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The Effect of a Training Program on Developing the Global Citizenship Principles of the History Teachers in Jordan Year of publication: 2013 Author: Zaid Suleiman M. Al-Edwan | Fadyieh Mohmoud A. Bani Mustafa Corporate author: Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Jordan This study aimed at building a training program for the history teachers in the light of the global citizenship principles and testing its effect on their knowledge level of those principles in Jordan. Study sample consisted of (26) male and female teachers randomly selected from the history teachers for the high Basic stage in the Education Directorate in Ma'daba Governorate. To achieve the study goals, a training program was build in the light of the global citizenship principles, which are: the global peace, democracy, human rights, human and the environment, scientific thinking, technology, and multi-cultures.and a cognitive test of the global citizenship's principles was prepared. After performing the relevant statistical analysis the results revealed that the pre-knowledge level of the history teachers for the basic stage of the global citizenship principles was lower than the educational accepted level (80%), and the presence of differences with statistical significance (α=0.01) between the post-knowledge level of the history teachers at the higher basic stage about the global citizenship principles and the educational accepted level (80%), in favor of the training program in each domain of the global citizenship's principles and for the domains collectively. The study recommended the inclusion of the global citizenship principles and concepts in the teachers training programs to increase their awareness in the global issues.

Final report of the workshop on how to promote the life-link friendship-schools programme in relation to UNESCO decades for culture of peace and education for sustainable development, Amman, Jordan, May 23-24, 2007 Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: UNESCO Amman This chapter provides a brief summary of the speeches presented at the official opening and closing ceremonies as well as presentations delivered by the experts of Life-Link and UNESCO staff at the two day workshop The sub-regional workshop for ASPnet National Coordinators and Life-Link Friendship Schools Programme, organized in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education, was constructed according to the following format: (i). An organizing Committee was formed comprising of staff from the Ministry of Education and UNESCO Amman Office and Chairperson of Life-Link Programme. The committee oversaw the organization, preparation of documentation, venue, draft agenda, logistic and procedural aspects of the workshop. (ii). The selection of participants for the workshop was done by the National Commissions for UNESCO to Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Oman and Jordan. The participating Arab Countries were selected by UNESCO Office-Amman and Life-Link. (iii).The selected participants comprised the National Coordinators and teachers for ASPnet in their countries. A member from Life-Link in Jordan was invited as an observer for the workshop. (iv).The resource persons (trainers) for the workshop were carefully selected on the basis of their expertise, experience and relevance to the main subjects of the workshop. The experts came from the Ministry of Education, Life-Link, UNESCO and UNRWA. (v). The format of the workshop was basically structured to firstly provide an overview and background of the Life-Link Friendship Schools Programme and ASPnet, followed by experts' presentations relevant to the main subjects of Life-Link Programme. The workshop also had three sessions of discussion on the different aspects of Life Link Programme. Participants were circulated to these sessions one after another. The workshop also had a session on how to plan for implementing peace actions as Extra Curricula Activities in schools. (vi). The ASPnet national workshop was organized under the patronage of his Excellency Dr. Khaled Toukan, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research and Chairman of the Jordan National Commission for UNESCO.

Rapport final de l'atelier sur la façon de promouvoir le programme de liaison de vie amitié écoles par rapport aux décennies UNESCO pour la culture de la paix et de l'éducation pour le développement durable, Amman, Jordanie, 23 au 24 mai 2007 Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: UNESCO Amman Ce chapitre présente un bref résumé des discours présentés lors de l'ouverture officielle et de clôture ainsi que les présentations faites par les experts de Life-Link et personnel de l'UNESCO à l'atelier de deux jours. L'atelier sous-régional pour réseau des coordonnateurs nationaux et de Life-Link Programme des Écoles Amitié, organisée en étroite collaboration avec le Ministère de l'éducation, a été construit selon le format suivant: (i). Un comité d'organisation a été formé, comprenant des membres du personnel du ministère de l'Education et le Bureau UNESCO à Amman et présidente programme Life-Link. Le comité a supervisé l'organisation, la préparation de la documentation, le lieu, le projet de l'ordre du jour, la logistique et les aspects procéduraux de l'atelier. (Ii). La sélection des participants de l'atelier a été fait par les Commissions nationales pour l'UNESCO au Liban, en Palestine, en Irak, en Egypte, à Oman et en Jordanie. Les pays arabes participants ont été sélectionnés par l'UNESCO Bureau-Amman et Life-Link. (Iii). Les participants sélectionnés comprennent les coordonnateurs nationaux et les enseignants pour Réseau dans leur pays. Un membre de la Life-Link en Jordanie a été invité à titre d'observateur à l'atelier. (Iv). Les personnes ressources (formateurs) pour l'atelier ont été soigneusement sélectionnés sur la base de leur expertise, de l'expérience et de la pertinence des principaux sujets de l'atelier. Les experts provenaient du ministère de l'Education, Life-Link, l'UNESCO et l'UNRWA. (V). Le format de l'atelier a été essentiellement structuré pour fournir d'abord une vue d'ensemble et contexte de Life-Link Programme Amitié Ecoles et Reseau, suivie par les présentations des experts compétents pour les sujets principaux programme Life-Link de. L'atelier a également eu trois séances de discussion sur les différents aspects du Programme Life Link. Les participants ont été distribués à ces sessions un après l'autre. L'atelier a également eu une séance sur la façon de planifier la mise en œuvre des actions de paix en tant Activités extra curricula dans les écoles. (Vi). L'atelier national a été organisé reseau sous le patronage de son excellence Dr. Khaled Toukan, Ministre de l'Éducation et le Ministre de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche et Président de la Commission Nationale Jordanienne pour l'UNESCO Scientifique.

