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Handbook on Measuring Equity in Education Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) This handbook is aimed at professionals involved in the measurement and monitoring of equity in education, which includes not only those working on the SDGs but also any stakeholders in the field of education: technical staff in ministries of education and national statistical offices, education practitioners,members of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) active in the field of education and researchers. This material provides a conceptual framework for measuring equality in learning; offers methodological guidance on how to calculate and interpret indicators; and investigates the extent to which measuring equity in learning has been integrated into country policies, national planning and data collection and analysis. 
Developing the global dimension in primary schools Year of publication: 2009 Author: Sian Higgins Corporate author: Centre for Global Education (CGE) ‘Developing the Global Dimensions in Peterborough Schools’ was a two year project co-funded by the Department for International Development (DfID) and The Leprosy Mission to engage six primary schools in development issues and support children to become effective global citizens. Using the writer's perspective of the project as Head of Programmes Coordination at The Leprosy Mission, it will be reflected on the importance of the Global Dimension in primary education and explore how these primary schools developed their curriculum, policies and ethos to ensure children are better prepared for the global world in which we live. Développer la dimension mondiale dans les écoles primaires Year of publication: 2009 Author: Sian Higgins Corporate author: Centre for Global Education (CGE) «Développer la dimension mondiale dans les écoles de Peterborough» était un projet de deux ans co-financé par le Département pour le Développement International (DpDI) et la Mission Lèpre d'engager six écoles primaires dans les questions de développement et de soutenir les enfants à devenir des citoyens du monde efficaces. Utilisation de la perspective de l'auteur du projet en tant que responsable des programmes de la coordination à la Mission Lèpre, il sera réfléchi sur l'importance de la dimension mondiale dans l'enseignement primaire et d'explorer la façon dont ces écoles primaires ont développé leurs programmes, les politiques et l'éthique afin que les enfants sont mieux préparés pour le monde global dans lequel nous vivons. 
Measuring Global Citizenship Education: A Collection of Practice and Tools Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Center for Universal Education at Brookings | UNESCO | UN Global Education First Initiative - Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) The idea of global citizenship has existed for several millennia. In ancient Greece, Diogenes declared himself a citizen of the world,1 while the Mahaupanishads of ancient India spoke of the world as one family.2 Today, education for global citizenship is recognized in many countries as a strategy for helping children and youth prosper in their personal and professional lives and contribute to building a better world.This toolkit is intended to shed light on one aspect of operationalizing global citizenship education (GCED): how it can be measured. This toolkit is the result of the collective efforts of the Global Citizenship Education Working Group (GCED-WG), a collegium of 90 organizations and experts co-convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution, and the United Nations Secretary General’s Global Education First Initiative’s Youth Advocacy Group (GEFI-YAG). To gather the measurement tools in this collection, the working group surveyed GCED programs and initiatives that target youth (ages 15–24).3 For the purposes of this project, GCED was defined as any educational effort that aims to provide the skills, knowledge, and experiences and to encourage the behaviors, attitudes, and values that allow young persons to be agents of long-term, positive changes in their own lives and in the lives of people in their immediate and larger communities (with the community including the environment).This toolkit begins with a brief review of opinions on why GCED is important and the variety of definitions of GCED. We follow the report with a catalog of 50 profiles of assessment efforts, each describing practices and tools to measure GCED at the classroom, local, and national levels. Note that the survey does not represent an exhaustive list but may be regarded as a living document that will grow as the field of GCED itself grows around the world.Broadly speaking, the assessment efforts in this survey may be categorized across achieving three goals: (1) fostering the values/attitudes of being an agent of positive change; (2) building knowledge of where, why, and how to take action toward positive change; and (3) developing self-efficacy for taking effective actions toward positive change.Today, global challenges such as climate change, migration, and conflict will require people to do more than just think about solutions. They will require effective action, by both individuals and communities. Education for global citizenship is one means to help young people develop the knowledge, skills, behaviors, attitudes, and values to engage in effective individual and collective action at their local levels, with an eye toward a long-term, better future at the global level. We offer this toolkit to provide guidance for educators, policymakers, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and researchers, and to inform this conversation. Education à la citoyenneté mondiale: préparer les apprenants aux défis du XXIe siècle Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO The United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) has established education as a means to ‘foster global citizenship’ – one of its three priority areas. To support this, UNESCO organized two landmark meetings on GCE in 2013. This publication aims to define the parameters of GCE by using the collective expertise, experience and wisdom of those participants who gathered at these landmark events, and to plan for future action in line with emerging thinking and other ongoing work. The review establishes that GCE has a critical role to play in equipping learners with competencies to deal with the dynamic and interdependent world of the twenty-first century. While GCE has been applied in different ways in different contexts, regions and communities, it has a number of common elements, which include fostering in learners. In formal settings, GCE can be delivered as an integral part of an existing subject (such as civic or citizenship education, social studies, environmental studies, geography or culture), or as an independent subject area. Integrated models appear to be more common. Some less traditional, but at least as effective, pathways for GCE have included the following: the use of information and communication technologies and social media, sport competitions and the use of art and music, and youth-led initiatives employing a wide variety of approaches. Both traditional and new horizons for GCE are profiled in this review. This publication also explores a number of enabling conditions for the promotion and implementation of GCE. These include: the existence of an open environment for universal values, the implementation of transformative pedagogy and support for youth-led initiatives. The review acknowledges that there are a number of ongoing tensions with the concepts of global citizenship and global citizenship education. While these tensions vary, they all point to the fundamental question of how to promote universality (e.g. common and collective identity, interest, participation, duty), while respecting singularity (e.g. individual rights, self-improvement). Some ways forward to resolve these tensions are suggested, whilst maintaining that challenges around theoretical elements of GCE should not undermine its practice. The processes documented in this publication have strengthened partnerships, built coalitions and contributed to improving the evidence base on the theory and practice of global citizenship education. While there are tasks that remain, this foundation bodes well for improving the enabling conditions and the practices highlighted in this review. By preparing learners to fulfil their potential in an increasingly globalized world, we are promoting transformed societies that are also better equipped to deal with the twenty-first century challenges and to seize twenty-first century opportunities. 
