Recent Publications

• 25.05.12:

  The understated importance of non-cognitive skills

  

  In shaping the future of education in the Asia-Pacific, we must pay close attention to the development of “non-cognitive skills”, agreed panelists during the high-level expert meeting, “Towards EFA 2015 and Beyond – Shaping a New Vision of Education,” Bangkok, 9-11 May 2012.

• 18.05.12:

  COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRES: ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE REPORT

  

  The Community Learning Centre (CLC) Project was launched in 1998 within the framework of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL).

• 09.05.12:

  UNGEI Newsletter April 2012: Sport, play, recreation and gender equality in education

  

  The UN Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI) are pleased to announce the release of the East Asia and Pacific Regional UNGEI April 2012 newsletter which focuses on ‘sport, play, recreation and gender equality in education’.

  The newsletter can be found here:

• 26.04.12:

  Graduate employability in Asia

  

  Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2012

  ISBN: 978-92-9223-395-2 (Electronic version)

• 24.04.12:

  8th Consultation of Member States on the Implementation of the Convention and the Recommendation against Discrimination in Education

  UNESCO monitors the implementation of the Convention and the Recommendation against Discrimination in Education (1960).

• 24.04.12:

  Distance Education Programme through UNESCO-IIEP!

  UNESCO-IIEP Distance Education Programme on Education Sector Planning (4 June 2012 to 3 May 2013) -- Deadline for Application 30 April 2012.

• 22.04.12:

  UNESCO Engages in Malaysian Education Policy Review

  In November 2011, the Ministry of Education (MOE), Malaysia and UNESCO formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to “evaluate the aims, strategies and achievements of the Malaysian education system in relation to its national and international contexts, its stated development goals and in comparison to international trends and standards.”

• 12.04.12:

  A Basic guide to open educational resources (OER)

  
• 03.04.12:

  Household-based literacy survey 2011

  

  Literacy survey in Makwanpur, Rupandehi and Rasuwa

• 27.03.12:

  The map to literacy

  

  Actions to spread literacy need to be accelerated, according to Roshan Bajracharya, a specialist in literacy and non-formal education statistics at UNESCO Bangkok. He warns that the overall literacy rate of the world is far too low, at 83 per cent in 2008 and progressing far too slow in reaching the global target literacy rate of 90.9 per cent by the target year of 2015.

• 23.03.12:

  Empowering Girls and Women through Physical Education and Sport - Advocacy Brief

  

  The topic of girls and physical education has been widely researched and reported. The issues influencing girls’ participation in physical education and sport and the potential benefits are well known. The issues are complex at policy and strategy, professional and institutional, and at personal and social levels. This advocacy brief gives an overview on up-to-date facts and figures and offers strategies to overcome inequalities in physical education.

  Few facts: Girls and women as group...

• 19.03.12:

  Graduate employability in Asia

  

  In a rapidly changing world with diverse demands, universities face the challenge to produce human resources with the right capacities, skills and knowledge to meet society’s needs. Governments call on universities to facilitate the shift to knowledge-based economy and high-technology to ensure a competitive edge in the global market. Preparing young people to enter the labour market has therefore become a critical responsibility for universities. 

  Many economies are reported as not...

• 13.03.12:

  What does a high-performing education system look like? Reporting on the results of the first SABER pilot

  

  “In their endeavours to boost the quality of education, countries are increasingly looking to complement traditional policy analysis with tools which can facilitate cross-country comparisons. Through this initiative, UNESCO, together with the World Bank, has aimed to trial such a tool in East and South East Asia; one which considers performance from a system-wide perspective. This pilot was but the first step in this important area of analysis and we look forward to building on it in the future...

• 06.03.12:

  Step by step: How to monitor EFA in Asia-Pacific

  

  Education for All (EFA) cannot be achieved unless there is All for Education. As we approach the 2015 target, more systematic collection, analysis, dissemination and use of EFA data and indicators at the Ministry of Education, provincial and district education offices and schools will be instrumental in informing stakeholders at all levels of progress and issues, as well as mobilizing their active participation and support.

   

   

• 01.03.12:

  Wenhui (文 晖) Award for Educational Innovation 2012: Call for nominations

  

  Innovation in Education for Sustainable Development 

  The Wenhui (文 晖) Award for Educational Innovation, established by the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO, and coordinated by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID),...