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A description of education publications, the range of subjects, topic etc, a few examples of most important publications etc.

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Publication Articles (created articles are in bold) Page number of section Notes
Teachers Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism Violent extremism
  • P. 11, 12 Violent extremism, extremism (definition) and the factors that drive people into radicalization
  • P. 13 Examples of violent extremism Neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, eco-terrorism, Islamic State, Iraq, Boko Haram
  • P. 14 - 15 Role of Education
  • P. 15 Link to Global citizenship (definition)
  • P. 17 Local manifestation of extremism
  • P. 25 Identify and use ‘teachable moments’
  • P. 31, 32 Subject areas prone to discussed violent extremism
  • P. 35-40 Key messages
A combination of the different sections of the publication
Rethinking Education: Towards a global common good? Delors Report
  • P. 16: Overview of the Delors Report
  • P. 21: The impact of the Delors Report (7 main points)
A combination of the different sections of the publication
Sumak Kawsay
  • P 29

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Rethinking Education: Towards a global common good?[edit]
PDF page number of section Description Suggested articles Notes
P. 10 Sustainable development relationship with other global issues
  • Despite progress such as economic growth and the reduction of global poverty rate, among others, there are challenges to overcome
  • Challenges cited in this passage: vulnerability, inequality, exclusion, violence, global warming, environmental degradation, natural disasters, violence against women and children, discrimination of women, religious intolerance, identity-based political mobilization and conflict
  • Education for sustainable development as a way of overcoming these challenges
Sustainable development (new section)
Education for sustainable development
P. 16 An emerging global context for learning, the relationship between globalisation and education
  • Current situation of the world is highly paradoxical. Indeed, while there is economic globalization, there are also many challenges
  • While there has been reduction of global poverty, there has also been low-employment growth and rising youth unemployment, for instance.
  • Inequalities in education: For instance, education is only open to wealthy people in under-developed countries
  • Economy: Demographic growth and urbanization often cause pollution and use of non-renewable natural resources which causes ecological problems and affects people around the world
  • Cultural diversity: violence based on cultural or religious background
  • Many wars, conflicts and school-related violence. Terrorism is also a problem
  • Education is a powerful tool to overcome these challenges
P. 22 Ecological stress and unsustainable patterns of economic production and consumption.
  • Climate change as the biggest threat to humankind
  • Sustainability as the way to preserve nature and reduce the effects of climate change
  • Water use doubled
  • Food consumption and production increased - The majority of world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050, 80% of the world urban population will live in cities This will have a direct impact on climate change, as this will increase “the risk of natural disasters worldwide”
P. 23 The relationship between wealth and inequality
  • Poverty decline between 1990 and 2010 was mainly due to countries’ economic growth
  • China and India are expected to grow rapidly in the next 15 to 20 years
  • Nonetheless, inequality persists around the world
  • Not enough job opportunities
Economic inequality
P. 24 High income inequality in Latin America
  • Box 1: In terms of income inequality, Latin American and the Caribbean is the most unequal region in the world
Wealth inequality in Latin America
P. 24 Information and communication technologies and rising levels of ethnic, cultural and religious intolerance,
  • violence against women
  • Knowledge and information sharing has become easier thanks to new technologies
  • However, new technologies have also made it easier for people to attack each other
  • The result of this are often conflicts and violence
  • Violence against women and girls increases when there is instability
P. 25 Criminal violence, violence related to conflicts
  • Violence connected to drug production and trafficking still exist and takes away many lives in countries around the world (especially in the Central American region)
  • Violence connected to conflicts and/or instability
P. 26 Human rights
  • Definition of human rights
  • Rule of law, dynamics of power
P. 26 Gender, women’s rights
  • Gender as an element of discrimination
  • Progress has been made in enhancing the voice and participation of women in social, economic and political life
P. 27 Connected world
  • Emergence and expansion of “cyber world”
  • Connected world, how internet has transformed the way people communicate with each other
  • More opportunities, but also more challenges to overcome
P. 28 Neurosciences
  • Neurosciences as a way of understanding how humans learn, useful for the field of education
P. 28 Climate change
  • Biggest challenge of our century
  • Education as a way of raising awareness and promote change
P. 29 Creativity
  • New forms of cultural and artistic expression
Sumak Kawsay
  • Quechua people
Quechua people
P. 33 Sustainable Development
  • Sustainable Development through Education
  • Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development
P. 36 Humanistic approach
  • UNESCO’s mission in terms of education
P. 39 Four pillars of education
  • Concept of the Delors’ Report
  • Learning to know, learning to do, learning to be and learning to live together
P. 41 - 42 Curriculum development
  • Possibility of creating a humanistic curriculum
  • Curriculum based on intercultural education
P. 42 Inclusive education, Education for All, Millennium Development Goals
  • Right to basic education has been improved, but still more work to do
  • Inequalities in education
P. 43 Children with disabilities, gender equality
  • Children with disabilities do often not access education
  • Not much data on this situation
Gender equality
  • Gender equality in basic education
  • Gender is a factor of inequality and disparity in education. Usually girls and women are the most disadvantaged in the field of education
P. 44, 46 Secondary and higher education, early childhood education
  • Gender parity has been achieved in certain regions, while not in others
  • Early childhood education is very important, as education has a direct impact on children’s development
P. 45 Senegal
  • Protection of children is a great concern in Senegal
P. 47 Mexico
  • Mexicos’ indigenous population is the least represented in higher education
  • In response to this, creation of Intercultural Universities in Mexico
  • Intercultural Universities are located in indigenous areas and they are intended for the indigenous population
  • 12 Intercultural Universities currently operate in Mexico and 7000 students are enrolled
P. 50, 51 Mobile learning, mobile literacy
  • The use of mobile technologies for learning
  • New educational processes have developed thanks to new technologies
P. 51 Pakistan
  • Mobile literacy for girls in Pakistan
  • UNESCO Mobile Literacy Project
P. 51 Massive Open On-line Courses
  • How MOOCs are transforming higher education
  • Limits of MOOCs
P. 52, 53, 54 Traditional university, University rankings, knowledge society, digital technologies
  • Traditional universities vs. new universities
  • How can traditional universities stay relevant when there are so many other ways of acquiring education today?
P. 53 University rankings
  • Positive and negative aspects of University rankings
P. 55 Finland
  • The positive situation of teachers in Finland
P. 59 Youth
  • The fact that there are less job opportunities causes frustration among youth around the world
  • More competition for jobs
  • Traditional education institutions are being questioned
South Africa and Costa Rica
  • South Africa: New employment opportunities for youth thanks to the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
  • Costa Rica: idem thanks to the industry association of technology companies
P. 63 Bangalore and Hyderabad
  • Both cities are considered “leading cities” in terms of global Information Technology (IT) sector
P. 65 Citizenship education
  • The meaning of citizenship is evolving under the influence of globalization
P. 73 Right to education
  • Privatization of education is often a barrier to access education
  • High costs demanded by private providers often prevent certain groups to access education
P. 74 Egypt
  • Private tutoring in Egypt and how it damages education changes of disadvantaged people in Egypt
P. 79 Knowledge creation
  • General definition of knowledge