Values of Kazakhstan Society in the Sociological Dimension Year of publication: 2020 Author: Gulnara Ismukhanova | Dina Sharipova | Botagoz Turekhanova | Botagoz Rakisheva | Gulnar Nasimova | Saltanat Ermakhanova | Shugla Kylybayeva | Tolganai Umbetalieva | Leonid Gurevich Corporate author: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kazakhstan Office The book provides a structured analysis of the values of modern Kazakhstani society, based both on well-known classical models and on original author’s approaches. The book is based on a sociological study conducted on a national representative sample and which allowed us to describe the value portrait of Kazakhstanis taking into account the specifics of social groups and regions. The key vectors of transformation of values in Kazakhstan are identified against the backdrop of global trends and in the context of the national strategy of spiritual modernization.The book is addressed to scientists, politicians, government and public figures, representatives of the business community, journalists, teachers and university students and is of interest to anyone who seeks to understand the complex structure of social and cultural processes in modern Kazakhstan. Ценности казахстанского общества в социологическом измерении Year of publication: 2020 Author: Gulnara Ismukhanova | Dina Sharipova | Botagoz Turekhanova | Botagoz Rakisheva | Gulnar Nasimova | Saltanat Ermakhanova | Shugla Kylybayeva | Tolganai Umbetalieva | Leonid Gurevich Corporate author: Фонд имени Фридриха Эберта в Казахстане В книге предпринят структурированный анализ ценностей современного казахстанского общества, базирующийся как на известных классических моделях, так и на оригинальных авторских подходах. В основе книги – социологическое исследование, проведенное на национальной репрезентативной выборке и позволившее описать ценностный портрет казахстанцев с учетом специфики социальных групп и регионов. Определены ключевые векторы трансформации ценностей в Казахстане на фоне мировых трендов и в контексте национальной стратегии духовной модернизации.Книга адресована ученым, политикам, государственным и общественным деятелям, представителям деловых кругов, журналистам, преподавателям и студентам вузов и представляет интерес для всех, кто стремится понять сложную структуру социальных и культурных процессов в современном Казахстане. 
A Situation Analysis of Children in Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNICEF Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has set the overarching objective of becoming one of the 30 most developed countries in the world by 2050. Children and adolescents in Kazakhstan, who constitute 31.4 per cent of the total population, should be the beneficiaries and active contributors to achieving these goals. This Situation Analysis provides analysis and recommendations to ensure that children remain at the centre of the country’s development priorities. It confirms measurable progress made in advancing the rights of children and identifies outstanding challenges. Анализ положения детей в Республике Казахстан Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNICEF Kazakhstan Казахстан поставил перед собой важную стратегическую цель – стать одной из 30 самых развитых стран мира к 2050 году. При этом нынешние дети и подростки, составляющие 31,4% от общей численности населения страны, будут теми, кто больше всех ощутит положительные изменениня и поэтому также должны стать активными участниками в реализации поставленной цели.В данном документе представлены анализ и рекомендации, направленные на то, чтобы дети оставались в центре приоритетов развития страны. Отчет подтверждает ощутимый прогресс, достигнутый в продвижении прав детей, а также выявляет факторы, влияющие на их уязвимость. 
Five States and / or One Region? : National and Regional Dualism in Central Asia Year of publication: 2015 Author: Farkhod Tolipov | Abdugani Mamatazimov | Elmira Nogoibaeva | Sanat Kushkumbaev | Tamerlan Ibraimov | Galiya Ibragimova | Azina Kushkumbaeva Corporate author: Central Asian Studies The aim of the group of scientists and researchers of the Almaty Club, created with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, was to analyze and search for common solutions to intra-regional problems.This publication is the result of the work of researchers from 5 countries of the Central Asian region. It discusses issues of regional integration and cooperation, creating a platform for scientific research, overcoming geopolitical tensions and strategic uncertainty, as the main factors that impede regional evolutionary processes.