Snapshot of Hungarian education 2014
CONTENTS, BLURB
Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Balázs Török: Changing Concepts of Socialisation
Tamás Híves: Regional Aspects of Disadvantage
Zoltán Györgyi: Initial Experiences on the Introduction of Centralised Education Management
CHAPTER 2. EFFICIENCY: TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOOL
Péter Nikitscher: What Makes a Good Teacher? – Demands, Roles and Competencies in the Light of Empirical Research
Matild Sági: Teaching Career Patterns
Krisztián Széll: Schools’ Effectiveness and Teachers’ Attitudes
Marianna Szemerszki: Dimensions and Background Factors of Student Effectiveness
Anna Imre: Afternoon Education in Primary Schools
CHAPTER 3. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Gabriella Kállai: An Evaluation of the Útravaló Bursary Programme
Eszter Berényi: Handling Failure and Seeking Solutions: Problem Narratives in Vocational Training
Anikó Fehérvári: Career Tracking of Young Skilled Workers, 2010–2014
Blurb
The papers in this volume are a selection from the findings of the empirical research conducted by the Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development. One of the main tasks of our research institute is to conduct applied research supporting educational policy and to assess the impacts of previous educational policy interventions. Since 2010 the educational system has been subject to major interventions which have resulted in fundamental changes in the functioning of public education in Hungary.
This book has not been intended to provide a full-fledged analysis of all these changes. The papers offer snapshots of processes and relationships of particular issues. The first chapter comprises papers about school socialization, the composition of the student population, and the controlling environment. The second and the most significant chapter of the book reports on school and student effectiveness studies. Student effectiveness and progress, as well as disadvantage feature in the topics addressed by the papers in the third chapter, which is about learning opportunities.
This volume of papers is recommended to readers who are interested in the social relations of education, whether they wish to have a cursory glance at, or a deeper insight into the Hungarian education system.