Like Lambs to the Slaughter: The Erosion of the Cultured Citizen
Sean M. Douglas is an author, businessman and teacher whose latest book From Storm Clouds Come Angels has been praised as a work of true and genuine insight. Mr. Douglas continues to lecture and is a student of the Philosophy of Educational Theory and Policy. douglas.enterprises@live.ca . Abstract: The following article discusses the issues […]
2015 UNESCO Literacy Prizes go to organizations in Chile, Madagascar, Mozambique, Slovakia and Sri Lanka
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has named this year’s laureates of UNESCO’s International Literacy Prizes: Associação Progresso in Mozambique and Sri Lanka’s National Institute of Education will receive the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, while Madagascar’s Platform of Associations in Charge of ASAMA and Post-ASAMA will receive theUNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy alongside Juan Luis Vives School of Valparaiso in […]
UNESCO Makes Case for Investing in Education at 3rd Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, will take part in the Third Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where world leaders will seek to raise funds for achieving the sustainable development goals that will be adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in September. In Addis Ababa, the Director-General will promote […]
ENCUENTRO REGIONAL DE CIERRE DEL SEGUNDO CONCURSO DE EXPERIENCIAS INNOVADORAS PASEM
ENCUENTRO REGIONAL DE CIERRE DEL SEGUNDO CONCURSO DE EXPERIENCIAS INNOVADORAS PASEM PREMIO PAULO FREIRE 6 y 7 de Julio de 2015 Ciudad de Buenos Aires El Programa de Apoyo al Sector Educativo del MERCOSUR (PASEM) dio a conocer los resultados de la Segunda Edición del Concurso de Experiencias Innovadoras. Como cierre de la Segunda […]
Out-of-school numbers rise as aid to education falls short of 2010 levels
A new study shows that the number of children and adolescents who are out of school is on the rise, and grew to 124 million in 2013. Released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Education for All Global Monitoring Report (EFA GMR), it shows that international aid to education remains below […]
Global Education Magazine: International Youth Day
Download here Global Education Magazine: International Youth Day “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?” Confucius . Sustainable Development Goals for 2030: The Land Beyond Borders for our Planetary Youth Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de 2030: una tierra más allá […]
$2.3 Billion Required to Send Children to School in War-Torn Countries
Français A new paper by UNESCO’s Education For All Global Monitoring Report (EFA GMR) shows that 34 million children and adolescents are out of school in conflict-affected countries. The most vulnerable are the hardest hit: the poorest are twice as likely to be out of school as their counterparts in peaceful countries. The paper shows […]
2,3 milliards de dollars sont nécessaires pour scolariser les enfants des pays frappés par la guerre
English version Selon un du Rapport mondial de suivi sur l’Éducation pour tous (GMR) de l’UNESCO, 34 millions d’enfants et d’adolescents ne sont pas scolarisés dans les pays touchés par un conflit. Les plus vulnérables sont les plus durement atteints : pour les plus pauvres, la probabilité de ne pas être scolarisé est deux fois plus grande […]
ACNUR y TOTTO lanzan una campaña innovadora por la niñez para el Día Mundial del Refugiado
LA VUELTA AL MUNDO EN UNA MOCHILA Para rendir homenaje y solidarizarnos con cada una de las personas que han tenido que huir por causa del conflicto armado y la violencia, el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados ACNUR celebra desde el 2001, cada 20 junio, el Día Mundial del Refugiado. La […]
Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education for the Future We Want
High Level Policy Forum, UNESCO, 9-11 July “The world is online. Students must be online,” argues one of the respondents to a recent UNESCO questionnaire about the potential of communication and information technologies (ICT) to bring quality, open and flexible higher education to women and men, including those who cannot access traditional higher education. This […]
