This year, the UNESCO Institute for Education will, once more, have developed many research programmes, welcomed trainees, organized seminars, published numerous books, consulted and listened to educational policy-makers, and much, much more, not forgetting all of the follow-up to the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education. All these activities are described in this new annual report.
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The Fifth International Conference on Adult Learning, held in Hamburg, Germany in July 1997, emphasized that “efforts need to be made to ensure greater access to and participation in the means of communication for all cultures and social groups.” This online forum was organized to respond to this need. It was a concrete way to contribute to policy development on accessibility issues related to the use of technologies in adult learning. A collection of practical and tangible recommendations and proposals were developed based on different national and regional contexts, and...
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Following a decision of the General Conference of UNESCO (26 C/5 01334), the UNESCO Institute for Education was asked to produce, in cooperation with Member-States as well as with other cooperation agencies, an analysis of world trends in educational research on adult education. The objective was to strengthen the impact of educational research on the development of adult education and adult basic education, and to assess the present and possible contribution of universities and other research centres to such development.
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Following CONFINTEA a meeting was held at the UNESCO institute for Education bringing experts on adult learning and work to discuss and debate issues on work, education and the future, and to come to a joint statement. It was also at this meeting that proposals were made for UIE’s round table on adult learning and the future of work. The aim of this round table was to contribute to the debate on vocational and technical education in the context of lifelong learning.
The present UIE working paper reports on the results of this round table which addressed several issues such as...
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The world has undergone major transformations in the course of the century now coming to a close, which have served to change humankind’s global environment, physically, socially, environmentally, politically and culturally, in spite of a number of negative forces at play. Notwithstanding the accompanying questions and doubts, the scientific research and discoveries that have gone hand in hand with these transformations are growing in significance and are indisputably benefiting humanity as a whole. Unfortunately, however, a large minority of the world’s population remains unable to...
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The following report is about an international expert meeting which was jointly organized by the Department of Adult and Continuing Education & Extension (DACEE) for the University of Mumbai, India, the UNESCO institute for Education (UIE) and the International Congress of University Adult Education (ICUAE). It took place in Mumbai on April 20-24, 1998, and consisted of two separate but complementary events: a) a one-day international seminar on Global Trends in Adult Learning, and b) a three-day preparatory meeting for the forthcoming World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE), to...
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This document is an attempt to open a dialogue among educators working in the area of complex emergencies. It recognizes that most of the newly tested educational interventions lack a long-term perspective. Education, whether for peace and reconciliation or in the reconstruction of human resources, is hardly addressed at present. The case studies described here provide a vivid account of an approach using kits. Clearly, different contexts and levels of emergency warrant different kinds of response. Thus, there is the need for further research from field experiences, especially at the...
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More than a report, this publication spells out the actions to be carried out by Unesco institute for Education.
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The general objective of the Conference was to highlight the importance of adult learning and to forge a world-wide commitment to adult and continuing education in the perspective of lifelong learning. Lifelong learning is an approach to learning that involves people learning in many different environments - over large distances, in the workplace, or in non-formal settings - and throughout much of their lives. From learning basic numeracy or literacy to training on the latest software packages, people are using educational opportunities to take more control of their lives.
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