N°273 AFRICA Inclusion of Dance At Educational System Defended

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N°273
6 NOVEMBER 2012
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CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM CONTD.
AFRICA
Abu Dhabi making school system responsive to the
changing community
Global Arab Network, 1 November
ANGOLA
Inclusion of Dance At Educational System Defended
AngolaPress, 23 October
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
BURKINA FASO
Afrique: Langues africaines - Bientôt une réalité dans
les systèmes éducatifs
Le Pays, 29 octobre
AUSTRALIA
Govt to let Asian language program expire
Australian, 29 October
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
EPSP - Les programmes nationaux du cours
d'éducation à la vie enfin disponibles
Le Phare, 26 octobre
Lake Mungo recognised in Australian school
curriculum
ABC, 26 October
NIGERIA
What Nigeria Stands to Gain From Basic Education
Curriculum Revision - Obioma, NERDC Boss
Vanguard, 1 November
SOUTH SUDAN
Govt Launches Primary School Text Books
Government of South Sudan, 25 October
TANZANIA
Ministry Set to Revisit School Curricula
Tanzania Daily News, 31 October
PM wants engineering taught in upper primary
CapitalFM News. 30 October
ARAB STATES
EGYPT
New Egyptian curriculum uses holy texts to promote
tolerance and equality
WND.com, 26 October
JORDAN
Teachers dismayed at new hours for two-shift schools
Jordan Times, 30 October
"Each class will be 35 minutes, which is not enough to cover the
whole curriculum…"
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Schools fall short of exercise guidelines
Khaleej Times, 5 November
State school pupils in Abu Dhabi lift skills in language
The National, 2 November
“The New School Model, introduced in 2010 to provide a bilingual,
modern education, has had an impact.”
(See report below)
BANGLADESH
Road safety may become part of school curriculum
Deccan herald, 2 November
INDIA
CBSE aims to promote cultural learning, launches
heritage portal
Times of India, 30 October
Expert panels formed to revise curriculum in schools
Times of India, 29 October
INDONESIA
Teachers are more important than curriculum, experts
say
Jakarta Post, 25 October
MALDIVES
Cabinet advises formation of ‘National Institute of
Education’
Minivannews, 31 October
“A national curriculum is very important for the development of
the country”
PAKISTAN
Education to be provided to drop-out students at
primary level
Pakistan Observer, 5 November
“...development of Curriculum for Open Schooling System...”
SINGAPORE
Education Ministry to review PSLE: Heng Swee Keat
Channel News Asia, 31 October
Primary School Leaving Examination
CURRICULUM CONTD.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Pre-schools to have common Mother Tongue
framework
Channelnewsasia, 6 November
AFRICA
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
ROMANIA
Comparative Study on the Finalities of Preschool and
Primary Education in the Romanian Educational
System
Cojocariu, Venera-Mihaela. Euromentor Journal V.2(4)
Dec 2011 (Proquest)
SPAIN
Gobierno y CCAA se dan un mes más para pactar la
reforma educativa
Elmundo.es, 30 de Octubre
UK
Definately or definitely? Why can't our children spell?:
A new study shows that many bright children -- some
as old as 14 -- cannot spell very basic words. So what
can we do to help?
