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Gender and Technology 2024: further special edition of the Unesco Global Education Monitoring 2023 published
Unesco's Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) is supplemented with special thematic reports in subsequent months. A special edition on gender and technology has now been published for the GEM Report 2023. On the one hand, it examines the impact of technology on girls' educational opportunities and outcomes. Secondly, the report looks at the role of education in shaping future technological development. One of the findings of the report is the fact that the proportion of women among STEM graduates is 35% and has not changed in the last 10 years.
Unmasking racism. Guidelines for educational materials.
"These Guidelines developed by UNESCO provide recommendations on how to combat racism in textbooks and to develop learning materials that are free of prejudice and bias and do not perpetuate stereotypes or legitimize unequal social structures. Through a comprehensive analysis of recent studies of textbooks and other educational materials, the guide also demonstrates how [...]
Lehrermangel nicht nur in Deutschland
A new UNESCO report shows that the shortage of teachers is a problem not only in Germany, but worldwide. New data suggests that 44 million additional teachers will be needed to achieve universal primary and secondary education for all children by 2030. This is one of the demands of Goal 4 "Quality Education" of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. From an international perspective, the UNESCO report provides answers to questions such as: "Where is the teacher shortage greatest?", "Why is there so much teacher shortage worldwide?" or "How can the teacher shortage be solved?"
AI report – By the European Digital Education Hub’s Squad on artificial intelligence in education.
"This report highlights both the potential benefits and risks associated with AI implementation. While AI can offer advantages like formative feedback and lesson planning assistance, there are also risks, especially when used without proper oversight. It is an outcome of the AI squad (working group) of the European Digital Education Hub which is an initiative of the European [...]
Copyright limitations and exceptions for the use of digital materials in teaching and learning environments.
The policy brief provides an overview of various national and international studies on the topic and reveals the urgent need to intervene on current copyright laws to respond to teachers’ needs regarding access to and use of digital materials in the physical and online environments. It includes key recommendations that aim to enhance current international and national [...]
Empowering Educators in the Age of AI: What Now? 1/3 (Education International 03.01.24)
Education in China and the World.
Achievements and Contemporary Issues.
"This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of education in China, covering 12 critical topics including basic education, higher education, professional education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, mental health education, and international education and excellence initiatives. Drawing from current research, theoretical [...]
ESSA - Education Sub Saharan Africa
Africa South of the Sahara; Ghana; Kenya; Uganda; Zambia
ESSA describes itself as "charity using evidence to improve education in sub-Saharan Africa". This is done primarily through evidence-based research. Focus countries in the period 2021-2026 are Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. Priority topics are access to education, quality of [...]
Early education from an international trade union perspective
The November 2023 newsletter of the global union federation "Education International" focussed on the elementary sector. Various articles provide statistics and studies on the state of early childhood education and the staffing situation worldwide. Topics such as gender, inclusion and the Covid-19-crisis are also discussed. In addition, questions are asked about the state of decent working conditions for early childhood staff 10 years after the adoption of the International Labour Organization (ILO) guidelines.
Education International brings together organisations of teachers and other education workers from all over the world.
AI in tertiary education: impacts for research and practice (AJET 39,5 (2023))
The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) has published an issue on the topic of 'AI in tertiary education: impacts for research and practice' in December 2023.
Generative AI in the Australian education system: An open data set of stakeholder recommendations and emerging analysis from a public inquiry.
In mid-2023, the Australian Federal Government held an inquiry on potential uses, impacts and risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), calling for public submissions. This inquiry offers a lens onto the policy framing of GenAI in education and provides the object of investigation for this paper. We use the inquiry submissions, extracting structured claims from each. [...]
The six use cases of AI in classrooms that will change education in 2024 ( Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 03.01.24)
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- Gender and Technology 2024: further special edition of the Unesco Global Education Monitoring 2023 published
- Unmasking racism. Guidelines for educational materials.
- Lehrermangel nicht nur in Deutschland
- AI report – By the European Digital Education Hub’s Squad on artificial intelligence in education.