Diary

46th Session of the International Conference on Education "Education for All for Learning to Live Together"
Geneva, 5 - 8 September 2001 Contact:c.braslavsky@ibe.unesco.org

The Involvement of Civil Society in Education for All
Geneva, 8 September 2001 Contact:l.buchert@unesco.org

Impact of Globalization on Higher Education, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Recognition of Qualifications
UNESCO, 10 - 11 September 2001 Contact:s.uvalic-trumbic@unesco.org

2nd Meeting of the Working Group on Education for All
UNESCO, 10 - 12 September 2001 Contact:a.singh@unesco.org

Evaluation of the Special Project "Women, Higher Education and Development"
UNESCO, 17 - 18 September 2001 Contact:k.seddoh@unesco.org

Meeting of African National EFA Co-ordinators
UNESCO, 17 - 19 September 2001 Contact:a.parsuramen@unesco.org

Biennial Meeting of the Association for the Development of African Education (ADEA)
Arusha, Tanzania, 8 - 11 October 2001

UNESCO General Conference
UNESCO, 15 October - 3 November 2001

Moldova National EFA Roundtable
Organized by UNESCO, the Moldova State University, the Moldova National Commission for UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank and the Soros Foundation. Chisinau, Moldova, 25 - 27 September 2001 Contact:a.sannikov@unesco.org

Third International Conference of the Network of Pedagogical Universities of the South Caucasus Region
Organized by UNESCO, the Yerevan State Linguistic University, the Armenian Ministry of Education and the Armenian National Commission for UNESCO Yerevan, 13-16 November 2001 Contact:a.sannikov@unesco.org

Le droit à l'expression de l'enfant - une réponse à la violence,
Organized by UNESCO and the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs UNESCO, 19 November 2001

Towards Gender Equality in Basic Education: Major Challenges to Meet the Dakar EFA Goals in Asia
Kyoto, Japan, 28 - 30 November 2001 Contact:k.kanno@unesco.org

First Meeting of the High-level Group on Education for All
UNESCO, 29 - 30 October 2001 Contact:a.singh@unesco.org

International Working Group on Education (IWGE)
UNESCO 18 - 21 November 2001

First World Terakoya Forum Organized by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan
Kyoto, Japan, 1 December 2001

Off the Press

Including the Excluded: Meeting Diversity in Education - Example from Uganda. This document describes Ugandan primary education policies and explores the collaboration between government and NGOs in providing education to diverse groups: semi-nomadic children and children with special educational needs or affected by armed conflict. (Document ED-2001/WS/1).

Including the Excluded: Meeting Diversity in Education - Example from Romania. This document gives a picture of the educational inclusion of a variety of potentially marginalized young people in Romania - children with special education needs, in foster families or institutions, from ethnic minorities and children who are HIV-positive. (Document ED-2001/WS/2).

"Teachers for Tomorrow's Schools" Analysis of the World Education Indicators - 2001 Edition. This UNESCO/OECD publication gives a comparative profile of the qualifications, working conditions and labour market position of teachers today and examines the tradeoffs which countries face when deciding on entry requirements, salaries, class size and workload.
Available from UNESCO Publishing, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, 96 pages, 120FF.
To order: http://upo.unesco.org

Seven Complex Lessons in Education for the Future by Edgar Morin. UNESCO invited Edgar Morin, Director Emeritus of research at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique to elaborate on his ideas for an education of the future, based on the 'reform of thought' that he believes to be an urgent necessity. The author, who has devoted a large part of his extensive work to the question of pertinent knowledge, describes this text as 'a synthesis of the full range of my thought on education'.
Available from UNESCO Publishing, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, 96 pages, 150FF.
To order: http://upo.unesco.org.

Creating our Common Future: Educating for Unity in Diversity, edited by Jack Campbell. It is widely accepted that education is a crucial agency in developing a new awareness of "the self" and "the other". The essays in this collection reflect on educational programmes aimed at transforming the vision of a more humane world into reality.
Available from UNESCO Publishing, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, 96 pages, 150FF.
To order: http://upo.unesco.org

Young People, Drugs and Marginalisation in Asia: Dependence to Independence. This position paper, which explains some of the key components of the UNESCO Drug Abuse Prevention Programme for Marginalized Youth in Asia, is intended to stimulate interest among drug and development practitioners. 32 pages.

A Selected List of UNESCO Practical and Reference Materials Related to Education for Peace (UNESCO doc. 2001/WS/12).

The second and revised editions of the EFA 2000 Assessment Thematic Studies are now available in English and French:

Applying New Technologies and Cost-Effective Delivery Systems in Basic Education, by Hilary Perraton and Charlotte Creed, for the U.K. Department for International Development.

Literacy and Adult Education by Daniel A. Wagner, International Literacy Institute, for UNESCO.

Education for All and Children who are Excluded by Anne Bernard, for UNICEF.

Community Partnerships in Education: Dimensions, Variations, and Implications by Mark Bray, for the World Bank.

Achieving Education for All: Demographic Challenges by Maria Teresa Siniscalco Schleicher, for UNESCO.

Funding Agency Contributions to Education for All by Clare Bentall, Edwina Peart, Roy Carr-Hill and Aidan Cox, for the U.K. Department for International Development.

Early Childhood Care and Development by Robert Myers, for UNICEF.

Inclusion in Education: Participation of Disabled Learners by Tony Booth, for UNESCO

Education in Crisis: The Impact and Lessons of the East Asian Financial Shock 1997-99 by Jonathan Blett and Ivar-Andre Slengesol, for the World Bank

Girls' Education, Karin A.L Hyde and Shirley Miske, for UNICEF.
(Available in Arabic)

Education in Situations of Emergency and Crisis. Kacem Bensalah with Margaret Sinclair, Fatma Hadj Nacer, Angela Commisso and Saba Bokhari, for the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency and UNESCO.

Reason for Hope: The Support of NGOs to Education for All, Co-ordinated by the Collective Consultation of NGOs on Education for All

School Health and Nutrition by Cheryl Vince-Whitman, Carmen Aldinger, Beryl Levinger and Isolde Birdthistle, for WHO. (Available in Arabic)

Textbooks and Learning Materials 1990-99 by Ian Montagnes, for the U.K. Department for International Development and UNESCO.

Unless otherwise specified, all documents can be obtained free of charge from UNESCO'S Education Sector, E-mail: oai@unesco.org