Réimaginer l’éducation aux compétences de vie et à la citoyenneté au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord : Une approche à quatre dimensions et systémique des compétences pour le XXIe siècle ; Cadre programmatique et conceptuel Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNICEF Middle East and North Africa L’Initiative pour l’éducation aux compétences de vie et à la citoyenneté de la région MENA (LSCE) représente un effort de collaboration étatique et régional en faveur de la réalisation de l’objectif de développement durable (ODD) 4 – Assurer l’accès de tous à une éducation de qualité, sur un pied d’égalité, et promouvoir les possibilités d’apprentissage tout au long de la vie. Elle cherche à reformuler la compréhension traditionnelle de l’éducation aux compétences de vie et à la citoyenneté dans la région, tout en rappelant les questions fondamentales au sujet du but et du rôle de l’éducation dans le développement sociétal qui sont pertinentes dans le contexte actuel.L’Initiative LSCE se concentre sur trois défis interdépendants :Une société du savoir inaccessible, résultat de la mauvaise qualité de l’éducation, du bas niveau des résultats scolaires et d’une équité et inclusion limitées.Une croissance économique en déclin, résultat d’un manque d’aptitudes à l’employabilité, du haut taux de chômage chez les jeunes, de l’inégalité des sexes face à l’accès au marché du travail, du manque de création d’emplois, et d’un environnement économique faible.Une faible cohésion sociale, résultat de l’escalade de la violence et de la radicalisation tout autant que d’un faible engagement civique.

Analytical Mapping of Life Skills and Citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNICEF Middle East and North Africa The Analytical Mapping of the Life Skills and Citizenship Education in MENA provides a multi-stakeholder view of the status of life skills and citizenship education in MENA and the corresponding vision for the region. It aims to provide an analytical overview of Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) related intervention in the region. Through analyzation, it also attempts to highlight general challenges encountered in the programming of LSCE, as well as focus on opportunities for LSCE in MENA national education systems.

Reimagining Life Skills and Citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa: A Four-Dimensional and Systems Approach to 21st Century Skills; Conceptual and Programmatic Framework Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNICEF Middle East and North Africa The MENA Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) Initiative represents a country and regional collaborative endeavour towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. It seeks to reformulate traditional understandings of life skills and citizenship education in the region, while recalling fundamental questions about the purpose and role of education in societal development that are relevant to the current context.The LSCE Initiative focuses on three inter-locking challenges:An elusive knowledge society, as a result of poor quality of education, low levels of learning outcomes, and limited equity and inclusion.Declining economic growth, as a result of a lack of employability skills, high youth unemployment rates, gender disparities in accessing the labour market, lack of job creation, and a weak business environment.Weak social cohesion, as a result of mounting violence and radicalization as well as weak civic engagement.

Enhancing Jordanian Media’s Ability to Combat Extremism and Terrorism Through Media Literacy, Quality of Content, and Media Performance: Training Guide (2020) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Amani Jarrar Corporate author: Jordan Media Institute | Hedayah | European Union (EU) This guide, titled Enhancing Jordanian media’s ability to combat extremism and terrorism through media training, quality of content, and media performance, forms the basis for media training on combatting extremism and terrorism, and it contains five topics: basic journalism guidelines, media and information literacy, fact-checking tools, covering stories of extremism and terrorism, and hate speech expressions and manifestations.

Do You Speak MIL?: Media and Information Literacy; A Handbook for Jordanian CSOs Year of publication: 2020 Author: Milica Pesic | Lucien Michael Steinberg | Anoud Al-Zou’bi Corporate author: Media Diversity Institute | UNESCO | UN. Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) The aim of this publication is to provide civil society organizations (CSOs) with practical and effective tool that can help CSOs to champion and adopt MIL within their own training programs. Each chapter is divided into three sections: a technical introduction on the topic, recommended questions, and practical examples and scenarios to be used by the trainers.

Mapping of Media Information Literacy in Jordan Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO | IPSOS | EU This study has come out as results of conducting a regional mapping exercise in Jordan to identify organizations that operate in the field of MIL to:- understand the general landscape of MIL in Jordan to pinpoint areas in which UNESCO should intervene,- identify different stakeholders that operate in the field of MIL and understand the scope of their work in terms of activities, region and target,- determine the areas of MIL that are considered priorities by organizations,- identify the key skills covered by the different initiatives and the nature of these activities,- determine the challenges organizations are facing in implementing MILThe results of the study revealed that organizations exhibit considerable enthusiasm for the field of MIL and consider the competencies that fall within its scope as paramount in building a society that is empowered to successfully navigate the increasingly complex media sphere and use this knowledge to further contribute to the societal, cultural, educational and scientific development.

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