Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2009
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Description
Gaping inequalities confront education today. Simply put, not all children have access to a good quality education and large numbers of youth and adults are excluded from participation in their societies. Deeply entrenched disparities based on wealth, gender, ethnic or cultural belonging, disability and geographical residence represent tall obstacles to achieving Education for All, a set of six goals to which over 160 governments committed themselves in 2000.Overcoming inequality--why governance matters is the seventh edition of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report . It maps the complex and multiple facets of inequality and examines some of the key questions that national governments and donors must address in attempting to ensure that the benefits of education are shared by the poor, disadvantaged groups and regions that are being left behind. It shows that public policy and governance reform, together with sustained financial commitment, can break the cycle of disadvantage, improve access, raise quality and enhance participation and accountability.
Prepared by an independent team of researchers based at UNESCO, this report is based on case studies, commissioned research and extensive data analysis relating to early childhood care and education programmes, primary and secondary education, gender, life skills, adult literacy and quality. It includes an analysis of aid to basic education, crucial to supporting educational development, especially in fragile states, where conflict and weak governance have severely undermined the provision of education.
Features
- Maps the depth, scope and scale of inequality in education
- Presents data and statistical indicators on all levels of education in over 200 countries and territories
- Includes key messages, full-colour graphics, maps and illustrations
- Identifies pro-poor governance reforms that overcome disparities in access, quality and accountability in a range of policy contexts
- Analyses aid to education and efforts to promote donor effectiveness
Product Details
500 pages; Numerous figs., tables, & maps; ISBN13: 978-0-19-954419-6ISBN10: 0-19-954419-0About the Author(s)
Written by an international research team hosted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), directed by Nicholas Burnett.
UNESCO is a specialised agency of the UN founded on 16 November 1945. Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organization also serves as a clearinghouse- for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge- while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. In short, UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its Member States and Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.
