Background information
New books
- The global future of higher education and the academic profession : the BRICs and the United States
- Raising global IQ : preparing our students for a shrinking planet
- Global education under attack : International Baccalaureate in America
- Going global : identifying trends and drivers of international education
- Why public schools? : voices from the United States and Canada
- Fragile majorities and education : Belgium, Catalonia, Northern Ireland, and Quebec
- The impact of HIV/AIDS on education worldwide
- International perspectives on teacher stress
- New directions in social education research : the influence of technology and globalization on the lives of students
- Community colleges worldwide : investigating the global phenomenon
- Making sense of mass education
- Early education in a global context
- Education in a digital world : global perspectives on technology and education
- Educators, professionalism and politics : global transitions, national spaces and professional projects
- Delivering school transparency in Australia : national reporting through My School
- Neoliberal transformation of education in Turkey : political and ideological analysis of educational reforms in the age of the AKP
- Rethinking education for social cohesion : international case studies
- Poorest of the poor : free education in India
- Quelle université pour le XXIe siécle? : la gouvernance cognitive et democratique, une chance pour le Maroc
- Education, aid and aid agencies : education as a humanitarian response
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The IDS Information Department supports a large and diverse international community through its family of Knowledge Services and knowledge sharing and consultancy work. While each service has a distinct approach, audience and focus, they all share one goal: to help development research and knowledge reach those who can use it to reduce poverty and injustice.
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Africa South of the Sahara - Education is Karen Fung's extensive list of Web links to online resources.
"This data base is jointly developed by the Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) and UNESCO Bangkok - Asia and Pacific Bureau for Education in co-operation with government and non-government literacy agencies in the region. It may be freely used and copied for educational and other non-commercial purposes, provided that any reproduction of data be accompanied by an acknowledgement of ACCU and UNESCO as the source."
"ACEI is a global community of educators and advocates who unite knowledge, experience, and perspectives in order to exchange information, explore innovation and advocate for children."
"The Center for International Higher Education defines its mission to be advancing knowledge about the complex realities of higher education in the contemporary world."
"EDC is a global nonprofit organization that develops, delivers, and evaluates innovative programs to solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic development."
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in education, health, nutrition, economic development, civil society, environment, gender, youth, research and technology – creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries and all U.S. states and territories.
The IDS Information Department supports a large and diverse international community through its family of Knowledge Services and knowledge sharing and consultancy work. While each service has a distinct approach, audience and focus, they all share one goal: to help development research and knowledge reach those who can use it to reduce poverty and injustice.
"The Institute of International Education (IIE) fosters mutual understanding, develops global leaders, and protects academic freedom worldwide through educational exchange and training programs that advance the vision of Opening Minds to the World®."
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement-"a unique network of scholars, researchers and policy-makers working together to prepare and conduct studies on educational achievement worldwide."
"IAU, founded in 1950, is the UNESCO-based worldwide association of higher education institutions. It brings together institutions and organisations from some 120 countries for reflection and action on common concerns and collaborates with various international, regional and national bodies active in higher education. Its services are available on the priority basis to Members but also to organisations, institutions and authorities concerned with higher education, as well as to individual policy and decision-makers, specialists, administrators, teachers, researchers and students."
"The IBE's main mission is to act as UNESCO's centre specialized in contents, methods and structure of education. It builds networks to share expertise on curriculum development in all regions of the world and aims to introduce modern approaches in curriculum design and implementation, improve practical skills and promote informed policy dialogue at national, regional and international levels."
"The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online."
"The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is affiliated with the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin....LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America."
"NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the Association and thousands advocate for international education."
"The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievement of U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students compared to that of students in other countries. TIMSS data have been collected in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. TIMSS 2007 results were released on December 9, 2008."
"The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is Australia's principal provider of vocational education and training (VET) research and statistics."
National Center for Education Statistics - International Activities Program "NCES supports a variety of activities to provide statistical data for cross-national comparisons of education. These activities focus on 2 major areas: indicators and assessments."
"'Building Character through Cornerstone Values' is an indigenous New Zealand approach to the development of character which had its origins at the Waihopai School, Invercargill, following the 1989 reforms known as "Tomorrow's Schools" and the provision for local learning objectives in a school charter."
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education portal.
"The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating economies and administered to15-year-olds in schools."
"Pratham is the largest non governmental organization working to provide quality education to the underprivileged children of India. Pratham was established in 1994 to provide education to the children in the slums of Mumbai city. Since then, the organization has grown both in scope and geographical coverage."
"The Right to Education Project aims to promote social mobilisation and legal accountability, looking to focus on the legal challenges to the right to education. The cornerstones of the Project is this wide-reaching website, ongoing research and a wide network of human rights and education activists. It is a partial continuation of the groundbreaking older Right to Education Project of the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Katarina Tomaševski."
"USAID’s goal in education is to improve lives and create opportunity. To achieve this goal, USAID is implementing a five-year Education Strategy, Education: Opportunity though Learning, that focuses resources, encourages innovation, and strives to meet the global need for improved access to a quality education for children, youth, and adults."
"The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) is the UK’s national advisory body serving the interests of international students and those who work with them."
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
"The Organization aims to help build a sustainable world with just societies that value knowledge, promote peace, celebrate diversity and defend human rights, achieved by providing Education for All (EFA)."
"Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, culture and communication."
Includes link to UNESCO Portal on Higher Education. "This portal offers access to on-line information on higher education institutions recognized or otherwise sanctioned by competent authorities in participating countries."
"Your comprehensive data and analysis source for key topics in education."
