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Asia-Pacific Regional Synthesis: Climate Change, Displacement and the Right to Education Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO | United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) | UNESCO Bangkok In 2020, 30.7 million people were displaced by natural disasters – disasters which the scientific community acknowledges are more frequent and more intense as a result of climate change. In Asia and the Pacific alone, 21.3 million people were displaced, making it the region the most impacted by national disasters and climate change in the world. Therefore, country case studies were carried out in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Tuvalu, and Viet Nam to examine not only specific vulnerabilities to climate change and related mobility, but also the impacts of climate change on the right to education in Asia and the Pacific. These case studies show that climate change directly threatens education – through the destruction of schools and property – but also indirectly puts education in peril by forcing people to cross borders, ensuring neither legal residency nor the right to education. This regional synthesis report aims to guide policy-makers through providing operational policy recommendations on how to ensure education is protected in Asia and the Pacific in the face of climate change and displacement from a human rights-based approach. The report is one of four being developed and will contribute to the global initiative on climate change and displacement and the right to education – launched by UNESCO in 2020 – by informing the development of a Global Report with global policyrecommendations.How climate change impacts the right to education in Asia and the Pacific21.3million displacementstook place in Asia and the Pacific 
2nd Global Capacity-Building Workshop on GCED: Final Report Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: APCEIU This report provides an overview of the activities and outcomes of the 2nd Global Capacity-Building Workshop on GCED held in Seoul, Republic of Korea from 4 - 15 September, 2017. APCEIU organized the 2nd Global Capacity-Building Workshop on GCED in order to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target 4.7 by enhancing the capacity of teacher educators and trainers in implementing GCED. This 2-week workshop provided participants opportunities to better understand the concept and internalize the pedagogical principles of GCED, while engaging in meaningful dialogues and sharing experiences with educators from different countries, cultures and contexts, and developing their own action plans. For more information, please contact APCEIU's Office of Education and Training at ent@unescoapceiu.org. 
Citizenship Education and Youth Politicization in Quebec: Teacher Perspectives (vol. 46, no. 3) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Alexandre Fortier-Chouinard Corporate author: Université de Montréal. Faculté des sciences de l’éducation Civic education classes generally have a positive impact on political knowledge and citizen involvement. In Quebec, the mandatory History and citizenship education class, almost unstudied thus far, was recently replaced by a History of Quebec and Canada class in secondary 3 and 4. 14 interviewed History and citizenship education teachers in secondary 4 believe that these courses improve some indicators of students’ politicization but not necessarily future turnout, and that civic education takes too little space in the curriculum. An open classroom climate, which literature has found to have a positive impact on voting, seems to be absent from their teaching. 
Why and How to Move Towards Participatory Democracy Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme Co-constructing tomorrow's solutions is the major challenge of participatory democracy. However, the participation of citizens in decisions is not always obvious and today many projects are contested in the territory. Solutions exist to involve citizens more directly in environmental decisions, discover these issues and solutions in 3 minutes! 
Anti-racist, Inclusive and Rights Education in the Development of Professional Competencies for School Staff and Student Abilities (Éthique en éducation et en formation; no. 3) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Maryse Potvin Corporate author: Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) This article examines the differences and convergences that emerge from the major theoretical trends in the area of education for ethnocultural (inter/multicultural, anti-racist/critical, civic, inclusive) diversity regarding the professional skills school personnel must acquire to achieve the major objectives of equity, effectiveness of rights, harmonious living and the development of students’ capabilities. The article is based on a review of the national and international literature, which aimed to identify the skills (knowledge, expertise, soft skills) that are essential for knowing how to act in the context of diversity and that, according to theoreticians, should be developed in all teacher training programs. These issues are discussed from a crosscutting perspective rather than from a disciplinary angle related to the Quebec curriculum (ethics and religious culture, history and education for citizenship). The article begins by providing some background on these trends in order to identify their common objectives and convergence toward an integrated and inclusive global approach. It then examines two objectives supported by all theoreticians in terms of the core professional skills needed by school personnel for developing students’ capabilities: 1) taking into account the realities, needs and rights of students, particularly those in minority or vulnerable groups, and 2) preparing students to live together in a pluralistic and democratic society. As well, it identifies the key challenges involved in the consideration and implementation of these two goals. 
The Impact of Online Learning on the Education System in Central Asia Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: ИСАП The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy is only part of its global consequences. The most popular measure adopted in almost all countries of the world was the introduction of quarantine restrictions by the state on movement and live communication between people. Experts note that even without the limitations of the pandemic, the education sector in Central Asian countries is in a state of crisis. 
Challenges of Distance Education Facing Students with Learning Disabilities from the Teachers’ Perspective (Arts for Psychological & Educational Studies; vol. 1, no. 14) Year of publication: 2022 Author: Abd al-Rahman al-Matroudi | Abdullah Al-Rubaian Corporate author: Dhamar University The current study aimed to identify the challenges of distance education facing students with learning disabilities in the primary schools of Al Qassim region from the teachers’ perspective. The study sample consisted of 92 teachers of learning disabilities (58) males and (34) females. To achieve the study objectives, the descriptive survey method was used by designing a questionnaire to collect the study data. The study revealed many interesting findings, the most important of which is teachers’ insufficient knowledge of the necessary curriculum modifications needed to meet the needs of their students during distance education. The results also revealed statistically significant differences in teachers’ responses to distance education challenges facing students with learning disabilities in the primary schools due to gender differences, in favor of males. Based on these results, it was recommended that effective educational alternatives be provided by educational institutions in the case of communication problems or internet outages. These alternatives would enable students with learning disabilities to continue learning and get the fullest benefits. 
International Guarantees to Protect the Right to Education in International Humanitarian Law (Thi Qar Arts Journal; vol. 33, no. 1) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Firas Jasim Corporate author: Dhi Qar University The right to education is one of the most important human rights that international law is keen to ensure its protection in times of peace and armed conflicts. International humanitarian law, along with other legal systems, reinforces legal provisions aimed at ensuring that individuals obtain their right to education, which is often violated in situations of armed conflict. The research was divided into three sections, the first included the concept of the right to education, while the second dealt with the mechanisms of international humanitarian law in protecting the right to education, while the third section presented legal means to confront violations of the right to education. 
The Arab Program for Early Childhood Development Year of publication: 2012 Author: Ghanim Bibi | Sawsan Alqadi Corporate author: Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) The file reviews a report on the "Arab Program for Early Childhood Development" workshop. The Arab Program for Early Childhood Development is a framework for sharing good practices in policies and programs, through the following four objectives: enhancing quality through innovation in on-the-job programmes, increasing the effectiveness-to-cost ratio, supporting the measurement of the impact of early childhood care and development approaches, and stimulating regional professional exchange and technical assistance. Increasing the use of media and information and communication technology to qualitatively raise the level of early childhood development programmes. 
Applying a Whole School Approach to Prevent School-Related Gender-Based Violence: Lessons From Zimbabwe Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) In 2018, the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) along with the Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI), with support from UNICEF, launched a pilot initiative to test whether and how the eight domains and minimum standards can be operationalized in schools. Miske Witt & Associates (MWAI), a technical partner in the initiative, supported FAWEZI to design and monitor interventions aligned to the minimum standards. The pilot was implemented in ten schools (five primary and five secondary) across two districts in Zimbabwe.Implemented over the period October 2018 – December 2020, including during the COVID-19 lockdown, this policy note briefly describes the pilot, highlights what worked and lessons and recommendations for policy action. The target audience for this policy note are education practitioners, policymakers, researchers and donors.