TRENDS OF SCHOOL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN THE CONTEXT OF CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN GLOBALIZED WORLD

Abstract

Some aspects of the modernization of school education in the Federal Republic of Germany are highlighted in the article. Key trends in the development of education have been identified and characterized, such as: modernization of the structure and content of education (preschool education and upbringing, extension of primary schools, widening of volunteer services after school finishing); democratization (increasing number of tuition-free preschools, inclusive education development, and popularization of higher education). It has been determined that the overriding priorities of the German education sector development are synchronized with the common-European goals. The system of school education in Germany is characterized by pan-European trends (inclusive education, early childhood learning). Nevertheless the context of internal challenges Germany has a number of negative trends that reflect the state of its modern society (large numbers of migrants, early school leaving, lack of qualified teaching staff).