Competences and Practices in European Local and Regional Cultural Policy
Competences and Practices in European Local and Regional Cultural Policy

Author: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9789287144683

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Following a survey among regions and cities with over 30 000 inhabitants carried out in 35 member countries of the Council of Europe, from Iceland to the Russian Federation, the present study examines the responsibilities, resources and priorities of local and regional authorities in the field of culture.

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

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Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2005-11-24

Total Pages: 26924

ISBN-13: 0080547842

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The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high quality, expanded for a new generation, while being the first encyclopedia to really exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics. * The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field * An entirely new work, with new editors, new authors, new topics and newly commissioned articles with a handful of classic articles * The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics through the online edition * Ground-breaking and International in scope and approach * Alphabetically arranged with extensive cross-referencing * Available in print and online, priced separately. The online version will include updates as subjects develop ELL2 includes: * c. 7,500,000 words * c. 11,000 pages * c. 3,000 articles * c. 1,500 figures: 130 halftones and 150 colour * Supplementary audio, video and text files online * c. 3,500 glossary definitions * c. 39,000 references * Extensive list of commonly used abbreviations * List of languages of the world (including information on no. of speakers, language family, etc.) * Approximately 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists) * 200 language maps in print and online Also available online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com. The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics Ground-breaking in scope - wider than any predecessor An invaluable resource for researchers, academics, students and professionals in the fields of: linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, language acquisition, language pathology, cognitive science, sociology, the law, the media, medicine & computer science. The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field

Challenge and Change in Education
Challenge and Change in Education

Author: Bryan T. Peck

Publisher: Huntington, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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This book is concerned essentially with the compulsory schools and the work of teachers following 'rebirth' or the regaining of independence in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Although often considered 'en bloc' each country has its own history, its own culture and its own literature. There are important linguistic and religious distinctions to be made as well as distinctive trading liaisons, both currently and historically. For the Baltic States the final decade of the twentieth century has been turbulent in the extreme and the 1990' s have posed major challenges to teachers and to school directors. Not the least of these has been the challenge of regaining independence and nationhood, after years of Soviet occupation. There has also been significant privatisation and a slow but purposeful change from a command to a market economy. Changing the curriculum may be easy, 'changing the mind', by comparison, may well be a more lengthy process. For the future the Baltic States seek membership of the European Union within the first decade of the new millennium. There will be opportunities for schools to develop closer links with the West, to promote exchanges of teachers and pupils and to join in networks promoting the 'European dimension' in different ways.

Fiscal Federalism in Russia
Fiscal Federalism in Russia

Author: Kitty Stewart

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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An examination of the combined impact of decentralization and diversity on regional equality of service provision in Russia, and in particular on the provision of education. It begins with an analysis of the system of intergovernmental transfers and goes on to explore the nature and extent of disparities in education spending, paying particular attention to regions where spending has fallen furthest.