Series Editor’s Preface Colin Brock, Durham University, UKNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Educational Change and Transformation in South and Central European Countries: A Regional Overview Trevor Corner, University of Bedfordshire, UK1. Bulgaria: An Overview Kiril Bankov, University of Sofia, Bulgaria2. Croatia: An Overview of Educational Reforms, 1950-2014 Vlatka Domovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia, and Vlasta Vizek Vidovic, Institute for Social Research, Croatia3. Cyprus: Exploring Educational Reform 2004-2014 Eleftherios Klerides and Stavroula Philippou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus4. The Czech Republic: 25 Years of Educational Transformation and Growing Inequalities, 1989-2014 David Greger, Charles University, Czech Republic5. Estonia: An Overview, 1970-2014 Doyle Stevick, University of South Carolina, USA6. Hungary: Vocational Education and New Developments, 1990-2014 Andrea Laczik, University of Warwick, UK7. Latvia: Education and Post-Socialist Transformations Iveta Silova, Lehigh College of Education, Pennsylvania, USA8. Lithuania: Education Policy and Reforms, 1988-2014 Rimantas Zelvys, Vilnius University, Lithuania9. Malta: An Overview of European Influences on Educational Reforms Carmel Borg and Peter Mayo, University of Malta, Malta10. Poland: Education Transitions and the Emergence of European Influences, 1989–2014 Ryszard Kucha, University of Social Sciences in Lodz, Poland, and Ewa Frankiewicz, Opole University, Poland11. Romania: Transitions to a European Framework, 2000-2014 Carmen Novac and Danut Dumitrascu, Lucien Blaga University, Romania12. Slovakia: Issues in Pedagogy and Language Education, 1989-2014 Eva Tandlichová, Comenius University, Slovakia13. Slovenia: An Overview Mojca Pecek, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaIndex

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