Inhalt: "A study funded by the European Commission, relating to gender specific differences in learning achievements, shows among other things that whilst gender equality is a hot topic in many countries a general equality policy is not always advocated. More importantly, measures to reduce gender differences in achievement seem to focus primarily on the underachievement of boys. In this publication, historical aspects and current trends within 12 European countries, regarding gender equality in education are presented and compared. The country studies and comparative analysis will inform and inspire everybody who is interested in gender issues in education." (publisher's description). Contents: Renate Seebauer and Johann Göttel: Gender-fair education in Austria (9-24); Luk Bosman: Gender: a never-ending story (25-36); Otakar Fleischmann: The past, the present and the future situation of gender specific education in the Czech Republic (37-46); Bernd Drägestein and Olaf Schwarze: Gender mainstreaming in Germany (47-62); Meeli Väljaots: Gender research in Estonia against the background of traditional education (63-74); Víctor Pérez-Samaniego and Carmen Santamaría-García: Education for gender equity in Spain, a socio-cultural and historical analysis (75-84); Erika Grossmann: Gender-equitable education and training in Hungary (85-92); Kristof De Witte and Ferry Haan: Girls ignite education (93-102); Herbert Zoglowek: 'Gender equality is no longer the big issue ...' (103-118); Malgorzata Jarecka-Zyluk and Justyna Ratkowska-Pasikowska: From history to the present - faces of gender in Poland (119-136); Nesrin Orug Ertürk: Gender and education in Turkey (137-144); Fiona Shelton: Upsetting the apple cart: Overachieving girls, underachieving boys (145-158); Kristof De Witte and Oliver Holz: Gender specific education in 12 European countries - a comparison (159-174).
Inhalt: "The international mobility of students has considerably gained ground as a major policy in Europe over the last decades. As a result of the heightened political importance attached to international mobility, and the manifold practical attempts to increase it, there is an enhanced need for comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable information on the phenomenon: statistical data on mobility are needed to measure progress - or otherwise - towards the various mobility goals and thus to inform the political actors of the impact of the programmes and other measures launched. However, data measuring real mobility (as opposed to foreign nationality) is not always available and is rarely sufficiently differentiated. This publication has therefore a double objective. First, it investigates which data on international mobility are being compiled and made available and which are not, both at the international, the national and the programme level. Second, this study presents in one volume the student mobility data identified, and - based on an analysis of these data - it tries to depict a picture of the main trends in international student mobility into and out of 32 European countries. Next to analysing and presenting the availability and quality of data on international student mobility, this report also makes recommendations for the improvement of student mobility statistics both at national and international level." (author's abstract). Contents: Maria Kelo, Ulrich Teichler and Bernd Wächter: Introduction (3-6); Ute Lanzendorf: Foreign students and study abroad students (7-53); Ute Lanzendorf: Inwards and outwards mobile students (54-77); Eric Richters and Ulrich Teichler: Student mobility data: current methodological issues and future prospects (78-95); Robin Sibson: The United Kingdom (96-113); Helmut Buchholt and Gernot Schmitz: Germany (114-127); Pirjo Zirra: Finland (128-140); Eric Richters: Netherlands (141-149); Libor Novacek and Helena Sebkova: The Czech Republic (150-161); Bernd Wächter and Siegbert Wuttig: Student mobility in European programmes (162-181); Friedhelm Maiworm and Bernd Wächter: Student mobility in national programmes (182-192).