COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULAR REFORM IN CROATIA
BORIS JOKIĆ & ZRINKA RISTIĆ DEDIĆ, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH IN ZAGREB Since gaining independence in 1991, Croatia has failed to place education at the forefront of its social and political agenda. This long-term marginalisation of education has resulted not…
POWER PLANT IN KRIŽEVCI DEVELOPMENT CENTRE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK
MAG. TIHOMIR HODAK Despite the fact that Croatia has natural potentials for the use of renewable energy sources, unfortunately, exploitation of the same is at a disadvantageous level. On an annual basis, the number of sunny hours reaches 2500 hours…
SERBIA: SUPPORT TO INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO INCREASE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
ELENA MILOVANOVIĆ Since the beginning of the economic crises, national reports on social inclusion emphasize long-term unemployment of youth and their risk of poverty as one of the key challenges. This is complex problem due to many reasons – lack…
USING AN HOLISTIC CURRICULUM TO CREATE AWARENESS, CHANGE ATTITUDES AND PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES
TO NURTURE WELLBEING AND LIFELONG LEARNING OF PUPILS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. DR. ANN-MARIE HOUGHTON Context The Loyne Specialist School, located in Lancaster in the North West of England has been recognised since 2008 as an outstanding maintained Special School…
FAMILY ZONE
VICKY LEIGH AND DR. KIRSTIN KERR The Challenge Each of the wards of North Manchester UK is in the 1% of most disadvantaged nationally and the Family Zone areas of Collyhurst and Harpurhey is made up of the highest ranking…
PEACE INSTITUTE – INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES
VLASTA JALUŠIČ (CO-FOUNDER, FORMER DIRECTOR AND RESEARCHER AT THE PEACE INSTITUTE) The idea to initiate the Peace Institute (PI) emerged in the peace movement in the late 1980ies in Slovenia. At the time it was quite clear that Yugoslavia, as…
