ONLINE ALERT 11 JUNE 2010 News Articles ProQuest Direct

ONLINE ALERT
11 JUNE 2010
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AFRICA
UN Backs Production of New History Syllabus for
African Students
UN News Service, 10 June
NIGERIA
Education Stakeholders Brainstorm On National
Language Policy
Vanguard, 10 June
Sambo to Launch 'Access to Education' Campaign
This Day, 7 June
SENEGAL
Education inclusive au service des enfants: Pour
mieux répondre aux besoins éducatifs spéciaux
Walfadjri, 8 juin
ARAB STATES
MOROCCO
Enseignement préscolaire: Une feuille de route pour
la mise à niveau
Le Matin, 31 mai
Morocco: World Bank Supports Education Program
Global Arab Network, 10 June
"...Education Emergency Program...places the student at the
heart of the education and training system."
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ADEC’s higher education strategic plan launched
Khaleej Times, 10 June
YEMEN
Paying girls is paying off for Yemen school
attendance
Middle East Online, 8 June
ASIA & THE PACIFIC
CHINA
China Begins to Reform Its Controversial CollegeEntrance Exam
Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 June
JAPAN
New teacher training topic of govt meeting
Daily Yomiuri, 4 June (short article)
MALAYSIA
Education System Will Be Revamped To Create First
World Talent
Bernama, 10 June
PHILIPPINES
Sex, money now part of high school education in RP
Manila Times, 2 June
EUROPE/NORTH AMERICA
BULGARIA
Minister Admits Bulgarian Education Is ProblemRidden
Novinite.com, 5 June
ISRAEL
2 petitions challenge haredi refusal to teach students
core curriculum. Appellants cite 'human and national
damage'
Jerusalem Post. 14 May (ProQuest)
UK
Teaching for toddlers shows no improvement over
informal learning by age 5
Times online, 8 June
Primary curriculum and academic diplomas to be
axed
The Guardian, 8 June
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
CHILE
Matemática revela fallas escolares en Chile
BBC Mundo, 5 de junio
COLOMBIA
Crearán currículo educativo para los indígenas
Emberá Chamí
El Diario, 10 de junio
REPORTS
AUSTRALIA
Managing Teacher Performance in Government
Schools
Victorian Auditor General, 2010
INTERNATIONAL
Education, les cours chutent! Impacts de ka crise
économique mondiale sur l'éducation
Aide et Action, Avril 2010
NEW ZEALAND
The Evolving NCEA: Findings from the NZCER
National Survey of Secondary Schools 2009
Hipkins, R. Wellington: New Zealand Council for
Educational Research, 2010
OTHER
UNESCO Institute for IT in Education
The Moscow-based UNESCO Institute’s new web portal
Les effets de la crise sur la scolarisation des enfants
Le Monde, 4 juin
Courtesy of the IBE Documentation Centre