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Spatial mapping for improved intra-urban education planning
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The 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM-2016) as discussed by the authors is the most recent GEM report published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Council (UNESCO).Abstract:
This paper was commissioned by the Global Education Monitoring Report as background information to assist in drafting the 2016 report. It has not been edited by the team. The views and opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and should not be attributed to the Global Education Monitoring Report or to UNESCO. The papers can be cited with the following reference: “Paper commissioned for the Global Education Monitoring Report 2016, Education for All 2000-2015: achievements and challenges” For further information, please contact gemreport@unesco.org. Background paper prepared for the 2016 Global Education Monitoring Reportread more
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Education as a public and common good: Revisiting the role of the State in a context of growing marketization
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the implications that growing for-profit private engagement in schooling has for the role of the State and for the democratic governance of education, and examine complementary frameworks for the governance of Education that may favor democratic participation and a humanistic approach while countering neoliberal influences in the sector.
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Education in Mexico
TL;DR: Sociology of education: An A-to-Z Guide as discussed by the authors introduces students to the social constructions of our educational systems and their many players, including students and their peers, teachers, parents, the broader community, politicians and policy makers.
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The importance of geospatial data to labor market information
TL;DR: Geospatial school-to-work transition data are an important component of labor market information systems (LMIS) as discussed by the authors, which benefit from knowing how long it takes work-seekers to find employment, how and where they search for employment, the quality of employment obtained and how steady it is over time.
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A Changing Global Education Landscape: Growing Involvement of Non-State Actors
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the complex phenomenon of privatization and identify tensions related to the difficulty in finding a shared definition of what is public and what is private in education, and cautions against the potentially adverse impact that market approaches can have on equity and social justice, on democratic policy-making and governance.
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Co-designing an Integrated Digital Education Portal for the Eastern Cape Rural Learners
TL;DR: In this paper , a digital education portal is co-designed through participatory design, including learners, teachers and key education stakeholders, and the results show that education stakeholders are willing to participate and contribute to digital education platforms and would like a simple design that considers their views and input in order to easily use and benefit from the designed platform.
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