Resources
Explore a wide range of valuable resources on GCED to deepen your understanding and enhance your research, advocacy, teaching, and learning.
686 Results found
Learning to Live Together in a Challenging World (SangSaeng no. 48 summer 2017) Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: APCEIU The 48th issue of SangSaeng, “Learning to Live Together in a Challenging World,” has been published. With nationalism on the rise and support for populist perspectives, this edition of SangSaeng emphasizes the global community’s efforts for tolerance and learning to live together. It contains articles reminding us of the importance of empowering learners to assume active roles to face and resolve global challenges. 3 Director’s Message4 Special Column4 Education of Harmony, Peace and Happiness8 We Must Educate Global Citizens to Sustain Peace in the World11 Focus: Learning to Live Together in a Challenging World11 Access to Equitable Quality Education.14 How Business Helps People Learn to Live and Work Together17 Challenges in the Horn of Africa and Desire for Human Dignity20 Ethnic Identity in the Era of Minority Recognition 23 Special ReportShrinking Spaces: A Perspective from Iraq26 Best Practices26 Free2Choose-Create30 Strengthening Literacy Learning in Lesotho35 Youth NetworkGCED & Youth: An Open Forum in Jeju38 InterviewThe Power of Music: An Agent of Transformation42 Understanding the Asia-Pacific Region42 Naadam: A Celebration of Culture46 Bomena in Bhutan50 APCEIU in Action 
Guide to Educational Resources on Climate Change Year of publication: 2020 Author: Rosario Toril Moreno | Teresa Antolín García | Carmen García Valcárcel | Gema Herranz Aparicio | Isabel Matesanz Miguel y Antonio Moreno Rodríguez Corporate author: Spain. Ministry for Economic Transition and the Demographic Challenge This educational resource guide on climate change is organized according to the educational stages: infant, primary and secondary, a section for environmental educators has also been incorporated. Various resources have been included within each stage: books, magazines, games, websites, apps, videos, etc. When the resource is digital, the download link is provided and the rest can be found at the RECIDA centers and requested on loan, or purchased at bookstores or the corresponding publishers. In general, the documents that are included in the guide are published from 2015 to the present, although some of earlier dates have been maintained, considering that they have not lost their relevance and are of sufficient quality. 
2021 Environmental Education Resource Guide to Contribute to the Solution Year of publication: 2021 Author: Mabel Fernández Izard | Ester Bueno González | Rosario Toril Moreno | Teresa Antolín García | Carmen García Valcárcel | Gema Herranz Aparicio | Isabel Matesanz Miguel | Antonio Moreno Rodríguez | Carmen García Cocero | Pedro Llorente Encinas Corporate author: Spain. Ministry for Economic Transition and the Demographic Challenge Environmental education is the essential essence of all the projects, works and services offered by the National Center for Environmental Education (CENEAM). This Environmental Education Resource Guide offers first reading of the fundamental documents in environmental education, followed by resources and tools to put it into practice. The vast majority of the resources are accessible and downloadable from the Internet and you can also consult them in the Catalog of the CENEAM Documentation Center. 
Peace Education in the 21st Century: An Essential Strategy for Building Lasting Peace Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO This report provides an overview of the importance of peace education, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for using it in efforts to bring about lasting global peace. It reviews key research and is heavily inspired by the discussions held in the context of the revision process of the 1974 Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms. More specifically, this report draws from the following notes developed by UNESCO in 2022: “Current understandings, and threats to lasting peace”, “New understandings of education’s contributions to peace”, and “The role of non-state actors in the promotion of peace through education”. 
Revision Process of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: Comments from Observers to the Plenary Meetings of the International Expert Group (IEG) Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Adopted in 1974, the Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms is considered a landmark legal instrument that brings together for the first time peace, international understanding, human rights, fundamental freedoms and education. In line with the Resolution adopted at UNESCO’s General Conference at its 41st Session in November 2021 (41C/Resolution 17), UNESCO launched the revision of the Recommendation and convened an International Expert Group (IEG) to advise the Organization on the changes. The work of the IEG took place between May and June 2022. Though the meetings of the IEG were technical in nature (category VI), in order to ensure an open and transparent process, the Permanent Delegations were invited to listen-in to the deliberations of the IEG online, as observers, along with a select number of non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and United Nations entities. At the end of each plenary meeting, observers to the IEG plenary meetings could submit written comments. This document compiles the comments received from observers during this process and submitted to the IEG members for their consideration. 
Arts for Transformative Education: A Guide for Teachers from the UNESCO Associated Schools Network Year of publication: 2024 Author: Benjamin Bolden | Sean Corcoran | Tiina Kukkonen | Jeffrey Newberry | Nathan Rickey Corporate author: UNESCO | Canadian Commission for UNESCO UNESCO’s vision of transformative education involves building learners’ capacities and empowering them to take action for a more peaceful and sustainable world. The arts offer tremendous potential for supporting learning that transforms individuals and communities. To fully realize that potential, teachers need to structure and support educational experiences that optimize what students will take away from them. This guide presents the research-informed Arts for Transformative Education model, a pioneering approach and thinking tool for teachers. The model was developed from data provided by over 600 teachers of the UNESCO Associated Schools network from 39 countries. The publication presents Learning Experience Descriptions and Snapshots illustrating how the model functions in real-world projects from around the globe, as well as Guidelines for Teachers outlining a step-by-step process for activating arts learning to empower transformative education. 
Report of the Global Conference on Promoting Literacy for a World in Transition: Building the Foundation for Sustainable and Peaceful Societies Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO The report presents an overview of the global celebration of International Literacy Day (ILD) 2023 held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on 8 September 2023. Under the ILD 2023 theme of ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’, the Global Conference explored how literacy and numeracy can be better promoted as part of lifelong learning to achieve more peaceful and sustainable societies as envisioned by the international community through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The global celebration also included the award ceremony of the 2023 edition of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes with six outstanding laureates from Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Finland, Pakistan, South Africa and Uganda. 
Strengthening Social and Emotional Learning in Hybrid Modes of Education: Building Support for Students, Teachers, Schools and Families Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) This Discussion Paper focuses on the essential role of social and emotional learning (SEL) in the global movement to transform education and amplify its social, economic, environmental and personal impacts in a rapidly changing world. It explores how the mainstreaming of SEL into educational policies and practices can contribute to realizing future visions of education that are flexible, reflective, innovative, and impactful. Specifically, the Paper focuses on six topics that, as a whole, reflect global experiences in integrating and implementing SEL in its various forms both during and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its main objective is to animate discussion on how to integrate a SEL dimension in hybrid modes of teaching and learning. This introductory overview presents the overall purpose and scope of the Paper, defines its underlying concepts and introduces the topics brought to this forum through the lenses of a diverse group of educators from Africa, the Arab States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. 
The Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development: An Explainer Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO This is an explainer brochure of the new UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace and Human Rights, International Understanding, Cooperation, Fundamental Freedoms, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development, which is commonly referred to as the Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development, about its purpose, history, content and potential to bring about necessary change. 
Revision Process of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: Compilation of Member State Comments Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Adopted in 1974, the Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms is considered a landmark legal instrument that brings together for the first time peace, international understanding, human rights, fundamental freedoms and education. As per Circular letter 4401, the preliminary report and the first draft of the revised 1974 Recommendation were transmitted to Member States for their written comments and observations. These written comments were taken into consideration by the Director-General when preparing the revised second draft of the Recommendation to be discussed at the Intergovernmental Special Committee Meeting (Category II), in view of its submission to the 42nd session of the General Conference in November 2023 and eventual adoption.