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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Digital Diplomacy in Building Relationships with the Public from the Perspective of International Public Relations Year of publication: 2023 Author: Musab Falih Al-Hasbi Diplomacy has been an indispensable part of global affairs, as it is what makes it about relations between global nations. One easier way to connect with the world is digitally in this age of life including International relations.In this context, the current study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of digital diplomacy in building relationships with the public from the perspective of international public relations byanalyzing the efforts of the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in both the United States and the United Kingdom on Twitter The study relied The study relied on a theoretical approach that explains the development of the concept of digital diplomacy and its various functions, presented by researchers Dodd & Collins that illustrates the functions of digital diplomacy through social media platforms. The current study is one of the descriptive studies that relied on the case study approach and the content analysis, by analyzing the content of the tweets, (1181) tweets divided into (730) tweets published through the official account of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s mission to the United States via Twitter, as well as (451) tweets published through the official account of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s mission to the United Kingdom. 
Singapore’s educational reforms toward holistic outcomes: (Un)intended consequences of policy layering Year of publication: 2023 Author: Dennis Kwek | Jeanne Ho | Hwei Ming Wong Corporate author: Center for Universal Education at Brookings In the transition from economic imperatives to holistic drivers, there has been a gradual move over five policy phases (from 1965 to 2022 and beyond) toward curriculum and school diversification to cater to different students, with more autonomy given to schools to innovate their pedagogy and improve instructional quality to meet their students’ unique needs. Importantly, there has been a shift in policy rhetoric from focusing on educational structures to focusing on pedagogy and instructional quality. To shift pedagogy from being mainly didactic in nature—with emphasis on preparing students for national examination—the Singapore government recognized the need to focus on school leaders’ and teachers’ capacity building to enable new curricula and teaching practices. The school cluster structure was initiated in 1997 to enable collaboration and learning among school leaders, key personnel, and teachers. Opportunities for collaborative teacher learning are provided at different ecological levels: professional learning communities (PLCs) within schools and networked learning communities (NLCs) across schools. Beyond the education system, the Singapore government works with other ministries and community organizations, such as ethnic self-help organizations, to tackle educational equity issues. Ultimately, even though the official policy narrative post-1997 has been a de-emphasis on examination results and educational infrastructure to help improve the instructional quality in schools toward holistic outcomes and improved student well-being have been developed, education systems building co-exists with an alternative underlying shadow education system valued by parents who continue to chase narrow academic outcomes. Tuition and enrichment centers in Singapore constitute the shadow education system. 
The Comprehensive Learning Diagnosis: Chile’s approach to assess socio-emotional learning in schools Year of publication: 2023 Author: José Weinstein | Juan Bravo Corporate author: Center for Universal Education at Brookings Education in Chile has important challenges of quality, equity, and social integration. For decades, policies tried to respond to these concerns with a high-stakes accountability institutional framework, which has not had success. The underlying vision of educational quality was limited. The assessment system in place privileged cognitive and academic dimensions of educational results. Socio-emotional learning had been neglected or considered secondary, without an infrastructure of assessment tools that allowed teachers and principals to diagnosis students’ situations and monitor their progress. The COVID-19 crisis was an opportunity for change: Students’ socioemotional needs were a main concern for schools and society, and the regular accountability system based on standardized tests was interrupted. Subsequently, the Comprehensive Learning Diagnosis (DIA) was launched by the Education Quality Agency. The DIA is a voluntary assessment tool made available to all Chilean schools. The DIA promotes the comprehensive development of students, providing timely information and guidance to internally monitor students’ learning in the academic and socio-emotional domains at several points during the school year. Specifically, with respect to socio-emotional learning, three areas were considered: personal, community, and citizenship. In each of these areas, a set of socioemotional skills were defined, operationalized, and became possible to monitor by school communities. The DIA also collects students’ opinions of school management practices regarding socio-emotional skills. The DIA has received a wide acceptance in school communities. Despite being voluntary, an ample majority of schools decided to participate. The information collected from the DIA allows for practical use by principals and teachers. Moreover, the DIA provides the opportunity for students to inform school management. The new Chilean government has decided to strengthen DIA as an important component in a four-year national plan for reactivating academic and socio-emotional learning in schools. The previous high-stakes accountability system, which involved external assessments, has been suspended and is under discussion. The DIA experience has shown that critical social and educational situations can provide fertile ground to motivate deep and rapid transformation, if an educational actor (in this case the Education Quality Agency) is capable of enacting a pertinent, timely, and practical response to school needs. The DIA is not only an example of productive uses of students´ assessment by schools, but also a demonstration that it is possible to build an institutional arrangement among local, intermediate, and national levels of school systems, where a vertical hierarchy is changed by a collaborative relationship based on local agency, mutual trust, and differentiated technical contributions. 
