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basic theme of the 1993 Report is ‘education in a world of
adjustment and change’. The Report focuses on three aspects of
this theme:
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Changing
global pattern of disparities in access to education, especially
in light of what has come to be known since the South
Commission’s report as the ‘knowledge gap’ between the
wealthy industrial countries of the Northern hemisphere and the
poorer developing countries of the South. Although progress is
being made in reducing these disparities, there is a real danger
of the gap widening for some of the world’s poorest countries. |
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The
continuing relevance of existing international legal conventions
relating to education, in light of the increasing scope of the
exercise of choice in education and new challenges for equality of
opportunity. |
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The
quest for new and better informed education standards, and the
increasing interest in international co-operation in educational
research. |
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pp., 29.7 x 21 cm, tables and figures
ISBN 92-3-102935-5
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Contents |
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1 Introduction
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Overcoming the knowledge gap
A changing balance
The ‘literacy gap’
The ‘schooling gap’
Higher education opportunities
Co-operation and assistance
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Expanding educational choice
The international conventions
‘Educational adjustment’ issues
Challenges to formal education
Systemic reform
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Searching for standards
Definitions
Standards in what?
International comparisons
Educational research
Epilogue
Appendices
I Statistical notes
II Regional tables
III World Education Indicators
IV National reports and UNESCO reports,
publications and periodicals
concerning education 1991–1993
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The World Education Report 1993 is also available in Arabic, Chinese,
French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
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