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Education for Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Financial Challenges and School Dropout Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: Syria TV This video discuses the case of Syrian refugees in Jordan. What are the challenges of educating those refugees in the neighboring country, Jordan? What are the efforts done by Jordan? 
Peace Education: Making the Case Year of publication: 2019 Author: Darijn Dilia Zwart Corporate author: Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) This publicaiton shows how peace education has responded to difficult political contexts over the decades and demonstrates that peace education is relevant to conflict prevention and peacebuilding today. The report makes the case for a multi-layered approach to peace education which requires a cohesive, coordinated strategy for peace education as a peacebuilding and conflict prevention tool across relevant EU internal and external policies and programmes. 
Developing Adult Education and Training Policies for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the State of Kuwait Year of publication: 2017 Author: Sabika Hussain Bursli Corporate author: Tanta University In this article, the author presents the case of Kuwait in relation to adult education. The article analyzes the current Kuwaiti policies related adult education in light of sustainable development requirements. 
Climate Crisis: The Need for Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Bridge 47 This video talks about the climate crisis which is also a human rights crisis, a political crisis, and an economic crisis. And it calls for the fundamental transformation of how we live our lives. To face these global challenges, it emphasizes that we need education that enables us to think critically, connect our actions with their impacts, and act as empowered active global citizens to face. 
The Education of Core Values Among Contemporary Youth Students: Based on the Enlightenment From American Citizen Core Values Education (Journal of Liaoning University, Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition; Vol. 45, No. 4) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Ji Huibin | Wang Ping Corporate author: Liaoning University Civic Education is a key task for modern nation states around the world, among which the education of core values among youth students is the most important issue. The US has its own experience and practice in civic education and core values education. An analysis of the US experience can provide reference and enlightenment for the promotion and practice of core socialist values among youth students. 
Racism against Black People in Arab Countries: A Special Episode of the Stock Exchange Programme Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Alaraby TV This TV program presents the issue of racism against black people in the Arab world. The program interviews people about this case and see how they look at the issue. 
Arts Education for the Children of the Arab World as a Mediator for Development and the Axis of International Understanding: The Child's Song Year of publication: 2014 Author: Amal Sadiq Corporate author: Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD) This paper focuses on art education and music in the Arab world and its link to development. The paper goes on critical understanding on how music and art can educate children for international understanding. 
From Academic Organization to National Think Tank: A Historical Study on Center for Civic Education (Tsinghua Journal of Education; Vol.38, No. 5) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Su Yongrui | Fu Anzhou | Hu Qiumei Corporate author: Tsinghua University Center for Civic Education is the most influential Think Tank in the field of civic education in America. Since 1960s, while American civic education experienced dilemma and reform, Center for Civic Education, at the same time, has transformed from the Civic Education Committee of University of California at Los Angeles to a national Think Tank. This plays an important role in promoting policy-making of American civic education, curriculum standardization of school citizenship education, sustained development of nationwide education programs, implementation of international development strategies, and spreading of American democratic values. With the historical background of American civic education and American modern Think Tank, this paper summarizes the stages of development of the Center. This paper holds that the decisive factors of the Center’s transformation include the following points: building a bridge between “knowledge” and “power” through continuing and effective responses to the theme of civic education at ideological and strategic level, affecting decision makers by forming a Policy Advocacy Coalition with those who have common political beliefs, realizing such functions of Think Tank as setting and guiding policy agenda of civic education, providing effective products of civic education, promoting the international development of American civic education. This research contribute to promoting understanding of operating process and strategies of the Center, giving effective advice to Chinese Think Tank in cooperation with American Think Tank，enhancing Chinese Think Tank’s the sense and ability of dialogue，so as to strengthen their voices. 
Youth Participation for Active Global Citizenship: Future Youth School Forums Project Report Year of publication: 2018 Author: Anna Jarkiewicz | Joanna Leek Corporate author: Oxfam GB | University of S odz (Poland) The Future Youth School Forums (FYS-Forums) project took place in Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and the UK from 2015 to 2018 and was funded by EU Erasmus+. Its aim was to show how creating a group of engaged young global participants requires the engagement of teachers in activities to promote global citizenship – and to provide teachers and young people with the tools to promote effective and inclusive youth leadership across formal and informal education through global citizenship forums.This report on the project looks at the role of teachers and partnerships with students in raising critical awareness of global citizenship. 
Global Citizenship and Youth Participation in Europe Year of publication: 2016 Author: Douglas Bourn Corporate author: Oxfam | Oxfam Italia | UCL Institute of Education | CARDET | Pah Global Citizenship has been recognized as an important component of education by UNESCO through the Sustainable Development Goals launched in 2015 and the recent Global Education Congress in Croatia.While there has been considerable activity across Europe in encouraging youth engagement in democratic institutions, this report suggests that insufficient attention has been given to the linkages young people make between their outlook on the world, their personal and social identity and the ways they use tools such as social networking to engage in societies.The report also suggests to teachers that they need to address and respond to the interests of young people in issues such as refugees and migration, climate change and global terrorism by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to effectively engage in these debates.