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NATIONAL REPORT
REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
EDUCATION FOR ALL
THE YEAR 2000
ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL COORDINATIOR
ANTRA MAZURA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STRATEGY
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
VALNU 2, RIGA, LATVIA
LV- 1050.
Tel. (37-1) 721.29.23. / Fax. (37-1) 721.29.23. / E-mail: mazura@izm.gov.lv
| Part I: Descriptive Section |
INTRODUCTION |
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT LATVIA |
1."EDUCATION FOR ALL" GOALS AND TARGETS |
1.1. Guarantees of the all-round development of pre-school age children |
1.2. Basic education for all by the year 2000 |
1.3. The development of curriculum content |
1.4. Preventing adult illiteracy, preventing gender discrimination in education |
1.5. The expansion of basic education to include all necessary skills and capabilities for children and adults. |
1.6. The expansion of opportunities to attain all necessary skills and capabilities for an improved quality of life for individuals as well as families; taking advantage of all available educational opportunities to attain these goals. |
2. EVENTS AND ACTIONS WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE GOALS OF "EDUCATION FOR ALL" PROGRAMM 1990 – 1999 |
2.1. The most significant legislation |
2.2. Significant "Education for All" activities |
3. "EDUCATION FOR ALL" DECISION MAKING AND MANGEMENT |
4. CO-OPERATION IN EFA |
5. INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE GOALS OF "EDUCATION FOR ALL" PROGRAM 1991 – 1999 |
| Part II: Analytic Section |
6. EQUALITY OF EDUCATION |
6.1. Educational opportunities for special needs children |
6.2. Educational equality for ethnic minorities |
6.3. Availability of education regardless of parental financial status |
6.4 Gender equality in education |
7. THE RIGHTS OF PRE-SCHOOLSCHOOL AGE CHILDREN TO ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT |
7.1. The protection of children’s rights |
8. PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION |
8.1. Pre-school education- opportunities and guarantees |
9. MANDATORY BASIC EDUCATION |
10. BASIC EDUCATION –THE FIRST STAGE |
11. BASIC EDUCATION – THE SECOND STAGE |
| BASIC EDUCATION – THE SECOND STAGE: cont. 1 |
11.1. Children of mandatory school age, who are outside the system |
12.SPECIFIC TYPES OF GENERAL EDUCATION |
13. SPECIAL EDUCATION |
14. STUDENT PROGRESS EVALUATION |
14.1. Testing at the basic level |
14.2. Latvian students’ achievements as compared to students of other countries |
15. TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS |
16. FINANCING FOR "EDUCATION FOR ALL" GOALS AND OBJECTIVES |
16.1. National budget educational expenditures |
16.2. The expense structure in general education |
| The expense structure in general education: cont: 1 |
16.3. The World Bank Loan |
16.4. The Latvian Information in Education Project (LIIS) |
17. ACQUIRING SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
18. EDUCATION FOR BETTER LIFE |
19. THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN THE EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY |
20. "EDUCATION FOR ALL" GOALS AND OBJECTIVES – EVALUATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS |
20.1. Major achievements in "Education for All" 1991 – 1999. |
20.2. Problems encountered in fulfilling "Education for All" goals and objectives |
| Part III: Prospects |
21. FUTURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVESNOF THE "EDUACTION FOR ALL" PROGRAM |