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This paper is divided into three parts. The first outlines the argument for the relative and absolute decline of Europe in economic and political terms. The second suggests the implications for school and university knowledge that arise from the (re-) emergence of other epistemic centres and other modes of discourse and discovery. The final part tentatively considers the wider implications for education, internationally, that may possibly follow from the decline of Europe.
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Coulby, D. (2012). The Decline of Europe and its Impact. In: Wikander, L., Gustafsson, C., Riis, U. (eds) Enlightenment, Creativity and Education. Comparative Education Society in Europe, vol 19. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-052-1_6
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