Resources
Explore a wide range of valuable resources on GCED to deepen your understanding and enhance your research, advocacy, teaching, and learning.
371 Results found
Report on the survey on the implementation of the road map for arts education Year of publication: 2010 Corporate author: UNESCO The Road Map for Arts Education is a reference document that aims to explore the role of arts education in meeting the need for creativity and cultural awareness in the 21st Century, while placing emphasis on the strategies required to introduce or promote arts education in the learning environment. Within this conceptual framework, all UNESCO Member States interested in initiating or developing arts education practices can mould their own national policy guidelines, adapted to their socio-cultural specificities. With the Road Map, UNESCO advocates the essential role of arts education within societies, to create a common ground of understanding for all stakeholders. The development of the Road Map for Arts Education was a lengthy and comprehensive consultation process. The document was first elaborated by a group of experts and UNESCO, then presented at the First World Conference on Arts Education (Lisbon, 2006) and later revised and updated, following recommendations from NGOs and Member States. The Road Map was finally distributed to the UNESCO Member States in November 2007 in English and French and then translated into Spanish and Russian following popular demand. More than a year after this distribution, UNESCO launched a wide-ranging survey in order to assess the implementation of the Road Map in its 193 Member States. Through its National Commissions, the Organization relayed this document to Ministries of both Education and Culture. The aim of this exercise was threefold: to learn whether the Road Map was being applied and to what extent it was influencing policy decisions at national level; to act as a reminder of the importance of the UNESCO reference document and encourage its use; finally, to assess the situation of arts education in the responding countries. Thus, this survey not only acted as a catalyst for the implementation of the Road Map, but also provided precious knowledge on arts education around the world. The Member States’ responses also contributed greatly to the Second World Conference on Arts Education (Seoul, May 2010), inspiring one of its main themes and the topics for a number of workshops. They also encouraged a more integral participation of these States in the conference through preparatory consultations. Dialogue interculturel: impliquer les jeunes dans le monde entier Year of publication: 2010 Author: Elizabeth Khawajkie Corporate author: UNESCO | DAIMLER It is hoped that this review will help to highlight why there is a persistent call for the continuation of such endeavors, like Mondialogo, which promoted dialogue among cultures and people, mutual respect and understanding so effectively. The Mondialogo journey, begun as an exploratory exercise, ended with compelling and often moving experiences. 
UNESCO's work on education for peace and non-violence: building peace through education Year of publication: 2008 Corporate author: UNESCO The promotion of peace through education is at the heart of UNESCO’s mission. As stated in its constitution of 1945, UNESCO advances international peace and the common welfare of humanity through educational, scientific and cultural relations between peoples of the world. Though the world has changed over the past sixty years and continues to change at an ever increasing rate, UNESCO’s mission - a commitment to promoting universal values of peace and nonviolence, human rights and social justice, intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding – persists with growing urgency. UNESCO’s approach to educating for peace is multidimensional, in that it links education with a range of activities that address the root causes of violence, from human security to sustainable development. The goal of UNESCO’s education programmes and partnerships is the development of comprehensive systems of education that embrace the values of human rights, intercultural understanding and tolerance. Education for peace and non-violence promotes the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that reflect and inspire these values. As the lead agency within the UN system for the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001- 2010, UNESCO is responsible for coordinating and directly implementing activities that promote the objectives of the Decade through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. The culture of peace is defined as a set of values, attitudes, modes of behaviour and ways of life that reject violence and aim to prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes through dialogue and negotiation between individuals, groups and nations. UNESCO promotes the culture of peace through an