Council of Europe Information Bulletin 3/1975.

Overview & Synopsis

This bulletin is devoted to a synopsis of the Ninth Session of the Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education. The Conference passed resolutions dealing with recurrent education, education of migrants, and international educational cooperation. Copies of these resolutions are included in the Bulletin, together with two reports addressing the topic of permanent education. The brief speech by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe concerns the interaction of political, economic, and educational issues. A lengthy report entitled "Permanent Education, a Frame-Work for Recurrent Education: Theory and Practice" was presented to the conference by the Secretariat of the Council. This report reviews the history of the concept of permanent education, and discusses experimental projects related to permanent education. Basic options, costs, needs, and teaching methods are also discussed. (SD)