South-Eastern Europe regional synthesis: climate change, displacement and the right to education Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO In 2021 alone, 23.7 million people were displaced in 137 countries and territories due to natural disasters, which the scientific community has recognized have become more frequent and intense due to climate change. Climate change and displacement is currently taking place in Europe, with particularly disastrous consequences in South-Eastern Europe due to regional specificities. Comparative country case studies were carried out in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Moldova, and Serbia, as they exemplify clear, present patterns of climate displacement, to examine the impacts of climate change on the right to education in the region. The case studies show that climate change directly threatens education through the destruction of schools and property. It also indirectly puts learning in peril by leading people across borders where their legal residency nor right to education is ensured. This publication aims to guide policy-makers by providing recommendations on how to ensure the protection of the right to education in South-Eastern Europe in the face of climate change and displacement. It is one of four regional reports that will lead to the development of a global report providing global policy guidance. 
Central America and the Caribbean regional synthesis: climate change, displacement and the right to education Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO From rising sea level to drought and increasingly frequent natural disasters - the effects of climate change are well-known today. However, its effect on human mobility is just coming to the forefront of the political discussion. In 2020 alone, 30.7 million people globally were displaced by natural disasters. Central America and the Caribbean region is prone to the effects of climate change and displacement due to its socioeconomic characteristics and geographic location. Country case studies were carried out in the Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Jamaica to examine the impacts on the right to education in the region. The research shows that climate change directly threatens education through the destruction of schools and property. It also leads people across borders where their legal residency and right to education are not guaranteed. This report aims to guide policy-makers on how to ensure education is protected in the face of climate change and displacement. The report is one of four being developed and will contribute to UNESCO’s global initiative on climate change, displacement and the right to education. It will inform the development of a Global Report with policy recommendations. 
Schools as Hubs for Social and Emotional Learning Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: OECD Schools are perfect hubs for social and emotional learning, but are they ready for this task? To address this question, this Spotlight reports previously unpublished findings from the OECD’s Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) and discusses their implications for education policy and practice. Both an active promotion in schools and extensive learning opportunities for teachers on relevant topics provide a fertile ground for an effective social and emotional education. They boost teachers’ self-efficacy and use of active learning pedagogies, as well as quality relationships at school. The Spotlight also points to important differences for teachers of 10- vs. 15-year-old students that can explain higher skills at a younger age. Younger students benefit more often from key elements of an effective social and emotional education in school, i.e. the evaluation of their social and emotional skills and teachers teaming up with parents to reinforce skill promotion. Teachers of 10-year-olds are also more intensively trained and requested to promote social and emotional learning in their work. 
العنف ضد الأطفال في المجتمع السعودي دراسة اجتماعية من واقع إحصاءات الجمعية الوطنية لحقوق الإنسان Year of publication: 2020 Author: Dr. Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Ruwais The study aimed to identify the reality of violence against children in Saudi society by determining the extent of violence against children by region, identifying patterns of violence against children according to the type of abuse they are exposed to, and identifying the children most exposed to violence by gender, in addition to revealing The most common family members commit violence against children, based on statistics from the National Society for Human Rights. This study is a descriptive and analytical study. The qualitative approach was used by using the content analysis method for the total statistical data for the period from 2014-2018 AD. It has become clear from the statistical data: that the highest percentage of violence against children over the five years occurred in the Riyadh region, followed by the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, then the Medina region, and that the highest types of abuse to which children are exposed is physical abuse, then deprivation of education, then deprivation of Identification documents indicate that the highest degree of violence against children was committed against females, then males, and that the family member who committed the most violence against children was the father, then the mother, then the stepmother. 
The Effect of Integration in Kindergarten in Improving Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication among Children with Autism spectrum Disorder Year of publication: 2023 Author: Bin Fatima Maryam, may God protect Rafiqa Corporate author: University of Blida 2 This study aimed to identify the effect of integration in kindergartens on improving verbal and non-verbal communication among children with autism spectrum disorder by presenting the development of a group of seven children (3-4) years old who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and then integrating them for a full year in kindergartens. The study, based on the Cars scale for estimating childhood autism, the verbal and non-verbal communication test, and the Brunet-Lèzine test, found that there are statistically significant differences between integration in kindergarten and both verbal and non-verbal communication, the degree of estimation of childhood autism, and the coefficient of the growth. 
Defense and Citizenship Day Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Secretary General for Administration of the Ministry of Armed Forces (France) The JDC is a key step not to be missed. This mandatory day raises young people's awareness of the spirit of Defense and commitment to society. Coming after the census, this is the third and final stage of the citizenship journey. For one day, it presents young people with the issues and general objectives of defense and national security, raising their awareness of the rights and duties related to citizenship, road safety, organ donation, etc. This day also makes it possible to evaluate the basic learning of the French language or even to detect young people without diplomas and without jobs to offer them solutions. The JDC is the keystone of the Armed Forces Youth Ambition Plan to follow young people, introduce them to the professions of the armed forces and support them until they are hired. 
A Call to Peace: On a Culture of Peace, Nonviolence, Tolerance and Other Concepts Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: HRDO Center This is a publication by the HRDO Center that sheds light on the culture of peace, the mechanisms for achieving it, and the repercussions of its disappearance from the societal and personal behavior in Egypt. How can policies and legislation ensure the promotion of notions of peace that are closely linked to ensuring human rights. This report monitors several basic concepts and how they are addressed by international and national legislation and the feasibility of adopting a culture of peace, tolerance and non-violence as an initial step to raise awareness of the need to renounce violence, discrimination and hatred as a basic entry point for a better, safer and more stable society.