intersectoral platform. This platform involves all five sectors of UNESCO: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information. It seeks to mainstream intercultural dialogue in policies and actions with the aim of promoting mutual understanding, tolerance and respect, all of which are considered to be creative forces for a sustainable future. The intersectoral platform will also develop tools based on good practices in intercultural dialogue. UNESCO's work on education for peace and non-violence: building peace through education Year of publication: 2008 Corporate author: UNESCO La promotion de la paix par l'éducation est au cœur de la mission de l'UNESCO. Comme indiqué dans sa constitution de 1945, l'UNESCO fait avancer la paix internationale et le bien-être commun de l'humanité à travers les relations éducatives, scientifiques et culturelles entre les peuples du monde. Bien que le monde a changé au cours des soixante dernières années et continue de changer à un rythme de plus en plus élevé, la mission de l'UNESCO - un engagement à la promotion des valeurs universelles de paix et de non-violence, les droits de l’homme et la justice sociale, le dialogue interculturel et la compréhension mutuelle - persiste avec une urgence croissante . L'approche de l'UNESCO à l'éducation pour la paix est multidimensionnelle, en ce qu'il lie l'éducation avec une gamme d'activités qui abordent les causes profondes de la violence, de la sécurité humaine au développement durable. L'objectif des programmes et des partenariats de l'éducation de l'UNESCO est le développement de systèmes complets d'éducation qui embrassent les valeurs des droits de l'homme, de la compréhension interculturelle et la tolérance. L'éducation pour la paix et la non-violence favorise les connaissances, les compétences, les attitudes et les comportements qui reflètent et inspirent ces valeurs. En tant qu'organisme responsable au sein du système de l’ONU pour la Décennie internationale pour une culture de la paix et de la non-violence pour les enfants du monde, 2001- 2010, l'UNESCO est chargée de coordonner et mettre en œuvre directement des activités qui favorisent les objectifs de la Décennie par l'éducation , les sciences, la culture, la communication et de l'information. La culture de la paix est définie comme un ensemble de valeurs, attitudes, modes de comportement et des modes de vie qui rejettent la violence et visant à prévenir les conflits à leurs causes profondes par le dialogue et la négociation entre les individus, les groupes et les nations. L'UNESCO promeut la culture de la paix à travers une plate-forme intersectorielle. Cette plate-forme comprend les cinq secteurs de l'UNESCO: l'éducation, les sciences naturelles, les sciences sociales et humaines, la culture et la communication et de l'information. Il cherche à intégrer le dialogue interculturel dans les politiques et les actions dans le but de promouvoir la compréhension mutuelle, la tolérance et le respect, qui sont tous considérés comme des forces créatives pour un avenir durable. La plate-forme intersectorielle développera également des outils basés sur les bonnes pratiques dans le dialogue interculturel. Panorámica regional: América Latina y el Caribe Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO The past decade has seen mixed progress towards Education for All (EFA) in Latin America and the Caribbean. More children are participating in pre-school education, many countries have achieved universal primary education and more students are moving from primary to secondary education. Gender parity has been achieved at the primary level in the majority of countries and adult literacy rates are improving. The region invests a relatively high share of national income in education and external aid to basic education has increased in recent years. However, challenges remain. The Caribbean has seen a decline by nearly one-tenth in primary enrolment ratios and 2.9 million children were not enrolled in school in the region as a whole in 2008. Some 36 million adults are still illiterate and levels of learning achievement are low in many countries. The 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report puts the spotlight on armed conflict and one of its most damaging yet least reported consequences: its impact on education. Conflict-affected states have some of the world’s worst indicators for education. The Report documents the scale of this hidden crisis in education, looks at its underlying causes and explores the links between armed conflict and education. It also presents recommendations to address identified failures that contribute to the hidden crisis. It calls on governments to demonstrate greater resolve in combating the culture of impunity surrounding attacks on schoolchildren and schools, sets out an agenda for fixing the international aid architecture and identifies strategies for strengthening the role of education in peacebuilding. 
