N°286 AFRICA Lagos Introduces Technical Education in Primary

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N°286
21 MAY 2013
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CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM CONTD.
AFRICA
UK
Michael Gove attacks 'infantilisation' of school
curriculum which encourages pupils to compare Nazis
to Mr Men
The Independent, 9 May
NIGERIA
Lagos Introduces Technical Education in Primary
Schools
Vanguard, 16 May
TANZANIA
Expert Touts Sex Education in Schools
Tanzania Daily News, 16 May
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
Hindi to be included in Australian school curriculum?
Firstpost, 20 May
JAPAN
Enhanced English education sought in Japanese
elementary schools
Japan News, 16 May
USA
Education reform's next big thing: Common Core
standards ramp up
The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May (ProQuest)
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
ARGENTINA
Sileoni presentó un sistema de evaluación educativa
"no punitivos"
Télam, 8 de Mayo
Distribuiran libro sobre "chacho" peñaloza en
escuelas riojanas
Terra Argentina, 14 de Mayo
PHILIPPINES
‘K-to-12’ education now a law
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 May
EDUCATION REFORM
DepEd seeks specialized high school programs under
K-12
Philippine Star, 17 May
INDIA
Half-baked reforms in school education must go
The New Indian Express, 12 May
ARAB STATES
NEW ZEALAND
EGYPT
Education minister and Al-Azhar to establish Islamic
Studies curriculum
Daily News Egypt, 19 May
MOROCCO
Des manuels scolaires sans prejuges culturels,
religieux et lies au genre
Le Soir, 8 mai
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Report on the modernization of teaching Arabic
highlights modern teaching methodologies and
communication tools
mid-east.info, 13 May
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
ICELAND
Bjork to bring her children's art program to LA in June
89.3 KPCC, 10 May
Reykjavik, will the Biophilia Education Program in its school
curriculum for the next three years.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Education Reform Bill Progresses
Scoop NZ,, 14 May 2013
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
SPAIN
Spain's controversial educational reform: Will the
Green Tide wash it away?
Christian Science Monitor, 17 May
Reforma de la educación garantizará la escolarización
en castellano
ICN Diario, 18 de Mayo
L'Espagne réforme son éducation pour lutter contre le
chômage record des jeunes
Le Nouvel Observateur, 17 mai
Les cours de religion divisent l'Espagne
Le Figaro, 19 mai
TEACHER EDUCATION
AFRICA
COTE D'IVOIRE
Une nouvelle méthode de la formation continue en
expérimentation à Yamoussoukro
Fratmat.info, 19 mai
REPORTS
AFRICA
CAMEROON
Actions and interactions: Gender equality in teaching
and education management in Cameroon : Full Report
FAWECAM and VSO Cameroon, 2012
Summary
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
Learning Anywhere, Anytime: Student Motivators for
M-learning
R. Martin et al. Informing Science Institute, April 2013
MYANMAR/THAILAND
In School, in Society : Early Childhood Development
in Mynamar Migrant Communities in Thailand
VSO Thailand/Myanmar, 2013
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
FRANCE
Le niveau de compétences de base peut-il expliquer le
déclassement ou le surclassement sur le marché du
travail ?
Aline Branche-Seigeot, Jean-François Giret, Institut de
Recherche sur l’Education, mai 2013
Morale laïque : pour un enseignement laïque de la
morale
A. Bergounioux et al. Ministère de l'Éducation
nationale, avril 2013
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
Indicadores, metas y políticas educativas
Marta Kisilevsky y Enrique Roca , Organización de
Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la
Ciencia y la Cultura, Abril 2013
INTERNATIONAL
UNESCO
UNESCO Regional consultation in sub-saharan Africa:
Why teach about genocide? The example of the
Holocaust, 10-11 Septembre 2012, Cape Town, South
Africa: report
UNESCO, 2013
MISCELLANEOUS
Bien-être des enfants dans les pays riches : des
progrès en péril ?
Unicef, avril 2013
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