Supplement to the Study on the Structures of the Education and Initial Training Systems in the European Union. The Situation in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Cyprus.

Overview & Synopsis

This document, which is a supplement to an ongoing study on the structures of the education and initial training systems in the European Union, focuses on education and initial training in the following five countries: Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Slovenia; and Cyprus. The document consists of separate reports for each country. Each report is subdivided into sections devoted to topics such as the following: responsibilities and administration; preschool education; compulsory education; initial vocational education and training; postcompulsory secondary education; higher education; and adult education. The following are among the topics discussed within those sections: basis of the education system; changes in the 1990s; distribution of responsibilities; supervision, evaluation, and guidance; financing: advisory, consultative, and participatory bodies; private institutions; organization of schools; curriculum; assessment and guidance; teaching staff; admission requirements; fees and financial support for students; the academic year; courses; assessment and qualifications; and specific legislative frameworks. All five reports include numerous tables of statistical data on topics such as numbers of students and teachers, student-teacher ratios in public and private institutions, and the subjects and types of lessons taught in the different grade levels and institutions. (Contains 49 tables/figures.) (MN)