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Rapid Reform and Unfinished Business: the development of education in independent Latvia 1991–2007
Author(s) -
KANGRO ANDRIS,
JAMES DAVID
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2008.00373.x
Subject(s) - latvian , democracy , context (archaeology) , political science , process (computing) , state (computer science) , economic growth , public administration , economic system , public relations , economics , computer science , geography , politics , law , archaeology , algorithm , philosophy , linguistics , operating system
Education in Latvia has changed a great deal in the last 15 years. The development of an independent and democratic state system has creatively combined elements of foreign experience and influence with the enrichment and further development of features of the earlier Latvian system. This article outlines the main steps in this process of change and then goes on to argue that there is still much to be done: firstly, to consolidate and secure the developments to date, and secondly, to enable a successful functioning within the EU in a rapidly changing wider context.