Regional overview: Latin America and the Caribbean Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO The past decade has seen mixed progress towards Education for All (EFA) in Latin America and the Caribbean. More children are participating in pre-school education, many countries have achieved universal primary education and more students are moving from primary to secondary education. Gender parity has been achieved at the primary level in the majority of countries and adult literacy rates are improving. The region invests a relatively high share of national income in education and external aid to basic education has increased in recent years. However, challenges remain. The Caribbean has seen a decline by nearly one-tenth in primary enrolment ratios and 2.9 million children were not enrolled in school in the region as a whole in 2008. Some 36 million adults are still illiterate and levels of learning achievement are low in many countries. The 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report puts the spotlight on armed conflict and one of its most damaging yet least reported consequences: its impact on education. Conflict-affected states have some of the world’s worst indicators for education. The Report documents the scale of this hidden crisis in education, looks at its underlying causes and explores the links between armed conflict and education. It also presents recommendations to address identified failures that contribute to the hidden crisis. It calls on governments to demonstrate greater resolve in combating the culture of impunity surrounding attacks on schoolchildren and schools, sets out an agenda for fixing the international aid architecture and identifies strategies for strengthening the role of education in peacebuilding. Aperçu régional: Amérique latine et les Caraïbes Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO La dernière décennie a vu des progrès mitigés vers l'Education Pour Tous (EPT) en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes. Plus d'enfants participent à l'éducation préscolaire, de nombreux pays ont réalisé l'enseignement primaire universel et plus d'étudiants sont en mouvement du primaire au secondaire. La parité des sexes a été atteint au niveau primaire dans la majorité des pays et les taux d'alphabétisation des adultes sont l'amélioration. La région investit une part relativement élevée du revenu national dans l'éducation et l'aide extérieure à l'éducation de base a augmenté ces dernières années. Cependant, les défis demeurent. Les Caraïbes ont connu une baisse de près d'un dixième des taux de scolarisation primaire et 2,9 millions d'enfants ne sont pas inscrits à l'école dans la région dans son ensemble en 2008. Quelque 36 millions d'adultes sont encore analphabètes et les niveaux de résultats de l'apprentissage sont faibles dans de nombreux pays . Rapport Mondial de Suivi sur L'EPT 2011 met l'aCECnt sur les conflits armés et l'un de ses plus dommageables conséquences encore moins signalés: son impact sur l'éducation. États touchés par un conflit ont certains des pires indicateurs au monde pour l'éducation. Le rapport documente l'ampleur de cette crise cachée de l'éducation, se penche sur ses causes sous-jacentes et explore les liens entre les conflits armés et l'éducation. Il présente également des recommandations aux échecs d'adresses identifiées qui contribuent à la crise cachée. Il appelle les gouvernements à démontrer une plus grande détermination dans la lutte contre la culture de l'impunité des attaques contre des écoliers et des écoles environnantes, établit un ordre du jour pour la fixation de l'architecture de l'aide internationale et identifie des stratégies pour renforcer le rôle de l'éducation dans la paix. 
UNESCO-UNEVOC regional forum: advancing TVET for youth employability and sustainable development, Latin America and the Caribbean, 27-28 August 2013, San José, Costa Rica; meeting report Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) The Regional Forum of UNEVOC centres in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) presented in this report was one of a series of activities aiming to strengthen global and regional harmonization for the advancement of TVET transformation through the capacities of UNEVOC’s unique global network of specialized TVET institutions and affiliated partners, following the UNESCO Third International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) that took place in China in May 2012. The Forum also provided the opportunity to present evidence on the two priority thematic areas for UNESCO-UNEVOC for 2013, Youth and Skills and Greening TVET. This was achieved through the presentation and discussion of several promising practices in these two areas. Review of UNESCO culture sector's work on intercultural dialogue with a specific focus on: the general and regional histories, the slave route and cultural routes projects, plan Arabia, alliance of civilizations 'International vademecum' projects Year of publication: 2011 Author: Julie Carpenter Corporate author: UNESCO This review was commissioned from Education for Change Ltd by Internal Oversight Services (IOS) in UNESCO during June 2011 and completed in September 2011. The purpose of the review was to generate findings and recommendations regarding the relevance and effectiveness of the following priority initiatives on intercultural dialogue: • The General and Regional Histories (and related activities) • The Slave and Cultural Route projects (and related activities) • Plan Arabia • The Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) projects funded by the Government of Spain. The majority of activities in these flagship initiatives have been HQ-led and implemented with limited or no input from the field. Intersectoral work, essential to the effective implementation of the flagship initiatives and associated activities, was constrained by structural and budgeting factors common to most cross-sectoral work in UNESCO. Dissemination of the outputs of