Search results for "Access to education"
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Excluding the Poor : globalisation and educational systems
2002
02062; International audience; The article starts from the fact that one billion adults are illiterate world-wide, that more than 100 million children of school age are not schooled, and that the democratisation of the access to education is often only rhetorical. On the basis of available statistics it tackles successively three questions. First, who finances education and how much do they spend? Secondly, what resources or means are devoted to the education of an individual, and how can these data be evaluated. And finally, do the inequalities between individuals, social groups or nations tend to de- or increase with respect to education access. It will be shown that, for example, in deve…
Education for all by 2015
2002
At the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, in 2000, officials from 180 countries set a challenging goal: ensuring access to primary education for all children by 2015
Social inequality at school and educational policies
2003
This study looks at the links between school and social inequalities, both the way in which school may cultivate such inequalities, and the educational policies that can play a role in limiting them. The booklet provides what is one of only very few summaries of the plentiful literature devoted to the subject. It reveals the scale and various aspects of social inequalities, and, with reference to sociological research, discusses their origin both within families and in the daily functioning of schools and the classroom. This is followed by a description of educational policies for reducing inequalities in the school careers of children and young people, ranging from classroom-based measures…
Comment concilier efficacité et équité dans les systèmes éducatifs des pays en développement?
2005
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Contribution in the 5th Annual ECOSOC AMR E-Discussion on Education: Closing the Gap
2011
En ligne sur www.un.org/en/ecosoc/newfunct/pdf/2011_amr_phase_2_final_digest.pdf; Contribution in the 5th Annual ECOSOC AMR E-Discussion on Education: Closing the Gap; The author focuses on access to education in the countries of sub-saharan africa
De l'égalité formelle aux usages réels : déterminants et effets du suivi des MOOC dans les trajectoires socio-professionnelles
2018
Education and vocational training are central institutions in today’s society. They play an important role in guaranteeing people’s social and professional integration. They are also considered strategic pillars of economic growth in “the knowledge society” (CE, 2000). However, despite their basis in democratic values and principles, there are still many inequalities in access and outcomes in both compulsory academic and vocational education. Moreover, because of the increasing flexibility and insecurity of work in the current labor market, a diploma is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for stable employment. In this context, the rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) raises qu…
Technical paper on education and disability (inclusive education)
2014
Access and participation in education service rate of people with disabilities is generally lower than the rest of the population; similarly, it is also noted disparities among those who are going to school, these disparities are based on the type of disability and the contexts. Approaches of schooling persons with disabilities also depend on the definition of disability and the choice made between the medical model and the social model. Few statistics on the education of persons with disabilities are available which sometimes makes their needs unseen. The education of individuals with Disabilities has experienced various forms; today, with a view to the inclusion of persons with disabiliti…