[gigya src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kWv72ZQRnY4?&fs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="305"] m The following, Press Release No:2011/414/HDN by the World Bank, brings into focus a 45-page draft of “World Bank Education Strategy 2020“ released by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) for comment (comment phase already closed). In blunt terms, it’s an appeal “to governments, donors, community leaders, …
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[Reprinted below is an article by Quality Quinn, senior advisor to CompassLearning and noted author and literacy consultant. We thought this piece may interest those involved in the different initiatives being undertaken by the Literacy Coordinating Council, e.g., "Literasi para sa Kaunlaran" radio program and also those who have developed, or are striving to develop, …
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In a welcome turn of events, BESRA (Basic Education Sector Reform Agency) in its effort to “create a basic education sector that is capable of attaining the country’s Education for All Objectives by the year 2015”, sets the following desired education outcomes: All persons beyond school-age, regardless of their levels of schooling should acquire the …
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By Philip Tubeza Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 03:48:00 01/20/2010 Filed Under: Education, Poverty, Annual Reports MANILA, Philippines—The United Nations has warned that the Philippines is in danger of leaving the poor behind when it comes to their education. Noting an “absence of decisive political leadership,” a major UN report on education on Tuesday said …
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The following article is reprinted here to help us clarify the issues in the current dialog on the implementation of DO 74 s.2009: Commissioned study for EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 Carol Benson, Ph.D. Centre for Research on Bilingualism Stockholm University 14 April 2004 Part A: Overview While there are many factors involved in delivering …
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The irony of it all is that those at and below the poverty level don’t usually go out and articulate their pedagogy issues Some folks who are relatively better situated have to do it for them. Here’s a couple: THE PEDAGOGY OF POVERTY (Excerpted from “Efficient Learning for the Poor: Insights from the Frontier of …
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By Leila Salaverria Philippine Daily Inquirer http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090721-216575/Solon-pushes-local-dialect-in-schools First Posted 17:58:00 07/21/2009 MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers in the House of Representatives should support the Department of Education’s policy of using the local language to teach the basics to young students by allocating a portion of their pork barrel for the development of training materials, according to …
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(July 20, 2009 Press Release issued by the 170+ Talaytayan MLE consortium) The use of the mother tongue as primary medium of instruction from pre-school up to at least grade three is now a Department of Education policy, Secretary Jesli A. Lapus announced last July 14. DEP-ED Order No. 74, series of 2009, nullifies the …
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By NAPOLEON B. IMPERIAL Chief Economic Development Specialist Education and Manpower Development Division, Social Development Staff, National Economic and Development Authority . After almost 10 years since the inception of the second decade of the EDUCATION FOR ALL movement and just six years left before it closes in 2015, I just fully discovered yesterday how little most people in …
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Multilingual Education for All in Asia and the Pacific: Policies, Practices and Processes. 4th International Conference on Language and Education. Nov. 6-8, 2013, Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Correspondence related to the conference may be addressed to: Ms. Panyaphat Piam-o-pad, International Conference Secretariat Coordinator (mleconf2013@gmail.com) or Ms. Kyungah Kristy Bang, MLE Secretariat Coordinator (k.bang@unesco.org).
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