David Coulby is Professor of Education and Dean of Education and Human Sciences Faculty at Bath Spa University College, United Kingdom. He has published widely on intercultural education and special education in Europe. His current book Old Knowledge, New Societies is shortly to be published by Falmer., Crispin Jones is Senior Lecturer in Education at the Institute of Education, London University, United Kingdom, where he works in the International Centre for Intercultural Studies and the Culture, Communication and Societies academic group. His especial interests are in urban and intercultural education. Much of his recent work has been in the areas of education and conflict resolution and the educational needs of refugees. Currently he is working on a book with David Coulby on the interrelationship between the educational systems of Europe and war and violence. He has been associated with the World Yearbook of Education since 1992 and became one of the series editors in 1995.

• Chapter 1 Fine-tuning educational earthquakes?, Robert Cowen; Chapter 2 Education in times of transition, David Coulby; Chapter 3 Bolivia, Sheila Aikman; Chapter 4 Brazil, Candido Alberto Gomes; Chapter 5 Education in transition, Jon Young, Ben Levin; Chapter 6 Greece, Evie Zambeta; Chapter 7 Transitions in Hungary, Katalin Kovacs; Chapter 8 Iran, Jan Derry; Chapter 9 Mexico’s difficult double transition, Charles Posner; Chapter 10 Competitive contractualism, Susan Robertson, Roger Dale; Chapter 11 Poland in transition, Janusz J Tomiak; Chapter 12 The Russian Federation in transition, Janusz J Tomiak; Chapter 13 Education in transition, Mirjam M Hladnik; Chapter 14 The new South Africa, Nick Taylor, Penny Vinjevold; Chapter 15 South Korea, Terri Kim; Chapter 16 Change as normality, Crispin Jones; Chapter 17 Education in the United Kingdom, Nigel Grant; Chapter 18 Crisis and reform in US education, Andreas M Kazamias;

David Coulby is Professor of Education and Dean of Education and Human Sciences Faculty at Bath Spa University College, United Kingdom. He has published widely on intercultural education and special education in Europe. His current book Old Knowledge, New Societies is shortly to be published by Falmer., Crispin Jones is Senior Lecturer in Education at the Institute of Education, London University, United Kingdom, where he works in the International Centre for Intercultural Studies and the Culture, Communication and Societies academic group. His especial interests are in urban and intercultural education. Much of his recent work has been in the areas of education and conflict resolution and the educational needs of refugees. Currently he is working on a book with David Coulby on the interrelationship between the educational systems of Europe and war and violence. He has been associated with the World Yearbook of Education since 1992 and became one of the series editors in 1995.

• Chapter 1 Fine-tuning educational earthquakes?, Robert Cowen; Chapter 2 Education in times of transition, David Coulby; Chapter 3 Bolivia, Sheila Aikman; Chapter 4 Brazil, Candido Alberto Gomes; Chapter 5 Education in transition, Jon Young, Ben Levin; Chapter 6 Greece, Evie Zambeta; Chapter 7 Transitions in Hungary, Katalin Kovacs; Chapter 8 Iran, Jan Derry; Chapter 9 Mexico’s difficult double transition, Charles Posner; Chapter 10 Competitive contractualism, Susan Robertson, Roger Dale; Chapter 11 Poland in transition, Janusz J Tomiak; Chapter 12 The Russian Federation in transition, Janusz J Tomiak; Chapter 13 Education in transition, Mirjam M Hladnik; Chapter 14 The new South Africa, Nick Taylor, Penny Vinjevold; Chapter 15 South Korea, Terri Kim; Chapter 16 Change as normality, Crispin Jones; Chapter 17 Education in the United Kingdom, Nigel Grant; Chapter 18 Crisis and reform in US education, Andreas M Kazamias;

David Coulby is Professor of Education and Dean of Education and Human Sciences Faculty at Bath Spa University College, United Kingdom. He has published widely on intercultural education and special education in Europe. His current book Old Knowledge, New Societies is shortly to be published by Falmer., Crispin Jones is Senior Lecturer in Education at the Institute of Education, London University, United Kingdom, where he works in the International Centre for Intercultural Studies and the Culture, Communication and Societies academic group. His especial interests are in urban and intercultural education. Much of his recent work has been in the areas of education and conflict resolution and the educational needs of refugees. Currently he is working on a book with David Coulby on the interrelationship between the educational systems of Europe and war and violence. He has been associated with the World Yearbook of Education since 1992 and became one of the series editors in 1995.

• Chapter 1 Fine-tuning educational earthquakes?, Robert Cowen; Chapter 2 Education in times of transition, David Coulby; Chapter 3 Bolivia, Sheila Aikman; Chapter 4 Brazil, Candido Alberto Gomes; Chapter 5 Education in transition, Jon Young, Ben Levin; Chapter 6 Greece, Evie Zambeta; Chapter 7 Transitions in Hungary, Katalin Kovacs; Chapter 8 Iran, Jan Derry; Chapter 9 Mexico’s difficult double transition, Charles Posner; Chapter 10 Competitive contractualism, Susan Robertson, Roger Dale; Chapter 11 Poland in transition, Janusz J Tomiak; Chapter 12 The Russian Federation in transition, Janusz J Tomiak; Chapter 13 Education in transition, Mirjam M Hladnik; Chapter 14 The new South Africa, Nick Taylor, Penny Vinjevold; Chapter 15 South Korea, Terri Kim; Chapter 16 Change as normality, Crispin Jones; Chapter 17 Education in the United Kingdom, Nigel Grant; Chapter 18 Crisis and reform in US education, Andreas M Kazamias;