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A study prepared for UNESCO following an International Symposium on Interdisciplinarity in General Education held at UNESCO in 1985. Interdisciplinarity from the standpoint of cooperation between various disciplines contributing to the achievement of a common goal.
Interdisciplinarity fosters emergence and acquisition of new knowledge.
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Home : Gender, Girls and Women - Education of Girls (The). The Ouagadougou Declaration and Framework for Action
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Declaration and Framework of Action adopted during the Pan-african Conference on the Education of Girls, (Ouagadougou, March
1993) which calls upon governments to establish the education of girls as a priority, to set targets, provide appropriate resources, monitor
progress on a biennial basis and to report to the International Forum on Education for All.
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- In Our Own Hands
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Saptagram, a women's self-reliance and education movement in Bangladesh, helps deprived and landless women to take
charge of their lives and work on income-generating projects. The movement is active in one-fifth of the country, extending to 900 villages
and reaching 22,000 target members.
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- Women and the Democratization Process in Africa
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Report of a UNESCO Regional Meeting of Experts in Windhoek, Namibia held in October 1994. Discusses the social, cultural and economic factors limiting women's participation as informed and active citizens in nation-building. Sets out proposals on
strategies and measures to promote more balance in gender relations and increase women's involvement in political and educational life and
the democratization process at grass roots, national, regional and international levels.
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- Women, Education and Empowerment: Pathways Towards Autonomy
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Report of an International Seminar held at UIE, Hambourg, Germany from 27 January to 2 February 1993. Decision-makers, most of whom are men, have distanced themselves from even considering the concept of empowerment of
women. This report discusses training to prepare educational programmes for women's empowerment needs to integrate four components: gender issues, work
oriented activities, literacy and numeracy skills and principles of curriculum design.
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Home : Health and Nutrition Home : Inclusive Education - Review of the Present Situation in Special Education
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Analysis of data related to policy, legislation, administration and organization, educational services offered, training, funding and
research in special education, emphasizing main current trends. Study based on the responses of 63 countries to a questionnaire
prepared by UNESCO. Intended for administrators, educational specialists and policy makers.
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Home : International Understanding - International Conference on Education, 43rd Session
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Final Report of the 43rd session of ICE. Presents summaries of plenary discussions "The contribution of education to cultural development" and of the Commission on "Education,
culture and development: new prospects for interaction for the benefit of the individual and society". Text of adopted Recommendation No. 78 to
ministries responsible for education and culture concerning the contribution to cultural development, as well as opening and closing
addresses, list of documents distributed and the list of participants.
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Home : Science and Technology - Games and Toys in the Teaching of Science and Technology
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A resource document on low-cost educational activities for children at primary and early secondary levels of education. Toys and games, curriculum
development trends and out-of-school activities. Examples of games and toys which can be used in teaching science and technology, as well as in many other disciplines.
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- Leisure, Values and Biology Teaching
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Contribution to an international exchange of ideas and information on science and technology education. Developing awareness
and understanding of the nature of science and technology and their roles. Different approaches to biology teaching for children.
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- Mathematics for All
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Traditionally, mathematics curricula were developed for an elite group of students who were expected to specialize in the subject. This document discusses problems of cultural selectivity and unequal distribution of mathematical education and future perspectives on mathematics teaching for the majority,
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- Microbiological Techniques in School
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Standard microbiology techniques within the scope of the secondary school curriculum. Sufficient theoretical background is
included for easy understanding of the experimental procedures. "Microbiological Techniques in School" may help to incorporate the
treatment of a modern technology within school biology.
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- Popularization of Science and Technology. What Informal and Nonformal Education can do?
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Selection of papers presented at the International Conference on the "Popularization of Science and Technology" (Hong Kong, September 1989). The growing importance
and impact of science and technology in our everyday lives has the potential to create a new range of problems which will arise for those
who are unable to understand and use modern technology. How can non-formal and informal education contribute to helping people
achieve a level of scientific and technological literacy?
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- Strategies and Methods for Teaching Values in the Context of Science and Technology
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Report of an Expert Workshop held in Penang, Malaysia in November 1991. Science and technology influence all aspects of human activity including the interdependence of man and nature. Achievement of
the universalization of basic education could result in greater awareness and appreciation of the changes taking place under the impact of
scientific and technological developments. It could contribute towards removal of ignorance, superstition, obscurantism and irrational
practices.
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- Systems Thinking in Biology Education
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Teaching biological principles based on systems thinking. Examples and systems descriptions. Systems thinking is a necessary tool for scientific progress, implying both a synthetical and an analytical process, called the "holistic approach".
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- Values and Ethics and the Science and Technology Curriculum
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Report of a working group meeting (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 1989) of national experts on values and ethics related to science and
technology education focused upon crucial, ethical and value parameters intrinsic to science, moral and ethical responsibilities of scientists
for the products of science, objectives and contents of values and ethics to be incorporated in science and technology education. Strategies
for learning/teaching of such values and methods of evaluation.
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