The Times, 27 October (Proquest)
USA
Sharpening Our Focus on Family Life Education:
Evidence-based Curricula for Strengthening Close
Relationships
G. Randall, G Kevin, Journal of Family and Consumer
Sciences V.104(2), Spring 2012 (Proquest)
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
CHILE
Nuevo currículo en enseñanza básica adelanta en un
año el aprender a leer y escribir
Latercera, 5 de Noviembre
SENEGAL
Les vraies raisons d'une déperdition croissante
Sud Quotidien, 25 octobre
La scolarisation des filles à l'épreuve de la guerre et de la
pauvreté en Casamance
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
INDIA
Board to study draft for RTE in pre-school, secondary
education
Times of India, 30 October
KYRGYZSTAN
Schools Wrestle with Equal Access Issue
Eurasianet, 24 October
PAKISTAN
Development of instrument for measuring the attitude
of teachers, administrators and policy makers towards
inclusive education
L. Ahmad, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary
Research In Business V.4(5), Sept 2012 (Proquest)
Regular schools' teachers attitude towards inclusive
education in the region of Gilgit-Baltistan
M. Anwer, N. Sulman, Interdisciplinary Journal of
Contemporary Research In Business V.4(5), Sept 2012
(Proquest)
PHILIPPINES
An inclusive education that respects indigenous
cultures
Inquirer, 5 November
EDUCATION REFORM
SINGAPORE
New counselling options for parents of special needs
kids
Today, 3 November
AFRICA
“... the MOE has also formalised a curriculum framework for
SPED schools”
UGANDA
Uganda Starts New Education Programme
New Vision, 3 October
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
CHINA
A road to education system reform
China Daily, 5 November
SRI LANKA
President gets major education reform proposal
Daily News, 31 October
The Policy Framework lays emphasis on strengthening English
teaching and Trillingualism
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
UN Launches New Initiative For Achieving Universal
Primary Education
RTT News, 26 October
More pursuing studies after secondary school
AsiaOne, 2 November
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
ARMENIA
Armenia’s schools to provide inclusive education by
2022 – Education Minister
News.am, 23 October
USA
Assistive Technology Competencies for Teachers of
Students with Visual Impairments: A National Study
Zhou, Li et al. Journal of Visual Impairment &
Blindness, V.106(10), Oct/Nov 2012 (ProQuest)
REPORTS
REPORTS CONTD.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
A Situation analysis of the education sector response
to HIV, drugs and sexual health in Brunei Darussalam,
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste:
synthesis report, 2012
UNESCO Office Jakarta, 2012
La situación educativa de la población indígena y
afrodescendiente en América Latina
SITEAL, Noviembre 2012
AUSTRALIA
Australia in the Asian Century White Paper
Australian Government, October 2012
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
A situation-response analysis of the education
sector's response to HIV, drugs and sexual health in
Brunei Darussalam
UNESCO Office Jakarta, 2012
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
MISCELLANEOUS
How it's done: Incorporating Digital Citizenship Into
Your Everyday Curriculum
Jon Orech. Tech & Learning. V.33(1) Aug 2012.
(Proquest)
Education in the News
National Foundation for Educational
Research;Eurydice
These bulletins contain a collection of recent education news
items, presented in alphabetical order by country. They have
been collected from international education websites, ministry
websites, and other publications.
FRANCE
Des savoirs à la maternelle. Oui, mais lesquels?
Claire Margolinas, XXXIX COLLOQUE COPIRELEM,
Quimper : France (2012)
AFRICA
Démarches d'investigation et collectifs dans la
formation des enseignants
Centre de Recherche sur l'Education, les
apprentissages et la didactique, octobre 2012
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
japprends.eduquepsp.cd
Influence de la musique sur les capacités cognitives et
les apprentissages des élèves en maternelle et au
cours préparatoire
Aurélie Lecoq, Bruno Suchaut, IREDU-CNRS et
Université de Bourgogne, 2012
SPAIN
Las cifras de la educación en España. Estadísticas e
indicadores. Estadística 2012
Ministerio de educación, cultura y deporte, Octubre
2012
USA
Rural high school mathematics teachers' response to
mathematics reform curriculum integration and
professional development
Cox, Teodora B.. University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2009 (Proquest)
(PhD Dissertation)
INTERNATIONAL
OECD
Assessment for Qualification and Certification in
Upper Secondary Education: A Review of Country
Practices and Research Evidence
S. Dufaux, OECD Education Working Papers, No. 83,
OECD Publishing, 2012
Looking Beyond the Numbers: Stakeholders and
Multiple School Accountability
Edith Hooge et al. OECD Education Working Papers,
No. 85, OECD Publishing, 2012
UNESCO
Youth and skills: putting education to work, EFA
global monitoring report, 2012
UNESCO, 2012
Africa's growth sparks controversial rise of private
secondary schools
The Guardian, 30 October
« Ce site Web : japprends.eduquepsp.cd est une mine d’or pour
les élèves, les enseignants et tout autre opérateur pédagogique
en ce qu’il est constitué des branches, des matières, des
chapitres, des leçons modèles et des questions se rapportant à
l’ensemble du savoir dispensé et à dispenser aux élèves. »
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Student Learning Assessment (Asia-Pacific Education
System Review Series No. 5)
UNESCO Bangkok, 2012
AUSTRALIA
Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum
Queensland Government
NEW ZEALAND
National Standards data now online
New Zealand Government, September 2012
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
UK
Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The
Balanced Value Impact Model
Simon Tanner,King’s College London, October 2012
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