The document discusses curriculum reform in four nations - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales - from an international perspective. Representatives from each nation will present on reforms in their country's education system. While education systems have historically differed between England and the rest of the UK, all four nations now face pressures of globalization but mediate it differently based on their own priorities and economic and social issues.
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ECER 2010: Curriculum Reform in Four Nations: a home international perspective:
1. ECER 2010: Curriculum Reform in Four Nations: a home international perspective Network 23 symposium
2. The symposium Introduction Ian Menter England Dominic Wyse Northern Ireland Carmel Gallagher, to be presented by Ruth Leitch Scotland Viv Baumfield, Louise Hayward, Moira Hulme, Kay Livingston and Ian Menter Wales David Egan, to be presented by Moira Hulme Discussant you!
4. Education in the UK Both historically and currently there are significant differences between the English education system and English education policy and the rest of the UK While Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not exempt from the pressures of globalisation, they mediate those pressures differently against other priorities and face different social and economic problems. Ball, 2008