decades, yet has not achieved the expected results. More specifically, this study analyses how two aspects of Western education system—multicultural education and the promotion of critical thinking skills—can be incorporated into the CEE education systems through the examples of Poland and Hungary, highlighting the importance of overcoming the historically deep-seated culture of frontal education style, as well as historical, political and social legacies of the past.

Research Contribution: This research shows that implementation of educational policies that are rooted in Western educational traditions must accommodate the political, cultural and social context of the CEE region for successful implementation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Erasmus Scientific Days 2022 (ESD 2022)
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Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
16 May 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-036-7
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2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-036-7_25How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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