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Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Skills Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: Kelly Shiohira Corporate author: UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) The era of artificial intelligence is young in years but advanced in impact. Intermediate skill jobs as we know them are fast disappearing as their tasks are systematically automated, and individuals are increasingly likely to encounter AI technology in their everyday lives. In fact, fifty percent of organizations worldwide report using some form of AI in their operations.It is clear that AI has broad implications for the whole of humanity, and therefore on the education and training institutions that equip lifelong learners with the skills to navigate both work and society. A wide range of institutions and other stakeholders have risen to the challenge through research and innovative programmes, paving the way for a better understanding of AI’s potential – and its pitfalls.This paper synthesizes research on current trends, programmes, policies and uses of AI related to technical and vocational education and training across six continents, covering developing and developed contexts, as a resource for stakeholders invested in the future of intermediate-level workers and TVET. Lecturers, students, administrators, policymakers, programme implementers and lifelong learners are invited to examine current practices, opportunities and challenges raised by AI, and recommendations to build a future-ready education and training system. 
Freedom & Creativity: Defending Art, Defending Diversity; Special Edition Year of publication: 2020 Author: Laurence Cuny Corporate author: UNESCO In anticipation of the third edition of Re|Shaping Cultural Policies, this special edition of the Global Report series that monitors the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, focuses on one of the Convention’s overarching goals: the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms and, in particular, artistic freedom. Freedom of expression, information and communication, as well as the ability of individuals to choose cultural expressions is a prerequisite for the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.Building on the recommendations put forth in the 2018 Global Report, this special edition provides an overview of current advances and challenges in the legal protection of artistic freedom, the protection of the social and economic rights of artists and cultural professionals and the monitoring of artistic freedom at the national, regional and international levels.By producing new evidence and valuable analysis, the 2005 Convention Global Report series is intended as a reference tool for cultural policymaking and advancing creativity for development. 
Mind the Gap: The State of Girls’ Education in Crisis and Conflict Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) This report summarizes progress, gaps, challenges and opportunities in improving education and training for girls and women affected by conflict and crisis. The report aims to support the Charlevoix Declaration on Quality Education’s commitment to enhance the evidence base and monitor progress toward gender-equitable education in crises. The report draws from data on 44 crisis-affected countries, from recent research, and from a set of case studies of interventions in a range of crisis-affected contexts. 
Ethnic Diversity in Iraq: The Sociology of Pluralism in Unity Year of publication: 2014 Author: Rasoul Mutlaq Corporate author: Baghdad University This study deals with the phenomenon of multiculturalism in Iraq by focusing on three axes, which are the concept, ethnic composition, and ways to get rid of difference and ethnic discrimination. The study concludes that pluralism rejects intolerance and that pluralism in Iraq must be respected. 
Methods of Social Upbringing and Its Role in the Social and Democratic Interaction of Children: A Field Study on a Sample of Second-grade Students of Basic Education in Al-Marj City Year of publication: 2018 Author: Nabil Musa | Adel Abdul-Karim Corporate author: University of Benghazi The study focused on the subject of "methods of socialization and its role in the social interaction of children." A field study was conducted on a sample of students in the second part of basic education in Al-Marj city. The study was applied to a sample of 60 students. Since the distribution of the sample items was done using the random stratified random sampling procedure, the ratio was randomly selected from the study community. However, the selection of the four sample items was done through The researchers used the questionnaire as a tool to collect the study data. Since the study in question is considered an exploratory study, the single tables and percentages were used to analyze the study data.The study resulted in a number of results, the most important of which are the following: 1. The study confirmed the existence of a set of methods used within the society of the study to raise children. However, the most prevalent is the authoritarian style, which is the method that depends on the punishment and the threat in dealing with children, as it reached 45% of the total methods used within the study community. 2. The study revealed that 72% of the sample members do not care about their families' actual participation in discussing some issues related to the family. This may lead to the growth of the withdrawal personality pattern, which is characterized by irresponsibility. This is especially dangerous if we know that 78% Their parents are not interested in taking their opinions even in acquiring their own needs. 
UNESCO Science Report: The Race Against Time for Smarter Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: Susan Schneegans | Tiffany Straza | Jake Lewis Corporate author: UNESCO This seventh edition of the report monitors the development path that countries have been following over the past five years from the perspective of science governance. It documents the rapid societal transformation under way, which offers new opportunities for social and economic experimentation but also risks exacerbating social inequalities, unless safeguards are put in place.The report concludes that countries will need to invest more in research and innovation, if they are to succeed in their dual digital and green transition. More than 30 countries have already raised their research spending since 2014, in line with their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite this progress, eight out of ten countries still devote less than 1% of GDP to research, perpetuating their dependence on foreign technologies. 
Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescents’ Education: Evidence Briefing Year of publication: 2021 Author: Adrienne Monteath-van Dok | Anthony Davis | Nicholas Frost Corporate author: Plan International UK This paper highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the education of adolescent girls and boys. 
Strengthening Independent Media, One Case at a Time: A Handbook for Media Vability; Preview of a Forthcoming IPDC Knowledge Resource Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO “Strengthening Independent Media, One Case at a Time: A Handbook for Media Viability” will include case studies of innovative ideas from a wide variety of news media companies, mostly in the developing world, that are succeeding in difficult times and have lessons to share with others who are struggling. The handbook project was announced during the 65th meeting of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).This brochure includes highlights of some of the cases to be included, from community media in South Africa to a pure-play digital success in Indonesia, to a fact-checking network in Brazil to a covid response in Pakistan, and much more. The Handbook will be published in September 2021 and will be available for free on the website of the IPDC. 
Inclusion of the Domains of Sustainable Development in Al Hadith Text Books in the Intermediate Stage Year of publication: 2019 Author: Zubaida S. Al Shamary | Talal M. Al Maaajal Corporate author: Sultan Qaboos University This study aims to identify the areas of sustainable development that should be included in the textbooks of Prophetic Sayings (Hadeeth) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to determine the degree of availability, and to find out if there are statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) in the degree of availability. The descriptive analytical method was used to analyze the whole study population. Cooper coefficient of stability, frequencies, and percentages were used to analyze the results and measure the degree of availability of these fields. Chi Square equation was also used to measure the differences between the availability of fields among grades. The social field was firstly ranked with a percentage of 78.16%, and a total of 433 frequencies, while the environmental field followed it with a percentage of 6.98% and a total of 37 frequencies. The paper showed that there were statistically significant differences in the inclusion in Chi equation. 
An Analytical Study of the Values of Citizenship Involved in the Book of Citizenship and Human Rights for Second Year Secondary Year of publication: 2016 Author: Maisaa Hamza Corporate author: Association of Arab Educators The study aimed to identify the political, social and economic citizenship values included in the book of citizenship and human rights for second year secondary 2014/2015.It also aimed at suggesting a proposal to include the citizenship values required for secondary school students, The researcher conducted content analysis of the book in the light of the three dimensions of citizenship. the study revealed that. The focus and attention of the book is mainly on the political values (54.7%) and social values(40.8%) of citizenship.However It extremely ignored economic values(4.39%), The value of “belonging “is the most common value in The Dimension of the political citizenship, which represented (23.69%), followed by the value of “Being Proud at national identity” (23.29%), It also revealed that The value of “Tolerance” is the most common value in The Dimension of the social citizenship, which represented(32.79%), followed by the value of “Voluntary work”(30.10%), finally The value of “Respect Work “is the most common value in The Dimension of the economic citizenship, which represented(50%), followed by the value of “Province on Public and Private Property”(35%), and then the value of “Use The Time”(15%), while the book ignored the value of “Rationalize Consumption”.