all the projects, with the possible exception of The Slave Route Project, has been a major and continuing challenge. The conception, writing, editing and direction of the Histories over more than 50 years have been the responsibility of an individual ISC for each History collection, supported by the UNESCO Secretariat in CLT. This highly participatory but complex process has caused delays and frustrations. However, the relevance of the Histories’ approach to history has not diminished over time. The interdisciplinary Histories have also been subject to the typical constraints within UNESCO of working across sectors. The use and re-use of the content in the Histories has recently been constrained by complex issues relating to co-publication and copyright covering volumes and illustrations and authors rights. The urgency of resolving these issues has arisen because of pressure from Member States to make the content of the Histories freely available online to enable access by institutions and individuals unable to afford the high costs of the published, printed volumes. The expensive printed formats selected for the Histories were predicated on the flawed assumption that university, college and public libraries exist in all countries that could afford to purchase relevant volumes and thus make available the content to researchers and the public. Overall effectiveness of these publications to date is impossible to measure, in terms of levels of takeup and use in universities or research for example, because over the years very limited data have been consistently or systematically collected, and little research or analysis has been done to determine the influence of the content of the Histories on written or broadcast material on history, on conference presentations etc. 2 Despite these constraints, the successful end in 2009 of this massive effort of developing, writing and publishing the history collections can and should be regarded as a significant achievement in itself, in which UNESCO has been effective in overcoming many problems and set-backs to achieve the completion of a project that only UNESCO itself, unique among all the international and UN bodies, could have achieved. Examen des travaux du secteur de la culture de l'UNESCO sur le dialogue interculturel avec un aCECnt particulier sur: les histoires générales et régionales, l'itinéraire des esclaves et itinéraires culturels projets, Plan Arabia, projet d’ alliance des civilisations ‘vade-mecum International’ Year of publication: 2011 Author: Julie Carpenter Corporate author: UNESCO Cet avis a été chargé de l'éducation pour le changement Ltd par les services de contrôle interne (IOS) de l'UNESCO au cours de Juin 2011 et achevé en Septembre 2011. Le but de l'examen était de générer des conclusions et des recommandations concernant la pertinence et l'efficacité des initiatives prioritaires suivants sur interculturel dialogue: • les Histoires générales et régionales (et activités connexes) • les projets esclaves et Route culturelle (et les activités connexes) • plan Arabia • l'Alliance des civilisations des projets (Alliance of Civilizations, AOC) financé par le gouvernement de l'Espagne. La majorité des activités de ces initiatives phares ont été HQ-dirigé et mis en œuvre avec la participation limitée ou pas sur le terrain. Le travail intersectoriel, indispensable à la mise en œuvre effective des initiatives phares et les activités connexes, a été entravée par des facteurs structurels et budgétaires communes à la plupart des travaux intersectoriels à l'UNESCO. Diffusion des résultats de tous les projets, à l'exception possible du projet Route de l'esclave, a été un défi majeur et continue. La conception, l'écriture, l'édition et la direction des histoires depuis plus de 50 ans ont été la responsabilité d'un ISC individuel pour chaque collection Histoire, soutenue par le Secrétariat de l'UNESCO CLT. Ce processus hautement participatif mais complexe a des retards et des frustrations causées. Cependant, la pertinence de l'approche de l'histoire de l'histoire n'a pas diminué au fil du temps. Les Histoires interdisciplinaires ont également été soumis à des contraintes typiques au sein de l'UNESCO de travailler dans tous les secteurs. L'utilisation et la réutilisation du contenu dans les Histoires a été récemment contraint par des questions complexes relatives à la co-publication et droits d'auteur couvrant les volumes et les illustrations et les droits d'auteur. L'urgence de résoudre ces problèmes a surgi en raison des pressions exercées par les États membres à rendre le contenu des histoires disponibles gratuitement en ligne pour permettre l'accès par les institutions et les personnes qui ne peuvent pas se permettre les coûts élevés des volumes imprimés publiés. Les formats chers imprimés sélectionnés pour les histoires étaient fondées sur l'hypothèse erronée selon laquelle l'université, le collège et les bibliothèques publiques existent dans tous les pays qui pouvaient se permettre d'acheter des volumes concernés et ainsi mettre à disposition le contenu des chercheurs et du public. L'efficacité globale de ces publications à ce jour est impossible de mesurer, en termes de niveaux de reprise et d'utiliser dans les universités ou la recherche, par exemple, car au fil des années des données très limitées ont été régulièrement ou systématiquement collectées, et peu de recherche ou d'analyse a été fait pour déterminer l'influence du contenu des histoires sur des documents écrits ou diffusés sur l'histoire, onconférencepresentations etc. 2 en dépit de ces contraintes, la fin réussie en 2009 de cet effort massif de développement, l'écriture et la publication des collections d'histoire peut et doit être considéré comme un réalisation importante en elle-même, dans laquelle l'UNESCO a été efficace pour surmonter de nombreux problèmes et revers pour obtenir la réalisation d'un projet qui ne l'UNESCO elle-même, unique parmi toutes les instances internationales et de l'ONU, aurait pu atteindre.