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Transforming technical and vocational education and training: building skills for work and life

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The UNESCO study examines evidence from a range of countries in all world regions to identify trends in TVET development and policy options. It locates developments in the context of wider social, economic, political and educational changes so as to provide a well-founded assessment of where TVET is at present, and how policy initiatives might better prepare individuals and their societies for the future. The work’s main added value is in the promotion of more integrated and more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 15, 2012

Turning on Mobile Learning in Latin America

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This paper is part of the UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning. The Series seeks to better understand how mobile technologies can be used to improve educational access, equity and quality around the world. It comprises fourteen individual papers that will be published throughout 2012.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 26, 2012

Community media: a good practice handbook

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This is a collection of case studies of good practice in community media. Its intention is to provide inspiration and support for those engaged in community media advocacy and to raise awareness and understanding of community media among policy makers and other stakeholders. The collection is focused on electronic media including radio, television, Internet and mobile. It is global in spread, with examples from 30 countries, but primarily drawn from developing countries.

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Moushumi Biswas on March 21, 2012

Policy guidelines for the development and promotion of open access

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UNESCO issued this publication to demystify the concept of Open Access to Scientific Information and Research (OA) and to provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place. Building capacities in Member States for Open Access to scientific information and research is a necessary but not sufficient condition for promotion of the concept. Creating an enabling policy environment for OA is therefore a priority.This publication will serve the needs of OA policy development at the more...

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John Daly on April 07, 2012

Public service broadcasting: a comparative legal survey

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This book on public service broadcasting explores the legal and regulatory systems governing public service broadcasters in eight different countries around the world, looking at what services they provide, the way in which their mandates are defined, their internal governance systems, mechanisms of oversight or accountability and how they are funded.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 26, 2012

The Review of Social Protection Indicators in Early Childhood

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Numerous international agreements and conventions recognize social protection as a fundamental aspect of human rights. This report examines varying conceptions of social protection as it relates to children and existing international and regional efforts to monitor and assess the social protection of children. Existing international and regional sources of social protection data are examined, and those indicators particularly relevant to the welfare of children are identified. Following from more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 09, 2012

Policy guidelines for the development and promotion of open access

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UNESCO issued this publication to demystify the concept of Open Access (OA) and to provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place. Building capacities in Member States for Open Access is a necessary but not sufficient condition for promotion of the concept. Creating an enabling policy environment for OA is therefore a priority.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 10, 2012

Why language matters for the Millennium Development Goals

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This publication draws and expands upon ideas and presentations from the “International Conference on Language, Education and the Millennium Development Goals”. More than 400 delegates from some 30 countries attended the conference, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2010.The conference showcased, in particular, impressive evidence for how early education in the mother tongue improves the lives of children and their communities. Participants also reported that recognizing the role more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 27, 2012

Empowering Girls and Women through Physical Education and Sport

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The topic of gender and physical education with a particular focus on girls has been widely researched and reported in the English language literature. The issues influencing girls’ participation in physical education and sport and the potential benefits they derive from their experiences are well known.

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Moushumi Biswas on March 27, 2012

ICT for higher education: case studies from Asia and the Pacific

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In all the cases discussed in this publication, ICT is used not only for the delivery of lectures and materials, but also for administration and management purposes. It is clear that administrative functions such as student registration, grades, course schedules and even staffing evaluation, have benefitted from the use of ICT. The chapters on the hong Kong University (hKU) and the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) focused specifically on administration and management issues, more...

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Moushumi Biswas on December 12, 2011

The African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance: the role of National Human Rights Institution

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After a brief analysis of the scope and structure of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, this brochure recalls the mandate of an independent national institution for the promotion and protection of human rights, which abides by the Paris Principles. One section analysis the potential role such an institution can play in the implementation of the Charter, as it naturally has an important function in promoting the respect of its clauses, and mainly in stimulating the more...

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Moushumi Biswas on August 29, 2010

Practical guidelines for supporting EDUCAIDS implementation

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This Framework is designed to enable the education sector at a national level to understand the need for a robust response to HIV and AIDS in order to achieve Education for All (EFA) and the education-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)1. It also highlights the education sector’s role in providing a unique and critical contribution to national responses to HIV and AIDS in the context of universal access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support. Rather than providing a more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 27, 2012

A World of Science Volume 10, Number 1

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A 'World of Science' is the flagship publication of the Natural Sciences Program of UNESCO. This is the January-March 2012 edition.The biodiversity gambleissing the Biodiversity Target of slowing biodiversity loss by 2010 sent a shock wave through the international community that may yet prove to be salutary. The news created a sense of urgency which favoured the adoption of the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact in October 2010. As readers may recall, the compact fixes some ambitious more...

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John Daly on March 01, 2012

Empowering the poor through human rights litigation: manual

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This publication “Empowering the Poor: through Human Rights Litigation” aims at supporting these processes. It is a pedagogical tool thatseeks to guide grassroots organizations as well as State authorities in their work to eradicate poverty. This manual seeks to contribute to the development of the capacities of both duty-bearers to meet their obligations and of rights-holders to claim their rights. It is a tool aimed at supporting advocacy and training initiatives as well as actions that share more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 13, 2012

Impact of Conflict on Children’s Health and Disability

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Conflict impacts children’s health in four important ways. First, conflict‐driven displacement increases child death and injury, mainly through increased susceptibility to infectious disease from unsanitary living conditions. A case study on Southern Sudan illustrates that conflict reduces sanitation, clean water, and health services making it difficult to stop the spread of neglected tropical diseases, such as visceral leishmaniasis and trachoma. Second, children have a higher risk of food more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 06, 2012

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